1948 WAAA Championships | |
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Dates | 26 June |
Host city | Chiswick, London |
Venue | Polytechnic Stadium |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
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The 1948 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 26 June 1948. [3] [4]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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60 metres | Doris Batter | 9.1 | Irene Robertson | 9.2 | Isobella Shivas | 9.2 |
100 metres | Winifred Jordan | 12.6 | Doris Batter | 12.7 | Muriel Pletts | 12.7 |
200 metres | Sylvia Cheeseman | 25.7 | Margaret Walker | 25.7 | Audrey Williamson | 25.8 |
400 metres | Valerie Ball | 60.8 | B. Kemp | 61.3 | Rose Eaton | 61.8 |
800 metres | Nellie Batson | 2:20.3 | Dorothy Born | 2:22.4 | Eileen Garritt | 2:24.0 |
1 mile | Nellie Batson | 5:31.8 | Eileen Garritt | 5:37.5 | Ivy Kibbler | 5:38.3 |
80 metres hurdles | Maureen Gardner | 12.0 | Joan Upton | 12.4 | Bertha Crowther | 12.5 |
High jump | Dorothy Tyler | 1.626 | Bertha Crowther | 1.600 | Gladys Young | 1.524 |
Long jump | Joan Shepherd | 5.70 | Margaret Erskine | 5.55 | Lorna Lee | 5.48 |
Shot put | Bevis Reid | 12.34 | Margaret Lucas | 10.67 | P. Evans | 10.00 |
Discus throw | Bevis Reid | 36.73 | Elspeth Whyte | 33.65 | Margaret Lucas | 32.25 |
Javelin | Bevis Reid | 31.10 | Marian Long | 31.00 | Gladys Clarke | 30.63 |
1600 metres walk | Joyce Heath | 8:17.8 | Beryl Day | 8:18.0 | Gwen Thorne | 8:20.0 |
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