1939 WAAA Championships | |
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Dates | 22 July |
Host city | London |
Venue | White City Stadium |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
← 1938 1945 → |
The 1939 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. [1] [2]
The event was held at White City Stadium, London, on 22 July 1939. The Championships would not be held again until 1945 due to World War II. [3] [4]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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60 metres | Betty Lock | 7.6 | Dorothy Marshall | 7.8 | Muriel Turner | |
100 metres | Betty Lock | 12.4 | Mary Holloway | ½ yard | Dorothy Saunders | 1 yard |
200 metres | Lillian Chalmers | 25.6w | Marjorie Smith | 2½ yards | Dorothy Saunders | 2 yards |
400 metres | Lillian Chalmers | 59.5 | Olive Hall | 15 yards | Beryl Hill | 2 yards |
800 metres | Olive Hall | 2:21.0 | Doris Harris | 2:25.5 | Miriam Clarke | 2:27.4 |
1 mile | Evelyne Forster | 5:15.3 WR | Doris Harris | 5:36.0 | Miriam Clarke | 5:40.6 |
80 metres hurdles | Kate Robertson | 12.4 | Dorothy Odam | 4 feet | Ethel Raby | 1 yard |
High jump | Dorothy Odam | 1.651 | Dora Gardner | 1.575 | Barbara Lovelock Dorothy Cosnett | 1.524 1.524 |
Long jump | Ethel Raby | 5.64 | Vedder Schenck | 5.51 | Helene Mayer | 5.48 |
Shot put | Bevis Reid | 11.42 | Kathleen Tilley | 10.37 | Ruby Davis | 9.54 |
Discus throw | Bevis Reid | 33.85 | Kathleen Tilley | 33.34 | Katharine Connal | 29.11 |
Javelin | Katharine Connal | 34.98 | Bevis Reid | 33.65 | Doris Endruweit | 27.83 |
1600 metres walk | Florence Pengelly | 8:19.9 | Mary Harrington | 8:21.4 | Betty Jones | 8:34.2 |
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