1952 WAAA Championships | |
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Dates | 14 June |
Host city | London |
Venue | White City Stadium |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
← 1951 1953 → |
The 1952 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 14 June 1952. [3] [4]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 yards | Heather Armitage | 10.9w | Isobella Shivas | 11.1w | June Foulds | 11.1w |
220 yards | Sylvia Cheeseman | 25.0 | Shirley Hampton | 25.4 | Ann Johnson | 25.6 |
440 yards | Valerie Ball | 59.3 | Betty Loakes | 59.5 | Margaret Taylor | 60.0 |
880 yards | Margaret Taylor | 2:17.5 | Enid Harding | 2:17.6 | Phyllis Green | 2:17.8 |
1 mile | Anne Oliver | 5:11.0 WR | Hazel Needham | 5:12.6 | Iris Williams | 5:28.8 |
80 metres hurdles | Jean Desforges | 11.4 | Pamela Seaborne | 11.5 | Dorothy Harper | 11.7 |
High jump | Dorothy Tyler | 1.651 | Sheila Lerwill | 1.626 | Thelma Hopkins | 1.626 |
Long jump | Shirley Cawley | 5.61 | Constance Willoughby | 5.42 | Dorothy Tyler | 5.23 |
Shot put | Joan Linsell | 12.10 | Bevis Shergold (Reid) | 12.01 | Suzanne Farmer | 11.35 |
Discus throw | Suzanne Farmer | 39.33 | Bevis Shergold (Reid) | 38.50 | Maya Giri | 36.93 |
Javelin | Diane Coates | 45.30 NR | Ann Dukes | 33.04 | Muriel Hosking | 32.87 |
Pentathlon + | Sheila Sewell (Pratt) | 2544 (3514) | Marie Bridgford | 2420 (3445) | Brenda Murfitt | 2323 (3399) |
1 mile walk | Beryl Day | 7:58.2 | Sheila Martin | 8:05.7 | Joyce Heath | 8:26.0 |
+ Held on 6 September at Ilford
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