1962 WAAA Championships

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1962 WAAA Championships
Dates7 July
Host cityLondon
Venue White City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1961
1963


The 1964 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 7 July 1962. [3] [4]

Results

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards Dorothy Hyman 10.6 =NRDaphne Arden10.7Betty Moore AUS10.7
220 yards Dorothy Hyman 23.8Jutta Heine FRG24.1Daphne Arden24.5
440 yards Jean Sorrell (Dunbar)55.1 NRJoy Grieveson55.3Maeve Kyle IRL55.4
880 yards Joy Jordan 2:08.0Phyllis Perkins2:09.4Anita Wörner FRG2:09.8
1 mile Joan Beretta AUS4:57.0Madeleine Ibbotson5:00.4Helen Cherry5:02.5
80 metres hurdles Betty Moore AUS10.7Erika Fisch FRG10.7Denise Guénard FRA11.0
200 metres hurdles Pat Nutting 28.9Susan Mills29.0Maxine Botley29.3
High jump Iolanda Balas ROU1.829Frances Slaap1.702Thelma Hopkins1.676
Long jump Joke Bijleveld NED6.21Ingrid Becker FRG6.02Thelma Hopkins5.97
Shot put Suzanne Allday (Farmer)13.88 Mary Peters 13.04Valerie Woods12.55
Discus throw Loesje Boling NED47.28Suzanne Allday (Farmer)46.09Ann Duckham42.36
Javelin Sue Platt 50.72Rosemary Morgan47.98Barbara Nicholls45.46
Pentathlon + Mary Peters 4190Brenda Gill3891Christine Lilleyman3762
1½ mile walk Judy Farr (Woodsford)12:20.0Sheila Jennings12:33.8Maureen Eyre12:50.2

+ Held on 12 May at Chiswick

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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. "Golden girls serve up a record rush" . Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 8 July 1962. Retrieved 26 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Flat-out Dorothy Hyman sprints to double win and recorss" . Sunday Express. 8 July 1962. Retrieved 26 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.