1947 WAAA Championships | |
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Dates | 2 August |
Host city | Chiswick, London |
Venue | Polytechnic Stadium |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
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The 1947 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. [1] [2]
The event was held at Polytechnic Stadium in Chiswick, London, on 2 August 1947. [3] [4]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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60 metres | Irene Royse (Stretton) | 7.9 | Margaret Walker | 8.0 | Hazel Batson | 8.1 |
100 metres | Winifred Jordan | 12.1 | Maureen Gardner | 12.1 | Sylvia Cheeseman | 12.2 |
200 metres | Sylvia Cheeseman | 25.0 | Winifred Jordan | 25.0? | Margaret Walker | |
400 metres | Joan Upton | 61.6 | Joyce Heath | 62.2 | Rose Eaton | 62.5 |
800 metres | Nellie Batson | 2:23.1 | Joyce Heath | 2:24.5 | Phyllis Richards | 2:25.8 |
1 mile | Nellie Batson | 5:37.6 | Brenda Harris | 5:41.5 | Ruby Wright | 5:41.9 |
80 metres hurdles | Maureen Gardner | 11.5 NR | Jean Desforges | 12.2 | Bertha Crowther | 12.6 |
High jump | Gladys Young | 1.549 | Bertha Crowther | 1.499 | Sheila Alexander | 1.499 |
Long jump | Kathleen Duffy | 5.26 | Joan Shepherd | 5.12 | Vedder Schenck | 4.75 |
Shot put | Bevis Reid | 11.03 | Margaret Lucas | 10.30 | Kathleen Dyer | 10.23 |
Discus throw | Margaret Lucas | 36.40 NR | Bevis Reid | 36.17 | Milena Taiblová TCH | 35.15 |
Javelin | Milena Taiblová TCH | 31.50 | Margaret Lasbrey RHO | 29.64 | Dora Chandler (Endruweit) | 28.75 |
1600 metres walk | Joan Riddington | 8:36.4 | Margaret Brittain | 8:37.7 | Beryl Day | 8:40.0 |
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