1955 WAAA Championships | |
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Dates | 2 July |
Host city | London |
Venue | White City Stadium |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
← 1954 1956 → |
The 1955 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 2 July 1955. [3] [4]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 yards | Margaret Francis | 10.8w | Heather Armitage | 11.0w | Shirley Hampton | 11.1w |
220 yards | Jean Scrivens | 24.9 | Shirley Hampton | 25.3 | Margaret Brian | 25.6 |
440 yards | Janet Ruff | 56.9 | Anne Herman | 58.4 | Violet Murphy | 58.4 |
880 yards | Diane Leather | 2:09.7 | Anne Dawson | 2:14.9 | Madeleine Wooller | 2:15.0 |
1 mile | Phyllis Perkins (Green) | 5:05.2 | Leila Buckland | 5:09.0 | Roma Ashby | 5:17.0 |
80 metres hurdles | Margaret Francis | 11.3 | Pauline Wainwright | 11.4 | Pamela Seaborne | 11.4 |
High jump | Thelma Hopkins | 1.651 | Dorothy Tyler | 1.626 | Audrey Bennett | 1.600 |
Long jump | Thelma Hopkins | 5.76 | Sheila Hoskin | 5.64 | Christina Cops | 5.64 |
Shot put | Josephine Cook (Page) | 11.90 | Joan Balkwill | 10.69 | Gwen Charman (Buddle) | 10.65 |
Discus throw | Maya Giri | 41.68 | Sylvia Needham | 40.43 | Gwen Charman (Buddle) | 35.38 |
Javelin | Diane Coates | 41.78 | Anne Collins | 40.62 | Jacqueline Ogden | 38.36 |
Pentathlon + | Margaret Rowley | 3943 | Carole Quinton | 3786 | Janis Long | 3744 |
1 mile walk | Beryl Randle (Day) | 7:59.4 | Sheila Jennings (Martin) | 8:08.6 | Roma Phillips | 8:13.2 |
+ Held on 17 September at Birmingham University
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