1958 WAAA Championships

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1958 WAAA Championships
Dates7 June
Host cityLondon
Venue Motspur Park
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1957
1959


The 1958 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 Motspur Park, London, on 7 June 1958. [3] [4]

Results

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards Madeleine Weston10.6w Heather Young (Armitage)10.7wJune Paul10.7w
220 yards Heather Young (Armitage)24.5June Paul24.6Marianne Dew24.7
440 yards Shirley Pirie 56.4 =WRLesley Mackinnnon57.5Pam Piercy57.6
880 yards Joy Jordan (Buckmaster)2:13.3 Diane Leather 2:13.4Maureen Smith2:14.9
1 mile Maureen Smith (Bonnano)5:02.6Roma Ashby5:02.7Madeleine Ibbotson5:02.8
80 metres hurdles Carole Quinton10.9wPat Nutting11.6wKathleen Degg11.6w
High jump Mary Bignal1.651Audrey Bennett1.626Thelma Hopkins1.600
Long jump Sheila Hoskin5.96Mary Bignal5.88Jean Whitehead5.79
Shot put Suzanne Allday13.80Josephine Cook (Page)13.60Iris Mouzer12.10
Discus throw Suzanne Allday47.70 NRMaya Giri42.20Sylvia Needham42.18
Javelin Averil Williams43.49Mary Tadd42.72 Sue Platt 41.33
Pentathlon +Janet Gaunt3887Jean Adamson3661Maeve Kyle IRL3655
1 mile walk Betty Franklin8:09.4Helen Vincent8:17.4Beryl Randle8:22.8

+ Held on 13 September at Stoke-on-Trent

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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. "England's Girl Athletes Can Hold Australians" . Weekly Dispatch (London). 8 June 1958. Retrieved 24 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "New Title Winners Shatter Records" . Birmingham Daily Post. 9 June 1958. Retrieved 24 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.