1945 WAAA Championships | |
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Dates | 18 August |
Host city | Tooting Bec, London |
Venue | Tooting Bec Athletics Track |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
← 1939 1946 → |
The 1945 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. [1] [2]
The event was held at Tooting Bec Athletics Track in Tooting Bec, London, on 18 August 1945. The Championships returned after a five-year absence due to World War II. [3] [4]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres | Winifred Jordan | 12.8 | Lillian Chalmers | inches | Irene Stretton | |
200 metres | Winifred Jordan | 26.7 | Irene Stretton | inches | Joan Shepherd | |
440 yards | Winifred Jordan | 61.8 | Lillian Chalmers | Irene Stretton | ||
880 yards | Phyllis Richards | 2:26.7 | Pat Sandall | Joyce Heath | ||
1 mile | Pat Sandall | 5:40.2 | Phyllis Richards | Helen Wright | ||
80 metres hurdles | Zoe Hancock | 13.6 | E. Lewis | J. R. Jones | ||
High jump | Dora Gardner | 1.524 | Dorothy Tyler (Odam) | 1.524 | Doris Endruweit | 1.473 |
Long jump | Kathleen Duffy | 4.76 | Vedder Schenck | 4.66 | Doreen Clutton | 4.63 |
Discus throw | Kathleen Dyer (Tilley) | 30.38 | Muriel Smith | 30.12 | Margaret Lucas | 27.24 |
Javelin | Gladys Clarke | 31.72 | Katharine Connal | 30.10 | M. Bruce | 24.10 |
1 mile walk | Joan Riddington | 8:42.8 | Doris Hart | Joyce Heath |
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