1950 WAAA Championships

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1950 WAAA Championships
Dates8 July
Host cityLondon
Venue White City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1949
1951


The 1950 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 8 July 1950. [3] [4]

The 60 metres sprint was held for the last time.

Results

EventGoldSilverBronze
60 metres Flag of Scotland.svg Quita Shivas 7.8 June Foulds 7.8 Doris Batter 7.9
100 metres June Foulds 12.6 Flag of Scotland.svg Quita Shivas 12.8Barbara Foster13.0
200 metres Dorothy Hall (Manley)25.2 Sylvia Cheeseman 25.3Margaret Brian25.3
400 metres Valerie Ball57.5Margaret Taylor59.0Pamela Germain59.2
800 metres Margaret Hume2:20.5Mary Webster2:21.6Enid Harding2:21.8
1 mile Joyce Heath5:25.8Hazel Needham5:26.0Joan Dryden5:27.0
80 metres hurdles Maureen Dyson (Gardner)11.6 Jean Desforges 11.6Sheila Pratt11.9
High jump Sheila Alexander1.626Dorothy Tyler1.600Joan Cowan1.575
Long jump Margaret Erskine5.45Bertha Crowther5.43Val Webster5.31
Shot put Joan Linsell11.07Kathleen Dyer10.29Josephine Page10.01
Discus throw Joyce Smith33.04Sylvia Needham32.44Gwen Buddle32.18
Javelin Diane Coates 39.06Gladys Clarke31.50Chreena MacDonald31.22
Pentathlon +Bertha Crowther2949 (3829)Paddy Gunn2762 (3712)Sheila Pratt2455 (3462)
1600 metres walk Joyce Heath8:17.0Angela DouglasMargaret Brittain

+ Held on 27 July at Alperton

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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. "Shaky start by Maureen ended well" . Sunday Express. 9 July 1950. Retrieved 21 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Valerie hurtled home for 400 metres record" . Sunday Mirror. 9 July 1950. Retrieved 21 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.