1939 WAAA Championships

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1939 WAAA Championships
Dates22 July
Host cityLondon
Venue White City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1938
1945


The 1939 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. [1] [2]

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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]

Results

EventGoldSilverBronze
60 metres Betty Lock7.6Dorothy Marshall7.8Muriel Turner
100 metres Betty Lock12.4Mary Holloway½ yardDorothy Saunders1 yard
200 metres Lillian Chalmers25.6wMarjorie Smith2½ yardsDorothy Saunders2 yards
400 metres Lillian Chalmers59.5Olive Hall15 yardsBeryl Hill2 yards
800 metres Olive Hall2:21.0Doris Harris2:25.5Miriam Clarke2:27.4
1 mile Evelyne Forster5:15.3 WRDoris Harris5:36.0Miriam Clarke5:40.6
80 metres hurdles Kate Robertson12.4 Dorothy Odam 4 feetEthel Raby1 yard
High jump Dorothy Odam 1.651Dora Gardner1.575Barbara Lovelock
Dorothy Cosnett
1.524
1.524
Long jump Ethel Raby5.64Vedder Schenck5.51Helene Mayer5.48
Shot put Bevis Reid11.42Kathleen Tilley10.37Ruby Davis9.54
Discus throw Bevis Reid33.85Kathleen Tilley33.34Katharine Connal29.11
Javelin Katharine Connal34.98Bevis Reid33.65Doris Endruweit27.83
1600 metres walk Florence Pengelly8:19.9Mary Harrington8:21.4Betty Jones8:34.2

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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. "Women's A.A.A. Titles" . Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 23 July 1939. Retrieved 16 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Miss Forster's Record Mile" . Sunday Express. 23 July 1939. Retrieved 16 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.