1950 WAAA Championships | |
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Dates | 8 July |
Host city | London |
Venue | White City Stadium |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
← 1949 1951 → |
The 1950 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. [1] [2]
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.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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60 metres | Quita Shivas | 7.8 | June Foulds | 7.8 | Doris Batter | 7.9 |
100 metres | June Foulds | 12.6 | Quita Shivas | 12.8 | Barbara Foster | 13.0 |
200 metres | Dorothy Hall (Manley) | 25.2 | Sylvia Cheeseman | 25.3 | Margaret Brian | 25.3 |
400 metres | Valerie Ball | 57.5 | Margaret Taylor | 59.0 | Pamela Germain | 59.2 |
800 metres | Margaret Hume | 2:20.5 | Mary Webster | 2:21.6 | Enid Harding | 2:21.8 |
1 mile | Joyce Heath | 5:25.8 | Hazel Needham | 5:26.0 | Joan Dryden | 5:27.0 |
80 metres hurdles | Maureen Dyson (Gardner) | 11.6 | Jean Desforges | 11.6 | Sheila Pratt | 11.9 |
High jump | Sheila Alexander | 1.626 | Dorothy Tyler | 1.600 | Joan Cowan | 1.575 |
Long jump | Margaret Erskine | 5.45 | Bertha Crowther | 5.43 | Val Webster | 5.31 |
Shot put | Joan Linsell | 11.07 | Kathleen Dyer | 10.29 | Josephine Page | 10.01 |
Discus throw | Joyce Smith | 33.04 | Sylvia Needham | 32.44 | Gwen Buddle | 32.18 |
Javelin | Diane Coates | 39.06 | Gladys Clarke | 31.50 | Chreena MacDonald | 31.22 |
Pentathlon + | Bertha Crowther | 2949 (3829) | Paddy Gunn | 2762 (3712) | Sheila Pratt | 2455 (3462) |
1600 metres walk | Joyce Heath | 8:17.0 | Angela Douglas | Margaret Brittain |
+ Held on 27 July at Alperton
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