1959 WAAA Championships | |
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Dates | 4 July |
Host city | London |
Venue | Motspur Park |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
← 1958 1960 → |
The 1959 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. [1] [2]
The event was held at Motspur Park, London, on 4 July 1959. [3] [4]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 yards | Dorothy Hyman | 10.8 | ![]() | 10.8 | Madeleine Weston | 11.0 |
220 yards | Dorothy Hyman | 24.5 | Marianne Dew | 25.1 | ![]() | 25.3 |
440 yards | Margaret Pickerill | 55.9 | ![]() | 56.5 | Ann Sissons | 56.8 |
880 yards | Joy Jordan | 2:09.5 | Phyllis Perkins | 2:10.8 | Betty Loakes | 2:11.6 |
1 mile | Joan Briggs | 5:02.2 | Anne Oliver | 5:07.4 | Elizabeth Brade-Birks | 5:07.4 |
80 metres hurdles | Mary Bignal | 11.3 | Carole Quinton | 11.3 | Pat Nutting | 11.3 |
High jump | ![]() | 1.651 | Mary Bignal | 1.626 | Jean Card | 1.626 |
Long jump | Mary Bignal | 6.04 | Marion Needham | 6.02 | ![]() | 5.92 |
Shot put | Suzanne Allday | 13.80 | ![]() | 13.49 | Maureen Costard | 12.07 |
Discus throw | Suzanne Allday | 45.21 | Brenda Hampton | 42.18 | Sylvia Needham | 39.74 |
Javelin | Sue Platt | 49.04 | Averil Williams | 48.02 | Mary Tadd | 42.37 |
Pentathlon + | Mary Bignal | 4679 NR | Jean Adamson | 4092 | Janet Gaunt | 4027 |
1½ mile walk | Betty Franklin | 12:56.4 | Joyce Heath | 13:03.6 | Nellie Loines | 13:15.0 |
+ Held on 8 August at Wolverhampton