1978 WAAA Championships

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1978 WAAA Championships
Dates18–19 August
Host cityLondon
Venue Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1977
1979


The 1978 WAAA Championships sponsored by Sunsilk were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. [1] [2]

Contents

The event was held at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London, from 18 to 19 August 1978. [3] [4]

The 10,000 walk event was introduced to the Championships for the first time and the marathon was also added as a WAAA title but as with the pentathlon was contested elsewhere.

Results

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metres Kathy Smallwood 11.66 Heather Hunte 11.79 Sharon Colyear 11.79
200 metres Kathy Smallwood 23.24 Donna Hartley 23.42Eleanor Thomas23.79
400 metres Joslyn Hoyte 52.66 Verona Elder 53.40Linda McCurry54.01
800 metres Christina Boxer 2:03.10 Janet Prictoe 2:03.11Denise Kiernan2:05.86
1,500 metres Cherry Hanson 4:11.62 Glynis Penny 4:12.45 Wendy Smith 4:13.40
3,000 metres Christine Benning 8:52.33 NR Ann Ford 8:53.80 Flag of New Zealand.svg Alison Wright 9:14.72
marathon+ Margaret Lockley 2:55:08Margaret Thompson3:16:15 Flag of Scotland.svg Leslie Watson 3:18:46
100 metres hurdles Sharon Colyear 13.51 Shirley Strong 13.68 Yvette Wray 14.03
400 metres hurdles Flag of Ireland.svg Mary Appleby 57.46 Flag of Scotland.svg Liz Sutherland 58.36 Sue Smith 59.14
High jump Carol Mathers 1.76 Diana Elliott 1.76six–way tie^1.71
Long jump Jill Davies 6.19 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ruth Howell 6.18Carol Earlington6.17
Shot put Angela Littlewood 15.97Vanessa Redford14.56 Janet Thompson 14.54
Discus throw Janet Thompson 49.80 Flag of Ireland.svg Patricia Walsh 47.28 Angela Littlewood 46.22
Javelin Anne Farquhar 49.20Jeanette Rose48.30 Fatima Whitbread 47.54
Pentathlon ++ Yvette Wray 4140 Sue Mapstone 4121Gillian Evans4070
5,000 metres walk Carol Tyson 24:08.2 Virginia Lovell 25:06.4Karen Eden25:46.6
10,000 metres walk Carol Tyson 49:59.0 NR Marion Fawkes 50:31.0 Judy Farr 50:46.0

^ Six–way tie between Karen Chaytors, Louise Miller, Tonia Philpots, Ann-Marie Devally, Deborah Grant & Alyson Thomson

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. "Teacher Chris Hands Out A Lesson" . Sunday Express. 20 August 1978. Retrieved 27 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "It's a Chris Cracker" . Sunday Mirror. 20 August 1978. Retrieved 27 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.