1951 WAAA Championships | |
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Dates | 7 July |
Host city | London |
Venue | White City Stadium |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
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The 1951 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 7 July 1951. [3] [4]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres | June Foulds | 12.3 | Muriel Pletts | 12.5 | Anne Pashley | 12.5 |
200 metres | Sylvia Cheeseman | 25.0 | Dorothy Hall | 25.2 | Muriel Pletts | 26.3 |
400 metres | Valerie Ball | 58.2 | Margaret Taylor | 59.5 | Maureen Attwater | 60.6 |
800 metres | Nellie Batson | 2:18.4 | Enid Harding | 2:20.2 | Margaret Richards | 2:24.2 |
1 mile | Hazel Needham | 5:23.4 | Joan Dryden | 5:24.3 | Avery Gibson | 5:24.6 |
80 metres hurdles | Maureen Dyson (Gardner) | 11.7 | Jean Desforges | 11.8e | Sheila Pratt | |
High jump | Sheila Lerwill (Alexander) | 1.718 WR | Dorothy Tyler | 1.600 | Ursula Hynes | 1.524 |
Long jump | Dorothy Tyler | 5.58 | Shirley Cawley | 5.50 | Margaret Erskine | 5.40 |
Shot put | Bevis Shergold (Reid) | 11.78 | Joan Linsell | 11.49 | Suzanne Farmer | 10.43 |
Discus throw | Bevis Shergold (Reid) | 39.88 NR | Suzanne Farmer | 35.80 | Joan Linsell | 35.63 |
Javelin | Diane Coates | 38.03 | Ann Dukes | 33.42 | Chreena MacDonald | 32.38 |
Pentathlon + | Dorothy Tyler | 3224 NR | Bertha Crowther | 2948 (3810) | Marie Bridgford | 2877 (3768) |
1600 metres walk | Joyce Heath | 7:50.0 | Leila Deas | 7:59.0 | Brenda Stevenson |
+ Held on 9 September at Ilford
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