1985 WAAA Championships

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1985 WAAA Championships
Dates26–27 July
Host cityBirmingham
Venue Alexander Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1984
1986


The 1985 WAAA Championships sponsored by the Trustee Savings Bank, 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 Alexander Stadium, Birmingham for the first time since switching from Crystal Palace. The competition took place from 26 to 27 July 1985. [3] [4]

Results

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metres Heather Oakes 11.37 Kathy Cook 11.41Pippa Windle11.60
200 metres Kathy Cook 23.39Georgina Oladapo23.74Pat Beckford23.74
400 metres Maree Chapman AUS51.51Linda Keough52.52Tracy Lawton52.95
800 metres Christina Boxer 2:00.60 Anne Purvis 2:02.41Suzanne Morley2:02.79
1,500 metres Julie-Ann Laughton4:15.08Mary McKenna IRL4:16.13Kathryn Carter4:16.55
3,000 metres Zola Budd 8:50.50Carole Bradford9:06.30Jill Clarke9:19.20
5,000 metres Monica Joyce IRL16:16.58Alison Hollington16:19.97Sally Ellis (McDiarmid)16:24.16
10,000 metres Sue Crehan33:53.3Sally Ellis (McDiarmid)34:50.5Karen McLeod35:57.7
marathon+Sarah Rowell2:28:06Sally-Ann Hales2:28:38Ann Ford2:31:19
100 metres hurdles Glynis Nunn AUS13.27Kim Hagger13.35Wendy Jeal13.38
400 metres hurdles Yvette Wray57.86Aileen Mills58.69Carol Dawkins58.84
High jump Diana Davies (Elliott)1.89Jayne Barnetson
Kim Hagger
1.80
1.80
n/a
Long jump Joyce Oladapo6.56Sharon Bowie6.11Mary Berkeley6.10
Shot put Judy Oakes 17.57 Myrtle Augee 16.96Yvonne Hanson-Nortey15.16
Discus throw Julia Avis50.82Karen Pugh49.48 Judy Oakes 48.70
Javelin Tessa Sanderson 66.38Diane Royle61.86Anna Lockton52.38
Heptathlon ++Ann Turnbull AUS5289Charmaine Johnson5177Val Walsh5174
5,000 metres walk Virginia Birch23:53.47Helen Elleker24:25.81 Lisa Langford 24:53.04
10,000 metres walk Helen Elleker51:22.3 Lisa Langford 52:02.9Karen Nipper52:57.4

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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. "No-one to touch Zola the champ!" . Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 28 July 1985. Retrieved 27 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Athletics" . Sunday Express. 28 July 1985. Retrieved 27 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.