1949 WAAA Championships

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1949 WAAA Championships
Dates9 July
Host cityLondon
Venue White City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1948
1950


The 1949 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 White City Stadium, London, on 9 July 1949. [3] [4]

The Pentathlon was added to the AAA Championships for the first time but was not held on the same date.

Results

Sylvia Cheeseman won her fouth consecutive 200 metres title Sylvia Cheeseman 1950.jpg
Sylvia Cheeseman won her fouth consecutive 200 metres title
EventGoldSilverBronze
60 metres Doris Batter 7.7 Betty Brickwood 7.7 June Kinna
100 metres Sylvia Cheeseman 12.1 Dorothy Manley 12.2 Doris Batter 12.4
200 metres Sylvia Cheeseman 25.4Paddy Gunn26.4e Margaret Walker 26.8e
400 metres Valerie Ball 59.4 Margaret Walker 60.0Pamela Germain
800 metres Hazel Spears 2:19.4Audrey Stanley2:20.6Mary Webster
1 mile Eileen Garritt 5:20.0Joyce Heath5:34.6Mary Bartleet5:34.8
80 metres hurdles Jean Desforges 11.9Joan Upton12.0 Bertha Crowther 12.8
High jump Dorothy Tyler 1.600 Sheila Alexander 1.600 Bertha Crowther 1.600
Long jump Margaret Erskine 5.37Emma Anderson5.25 Lorna Lee 5.24
Shot put Bevis Shergold 12.36Gwen Buddle9.96 Ellen Allen 9.55
Discus throw Bevis Shergold 36.97Gwen Buddle32.46Joan Hesselwood28.91
Javelin Ellen Allen 31.62 Gladys Clarke 30.27 Bevis Shergold 29.40
Pentathlon + Bertha Crowther 327 (3901 NR)Paddy Gunn288Christine Wheeler262
1600 metres walk Joyce Heath8:25.0Angela Douglas8:32.0Beryl Day8:37.6

+ held on 20 August

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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. "Girl clips shot record on her honeymoon" . Sunday Express. 10 July 1949. Retrieved 21 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "June 15 wins a record birthday gift" . Daily Mirror. 11 July 1949. Retrieved 21 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.