1948 WAAA Championships

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1948 WAAA Championships
Dates26 June
Host cityChiswick, London
Venue Polytechnic Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1947
1949


The 1948 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 Polytechnic Stadium in Chiswick, London, on 26 June 1948. [3] [4]

Results

EventGoldSilverBronze
60 metres Doris Batter9.1Irene Robertson9.2Isobella Shivas9.2
100 metres Winifred Jordan 12.6Doris Batter12.7Muriel Pletts12.7
200 metres Sylvia Cheeseman 25.7Margaret Walker25.7Audrey Williamson25.8
400 metres Valerie Ball60.8B. Kemp61.3Rose Eaton61.8
800 metres Nellie Batson2:20.3Dorothy Born2:22.4Eileen Garritt2:24.0
1 mile Nellie Batson5:31.8Eileen Garritt5:37.5Ivy Kibbler5:38.3
80 metres hurdles Maureen Gardner12.0Joan Upton12.4Bertha Crowther12.5
High jump Dorothy Tyler1.626Bertha Crowther1.600Gladys Young1.524
Long jump Joan Shepherd5.70Margaret Erskine5.55Lorna Lee5.48
Shot put Bevis Reid12.34Margaret Lucas10.67P. Evans10.00
Discus throw Bevis Reid36.73Elspeth Whyte33.65Margaret Lucas32.25
Javelin Bevis Reid31.10Marian Long31.00Gladys Clarke30.63
1600 metres walk Joyce Heath8:17.8Beryl Day8:18.0Gwen Thorne8:20.0

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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. "Mrs Jordan keeps title" . Weekly Dispatch (London). 27 June 1948. Retrieved 21 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Birmingham Rivals in Close Finish" . Sports Argus. 26 June 1948. Retrieved 21 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.