1961 WAAA Championships

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1961 WAAA Championships
Dates8 July
Host cityLondon
Venue White City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1960
1962


The 1961 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 8 July 1961. [3] [4]

Results

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards Jennifer Smart10.7Carole Carter10.9Daphne Arden11.0
220 yards Jennifer Smart24.0Jennifer Taylor24.9Daphne Arden25.0
440 yards Maeve Kyle IRL56.3Jean Dunbar56.9Joy Grieveson57.3
880 yards Joy Jordan 2:11.0Anne Oliver2:13.0Sallie Newell2:13.8
1 mile Roma Ashby5:01.8Elizabeth Joyce (Brade-Birks)5:05.7Joan Briggs5:06.8
80 metres hurdles Betty Moore AUS10.8wAnn Charlesworth10.9w Pat Nutting 11.1w
200 metres hurdles Pat Nutting 28.3 WRAnn Charlesworth28.6Anne Fordyce28.6
High jump Dorothy Shirley1.702Thelma Hopkins1.676Patricia Veals1.651
Long jump Mary Rand (Bignal)5.95Christina Persighetti5.83Lorraine Winfield5.81
Shot put Suzanne Allday (Farmer)13.73Iris Mouzer12.51 Mary Peters 12.24
Discus throw Suzanne Allday (Farmer)45.30Wendy Thomas39.98Brenda Bedford39.42
Javelin Sue Platt 47.88Rosemary Morgan43.25Monica Podmore41.90
Pentathlon +Carole Hamby3986Brenda Gill3972Janet Gaunt3923
1½ mile walk Sheila Jennings12:18.4Judy Woodsford12:29.6Maureen Eyre12:30.8

+ Held on 29 July at Birmingham University

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References

  1. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  2. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  3. "Britain find a stand-in for Carole - From Australia" . Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 9 July 1961. Retrieved 26 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Results" . Sunday Express. 9 July 1961. Retrieved 26 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.