1965 WAAA Championships

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1965 WAAA Championships
Dates3 July
Host cityLondon
Venue White City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1964
1966


The 1965 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 3 July 1965. [3] [4]

Results

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Irena Kirszenstein
Elivia Ballotta Elivia Ricci 1966.jpg
Elivia Ballotta
EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards Flag of Poland.svg Irena Kirszenstein 10.68 Jill Hall 10.77Liz Gill10.83
220 yards Janet Simpson 24.06 Maureen Tranter 24.16 Daphne Arden 24.36
440 yards Joy Grieveson 55.11 Deidre Watkinson 55.15 Flag of East Germany.svg Gertrud Schmidt 56.02
880 yards Anne Smith 2:07.5 Pam Piercy 2:09.4 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Anne McKenzie 2:09.4
1 mile Joyce Smith 4:53.46 Rita Lincoln 4:56.96 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brenda Carr4:57.70
80 metres hurdles Pat Jones 11.28 Flag of Poland.svg Teresa Ciepły 11.30 Flag of Poland.svg Elżbieta Bednarek 11.33
100 metres hurdles Pat Jones 13.8 Susan Mills 13.8Patricia Baileff14.1
200 metres hurdles Susan Mills 28.14Susan Webb28.64Patricia Baileff29.10
High jump Frances Slaap 1.702 Linda Knowles 1.676Rosemary Curtis1.626
Long jump Mary Rand 6.40 Flag of Poland.svg Irena Kirszenstein 6.39 Flag of Germany.svg Helga Hoffmann 6.14
Shot put Flag of Germany.svg Gertrud Schäfer 14.81 Ulster Banner.svg Mary Peters 14.06Kathryn Duckett13.07
Discus throw Flag of Italy.svg Elivia Ballotta 50.56 Flag of Germany.svg Kriemhild Limberg 50.10 Flag of Scotland.svg Rosemary Payne 48.0
Javelin Flag of Germany.svg Ameli Koloska 53.16 Averil Williams 43.09Mary Brown42.51
Pentathlon + Ulster Banner.svg Mary Peters 4413 Pat Jones 4083 Gwenda Matthews 3979
1½ mile walk Judy Farr 12:14.2Margaret Lewis12:33.8Joan Wallis12:38.8

+ Held on 8 May at Parliament Hill

See also

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. "Results" . Sunday Express. 4 July 1965. Retrieved 26 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Mary Rand Repeats Olympic Victory" . Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 4 July 1965. Retrieved 26 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.