1980 WAAA Championships

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1980 WAAA Championships
Dates15–16 August
Host cityLondon
Venue Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1979
1981


The 1980 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 15 to 16 August 1980. [3] [4]

The 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres events were introduced to the Championships for the first time, although they were considered non-Championship events in 1980.

Results

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metres Kathy Smallwood 11.45 Bev Goddard 11.51 Heather Hunte 11.59
200 metres Kathy Smallwood 23.14 Flag of Ireland.svg Patricia Amond23.82Rosalee Wilson23.94
400 metres Michelle Probert51.94 Joslyn Hoyte-Smith 51.98 Verona Elder 53.05
800 metres Anne Clarkson 2:01.89Jane Finch2:04.15Julie Asgill2:05.79
1,500 metres Gillian Dainty 4:14.02Bernadette Madigan4:15.40Sandra Arthurton4:15.74
3,000 metres Regina Joyce9:13.82 Flag of Ireland.svg Vera Duffy9:25.08Shireen Samy9:32.85
5,000 metres Sue Hutton16:13.7Susan Simpkin17:19.1Janette Board17:33.2
10,000 metres Christine Readdy34:32.0Alison Blake35:27.0Bronwen Smith36:36.0
marathon+Joyce Smith2:41:22Gillian Adams2:42:14Carol Gould2:43:50
100 metres hurdles Shirley Strong 13.57Yvette Wray13.70 Judy Livermore 13.86
400 metres hurdles Sue Morley58.76Val Lemoignan59.38Deborah Skerritt59.72
High jump Ann-Marie Devally1.88Moira Maguire (Walls)1.82Diana Elliott
Sarah Rowe
1.79
1.79
Long jump Sue Reeve6.55Sue Hearnshaw6.39Carol Earlington6.37
Shot put Judy Oakes 16.85 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Venissa Head 16.78Vanessa Redford13.89
Discus throw Lesley Mallin 51.24 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Venissa Head 50.64Gwen Bird47.56
Javelin Tessa Sanderson 64.08 Fatima Whitbread 56.24Jeanette Rose53.74
Pentathlon ++Sue Longden4409 NRYvette Wray4278 Judy Livermore 4259
5,000 metres walk Irene Bateman24:09.0 Flag of Sweden.svg Siw Gustavsson24:27.6 Flag of Sweden.svg Britt Holmqvist24:49.6
10,000 metres walk Carol Tyson49:30.4Irene Bateman50:38.8Karen Eden53:46.8

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. 17 August 1980. Retrieved 27 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Sanderson out on high note" . Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 17 August 1980. Retrieved 27 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.