1967 WAAA Championships

1967 WAAA Championships
Dates	30 June – 1 July
Host city	London
Venue	White City Stadium
Level	Senior
Type	Outdoor
← 1966 1968 → WAAA Championships

The 1967 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. ^{[1] [2]}

The event was held at White City Stadium, London, from 30 June to 1 July 1967. ^{[3] [4]}

It was the last time the Championships were held at White City. ^[5] The 100 metres hurdles height was increased to 2'9".

Results

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 yards	Johanna Cornelissen RSA	10.5	Wilma van den Berg NED	10.6	Della James	10.7
220 yards	Johanna Cornelissen RSA	24.0	Maureen Tranter	24.1	Sheena Willshire	24.1
440 yards	Lillian Board	55.3	Mary Green (Tagg)	55.3	Rosemary Stirling	55.7
880 yards	Anne Smith	2:04.8	Anne McKenzie RSA	2:07.4	Pam Piercy	2:07.4
1 mile	Rita Lincoln	4:51.4	Joy Jordan	4:55.4	Gabrielle Carpenter	4:57.9
80 metres hurdles	Pat Pryce	10.9	Teresa Sukniewicz POL	10.9	Carla Panerai ITA	11.0
100 metres hurdles	Pat Jones	13.8	Eileen Dawson	14.3	Sheila Garnett	14.3
200 metres hurdles	Pat Jones	27.3 WR	Sandra Dyson	27.6	Christine Perera	28.0
High jump	Linda Knowles	1.702	Dorothy Shirley	1.676	Gwenda Hurst (Matthews)	1.651
Long jump	Berit Berthelsen	6.47	Ann Wilson	6.13	Burghild Wieczorek GDR	6.11
Shot put	Brenda Bedford	15.18	Els van Noorduyn NED	14.93	Mary Peters	13.66
Discus throw	Rosemary Payne	46.66	Jo Frampton	44.36	Brenda Bedford	44.04
Javelin	Sue Platt	49.16	Rosemary Morgan	46.92	Teresa Louw RSA	41.60
Pentathlon +	Janet Oldall	3965	Linda Carruthers	3944	Pat Whitehead	3855
1½ mile walk	Judy Farr	12:09.2	Betty Jenkins (Franklin)	12:40.2	Sheila Jennings	12:56.8

+ Held on 10 June at Solihull

See also

• 1967 AAA Championships

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. "Board may forgive Anne" . Sunday Express. 2 July 1967. Retrieved 26 December 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "McCafferty seeking speed" . Birmingham Daily Post. 3 July 1967. Retrieved 26 December 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Women's athletics: new venue, date" . Aberdeen Press and Journal. 25 October 1967. Retrieved 26 December 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.