1938 WAAA Championships

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1938 WAAA Championships
Dates2 July
Host cityLondon
Venue White City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1937
1939


The 1938 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. [1] [2]

Contents

The event was held at White City Stadium, London, on 2 July 1938. [3] [4]

Results

EventGoldSilverBronze
60 metres Betty Lock7.6Marjorie Smith2½ yardsDorothy Marshall1 yard
100 metres Betty Lock12.2Dorothy Saunders1 yardAudrey Brown2 yards
200 metres Dorothy Saunders25.0Lillian Chalmers2 yardsAudrey Brown3 yards
400 metres Olive Hall60.0Betty Walters6 yardsMarie Sole4 yard
800 metres Nellie Halstead 2:20.4Olive Hall1 yardDoris Harris (Roden)15 yards
1 mile Doris Harris (Roden)5:29.4Miriam Clarke20 yards Nellie Halstead 30 yards
80 metres hurdles Kate Robertson12.2Evelyn Matthews1 yardLinda Whitman1½ yards
High jump Dorothy Odam 1.575Dora Gardner1.575Dorothy Cosnett1.549
Long jump Ethel Raby5.40Vedder Schenck5.25Alice Flack5.17
Shot put Bevis Reid11.60 NRKathleen Tilley10.63Muriel Smith9.66
Discus throw Bevis Reid35.42 NRKathleen Tilley30.66Katharine Connal29.70
Javelin Katharine Connal34.69Bevis Reid30.92Dorothy Hewitt30.64
1600 metres walk Evelyn Webb8:39.0Mary HarringtonD. Cooper

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References

  1. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  2. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  3. "records by Women" . Birmingham Daily Gazette. 4 July 1938. Retrieved 16 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Records Broken in Women's A.A.A Championships" . Western Mail. 4 July 1938. Retrieved 16 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.