1952 WAAA Championships

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1952 WAAA Championships
Dates14 June
Host cityLondon
Venue White City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1951
1953


The 1952 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 14 June 1952. [3] [4]

Results

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards Heather Armitage10.9wIsobella Shivas11.1w June Foulds 11.1w
220 yards Sylvia Cheeseman 25.0Shirley Hampton25.4Ann Johnson25.6
440 yards Valerie Ball59.3Betty Loakes59.5Margaret Taylor60.0
880 yards Margaret Taylor2:17.5Enid Harding2:17.6Phyllis Green2:17.8
1 mile Anne Oliver5:11.0 WRHazel Needham5:12.6Iris Williams5:28.8
80 metres hurdles Jean Desforges 11.4Pamela Seaborne11.5Dorothy Harper11.7
High jump Dorothy Tyler1.651Sheila Lerwill1.626Thelma Hopkins1.626
Long jump Shirley Cawley5.61Constance Willoughby5.42Dorothy Tyler5.23
Shot put Joan Linsell12.10 Bevis Shergold (Reid)12.01Suzanne Farmer11.35
Discus throw Suzanne Farmer39.33 Bevis Shergold (Reid)38.50Maya Giri36.93
Javelin Diane Coates 45.30 NRAnn Dukes33.04Muriel Hosking32.87
Pentathlon +Sheila Sewell (Pratt)2544 (3514)Marie Bridgford2420 (3445)Brenda Murfitt2323 (3399)
1 mile walk Beryl Day7:58.2Sheila Martin8:05.7Joyce Heath8:26.0

+ Held on 6 September at Ilford

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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. "Dorothy Tyler changes style and shocks world champion" . Sunday Express. 15 June 1952. Retrieved 21 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Heather Led The Olympic Women Record-Breakers" . The People. 15 June 1952. Retrieved 21 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.