1947 WAAA Championships

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1947 WAAA Championships
Dates2 August
Host cityChiswick, London
Venue Polytechnic Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1946
1948


The 1947 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. [1] [2]

Contents

The event was held at Polytechnic Stadium in Chiswick, London, on 2 August 1947. [3] [4]

Results

EventGoldSilverBronze
60 metres Irene Royse (Stretton)7.9Margaret Walker8.0Hazel Batson8.1
100 metres Winifred Jordan 12.1Maureen Gardner12.1 Sylvia Cheeseman 12.2
200 metres Sylvia Cheeseman 25.0 Winifred Jordan 25.0?Margaret Walker
400 metres Joan Upton61.6Joyce Heath62.2Rose Eaton62.5
800 metres Nellie Batson2:23.1Joyce Heath2:24.5Phyllis Richards2:25.8
1 mile Nellie Batson5:37.6Brenda Harris5:41.5Ruby Wright5:41.9
80 metres hurdles Maureen Gardner11.5 NRJean Desforges12.2Bertha Crowther12.6
High jump Gladys Young1.549Bertha Crowther1.499Sheila Alexander1.499
Long jump Kathleen Duffy5.26Joan Shepherd5.12Vedder Schenck4.75
Shot put Bevis Reid11.03Margaret Lucas10.30Kathleen Dyer10.23
Discus throw Margaret Lucas36.40 NRBevis Reid36.17Milena Taiblová TCH35.15
Javelin Milena Taiblová TCH31.50Margaret Lasbrey RHO29.64Dora Chandler (Endruweit)28.75
1600 metres walk Joan Riddington8:36.4Margaret Brittain8:37.7Beryl Day8:40.0

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References

  1. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  2. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  3. "Women's A.A.A. Championships" . Coventry Evening Telegraph. 2 August 1947. Retrieved 21 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Women's A.A.A. Title Change" . Star Green 'un. 2 August 1947. Retrieved 21 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.