1955 WAAA Championships

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1955 WAAA Championships
Dates2 July
Host cityLondon
Venue White City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1954
1956


The 1955 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 2 July 1955. [3] [4]

Results

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards Margaret Francis10.8wHeather Armitage11.0wShirley Hampton11.1w
220 yards Jean Scrivens 24.9Shirley Hampton25.3Margaret Brian25.6
440 yards Janet Ruff56.9Anne Herman58.4Violet Murphy58.4
880 yards Diane Leather 2:09.7Anne Dawson2:14.9Madeleine Wooller2:15.0
1 mile Phyllis Perkins (Green)5:05.2Leila Buckland5:09.0Roma Ashby5:17.0
80 metres hurdles Margaret Francis11.3Pauline Wainwright11.4Pamela Seaborne11.4
High jump Thelma Hopkins1.651Dorothy Tyler1.626Audrey Bennett1.600
Long jump Thelma Hopkins5.76Sheila Hoskin5.64Christina Cops5.64
Shot put Josephine Cook (Page)11.90Joan Balkwill10.69Gwen Charman (Buddle)10.65
Discus throw Maya Giri41.68Sylvia Needham40.43Gwen Charman (Buddle)35.38
Javelin Diane Coates41.78Anne Collins40.62Jacqueline Ogden38.36
Pentathlon +Margaret Rowley3943Carole Quinton3786Janis Long3744
1 mile walk Beryl Randle (Day)7:59.4Sheila Jennings (Martin)8:08.6Roma Phillips8:13.2

+ Held on 17 September at Birmingham University

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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. "Margaret Doubles To It - Loses Record" . The People. 3 July 1955. Retrieved 24 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Diane Keeps Her 880 Yards Title" . Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 3 July 1955. Retrieved 24 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.