1977 WAAA Championships

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

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 11.24Sharon Colyear11.35Val Peat11.87
200 metres Sonia Lannaman 23.06Donna Hartley (Murray)23.40Joslyn Hoyte23.95
400 metres Verona Elder 52.3Gladys McCormack53.3Christine Warden53.7
800 metres Christina Boxer 2:03.78 Angela Creamer 2:04.04Janet Prictoe2:04.88
1500 metres Penny Yule 4:12.71Mary Stewart4:13.74Janet Lawrence4:14.40
3000 metres Carol Gould (Firth)9:20.71Val Rowe9:23.32Annette Roberts9:24.64
100 metres hurdles Lorna Boothe13.48 Shirley Strong 13.76 Tessa Sanderson 13.93
400 metres hurdles Liz Sutherland (Toulalan)57.93Marion Fisher AUS59.25Frances McCall60.24
High jump Brenda Gibbs1.85Kathy Warren1.79Moira Walls1.76
Long jump Sue Reeve6.31Sharon Colyear6.30Sue Longden6.04
Shot put Brenda Bedford15.79Angela Littlewood15.49 Judy Oakes 15.30
Discus throw Flag of Scotland.svg Meg Ritchie 53.98Janis Kerr45.28Janet Beese44.12
Javelin Tessa Sanderson 59.96Sandra O'Toole48.98Yvonne Gregory48.02
Pentathlon +Sue Longden4152 NRYvette Wray3930Susan Wright3897
5000 metres walk Marion Fawkes24:50.6 Judy Farr 25:04.6Pamela Branson26:13.0

+ Held on 8 May at Wolverhampton

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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.
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