1954 WAAA Championships

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1954 WAAA Championships
Dates19 June
Host cityLondon
Venue White City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1953
1955


The 1954 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 19 June 1954. [3] [4]

Results

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards Anne Pashley 11.1Patricia Devine11.1Heather Armitage11.3
220 yards Ann Johnson25.1Shirley Hampton25.2Margaret Brian25.3
440 yards Gloria Goldsborough57.1Janet Ruff57.4Madeleine Wooller59.2
880 yards Diane Leather 2:09.0 WRAnne Oliver2:11.4Valerie Winn2:11.7
1 mile Phyllis Green5:09.6Helen Vincent5:11.4Anne Drummond5:12.9
80 metres hurdles Jean Desforges 11.4Pamela Seaborne11.5Thelma Hopkins11.7
High jump Sheila Lerwill1.651Dorothy Tyler1.626Thelma Hopkins1.575
Long jump Jean Desforges 5.83Shirley Cawley5.73Jean Whitehead5.43
Shot put Suzanne Allday (Farmer)12.52Josephine Cook (Page)11.40Maya Giri10.41
Discus throw Maya Giri39.42Suzanne Allday (Farmer)39.09Sylvia Needham36.32
Javelin Ann Dukes39.55Anne Collins38.20Jacqueline Ogden36.27
Pentathlon + Jean Desforges 3170 (3973)Pamela French2983 (3854)Betty Lovell2695 (3639)
1 mile walk Beryl Randle7:38.4Patricia Grant8:07.2Rita Phillips8:18.0

+ Held on 4 September at Paddington

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References

  1. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  2. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  3. "Diane is a Real Smasher" . Sunday Mirror. 20 June 1954. Retrieved 24 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Our Girls Beat Record" . he People. 20 June 1954. Retrieved 24 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.