1953 WAAA Championships

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1953 WAAA Championships
Dates4 July
Host cityLondon
Venue White City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1952
1954


The 1953 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. [1] [2]

Contents

The event was held at White City Stadium, London, on 4 July 1953. [3] [4]

Results

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards Anne Pashley 11.0Shirley Burgess11.1Jean Scrivens11.2
220 yards Ann Johnson25.0 Anne Pashley 25.2Jean Newboult25.5
440 yards Valerie Winn (Ball)57.6Betty Loakes57.8Dorothy Saunders59.9
880 yards Anne Oliver2:15.0Norah Smalley2:17.8Diane Leather2:18.2
1 mile Enid Harding5:09.8 WRPhyllis Green5:14.8Dilys Williams5:17.3
80 metres hurdles Jean Desforges 11.5Iris Pond11.6Sheila Sewell (Pratt)11.6
High jump Sheila Lerwill1.651Thelma Hopkins1.651Dorothy Tyler1.600
Long jump Jean Desforges 5.76Sheila Sewell5.47Shirley Cawley5.47
Shot put Joan Linsell12.11Suzanne Farmer12.04Maya Giri10.51
Discus throw Suzanne Farmer40.01Maya Giri37.85Pamela Jones37.54
Javelin Anne Collins36.56Joy Evans35.99Jean Elliott35.36
Pentathlon +Jean Desforges3221 (3997 NR)Joan Linsell2931 (3815)Betty Lovell2903 (3761)
1 mile walk Beryl Randle (Day)7:48.2Sheila Jennings (Martin)7:49.8Sheila Irwin8:16.8

+ Held on 12 September at Birmingham

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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. "Enid nears 5-minute mile" . Sunday Express. 5 July 1953. Retrieved 21 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Only one Midland success" . Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 5 July 1953. Retrieved 21 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.