1977 WAAA Championships

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1977 WAAA Championships
Dates19–20 August
Host cityLondon
Venue Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1976
1978


The 1977 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 August 1977. [3] [4]

1977 saw the introduction of the UK Athletics Championships, which was open to British athletes only. Although designed to rival the AAA and WAAA Championships it failed to attract all of the leading British athletes.

Results

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metres Sonia Lannaman 11.24 Sharon Colyear 11.35 Val Peat 11.87
200 metres Sonia Lannaman 23.06 Donna Hartley 23.40 Joslyn Hoyte 23.95
400 metres Verona Elder 52.3 Gladys McCormack 53.3 Christine Warden 53.7
800 metres Christina Boxer 2:03.78 Angela Creamer 2:04.04 Janet Prictoe 2:04.88
1500 metres Penny Yule 4:12.71 Mary Stewart 4:13.74 Janet Lawrence 4:14.40
3000 metres Carol Gould 9:20.71 Val Rowe 9:23.32Annette Roberts9:24.64
100 metres hurdles Lorna Boothe 13.48 Shirley Strong 13.76 Tessa Sanderson 13.93
400 metres hurdles Flag of Scotland.svg Liz Sutherland 57.93 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marian Fisher 59.25Frances McCall60.24
High jump Brenda Gibbs 1.85 Kathy Warren 1.79 Flag of Scotland.svg Moira Walls 1.76
Long jump Sue Reeve 6.31 Sharon Colyear 6.30 Sue Longden 6.04
Shot put Brenda Bedford 15.79 Angela Littlewood 15.49 Judy Oakes 15.30
Discus throw Flag of Scotland.svg Meg Ritchie 53.98 Janis Kerr 45.28Janet Beese44.12
Javelin Tessa Sanderson 59.96 Sandra O'Toole 48.98Yvonne Gregory48.02
Pentathlon + Sue Longden 4152 NR Yvette Wray 3930Susan Wright3897
5000 metres walk Marion Fawkes 24:50.6 Judy Farr 25:04.6Pamela Branson26:13.0

+ Held on 8 May at Wolverhampton

See also

References

  1. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  2. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  3. "Athletics" . Sunday Express. 21 August 1977. Retrieved 27 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Smashing Girls" . Sunday Mirror. 21 August 1977. Retrieved 27 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.