1968 WAAA Championships

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1968 WAAA Championships
Dates19–20 July
Host cityLondon
Venue Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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WAAA Championships

The 1968 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 the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London, from 19 to 20 July 1968. [3] [4] The 3,000 metres event was held for the first time at the Championships.

It was the first time that the Championships were held at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre. [5]

Results

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metres Val Peat 11.5Anita Neil11.5Della James11.7
200 metres Val Peat 23.6Maureen Tranter23.8Della James24.0
400 metres Myrna van der Hoeven NED53.6Janet Simpson53.9Mary Green54.3
800 metres Vera Nikolic YUG2:00.5 WR Lillian Board 2:02.0Doris Brown USA2:02.2
1500 metres Rita Lincoln4:25.3Ann O'Brien IRL4:29.7Carol Firth4:30.6
3000 metres Carol Firth10:06.4 NRPam Davies10:19.2Gabrielle Carpenter10:28.6
100 metres hurdles Christine Perera13.5 NRSusan Hayward (Mills)14.2Liz Toulalan14.3
200 metres hurdles Christine Perera27.8Sheila Garnett28.0Susan Hayward (Mills)29.0
High jump Dorothy Shirley1.715 joBarbara Inkpen1.676Leonie Esdaile1.676
Long jump Sheila Sherwood (Parkin)6.42Maureen Barton6.25Ann Wilson6.22
Shot put Margitta Gummel GDR16.99Els van Noorduyn NED15.87Brenda Bedford14.71
Discus throw Karin Illgen GDR57.22Christine Spielberg GDR56.64Anneke de Bruin NED50.52
Javelin Sue Platt 53.26Anne Farquhar47.80Pru French44.86
Pentathlon + Mary Peters 4723Sue Scott4622Sue Hayward4326
1½ mile walk Judy Farr 12:39.0Betty Jenkins12:44.2Barbara Fisk12:54.6

+ Held from 9 to 10 July at Crystal Palace

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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. ↑ "World-Beater Vera" . Sunday Post. 21 July 1968. Retrieved 26 December 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Sport Summary" . Daily Mirror. 20 July 1968. 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.
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