1946 WAAA Championships
| 1946 WAAA Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13 July |
| Host city | London |
| Venue | White City Stadium |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
← 1945 1947 → | |
The 1946 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.[1][2]
The event was held at White City Stadium, London, on 13 July 1946.[3][4]
Results
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 metres | Irene Royse | 8.1 | Rosa Hibberd | Betty Witts | ||
| 100 metres | Maureen Gardner | 12.6 | Winifred Jordan | 12.8e | Joyce Judd | |
| 200 metres | Sylvia Cheeseman | 25.7 | Winifred Jordan | Joyce Judd | ||
| 400 metres | Margaret Walker | 59.3 | Phyllis Richards | Lillian Chalmers | ||
| 800 metres | Phyllis Richards | 2:21.0 | Brenda Harris | Joyce Heath | ||
| 1 mile | Brenda Harris | 5:33.6 | Dorothy Daniels | Helen Wright | ||
| 80 metres hurdles | Bertha Crowther | 12.8 | Zoe Hancock |  Doris M. C. Young | ||
| High jump | Dora Gardner | 1.549 | Doris Endruweit | 1.524 | Bertha Crowther | 1.524 |
| Long jump | Ethel Davies | 5.05 | Kathleen Duffy | 4.94 | Doreen Clutton | 4.86 |
| Shot put | Kathleen Dyer | 10.19 | .svg.png){kind=small} Margaret Lasbrey | 9.45 | P. Evans | 8.78 |
| Discus throw | Margaret Lasbrey | 28.36 | Doris Endruweit | 28.04 | Kathleen Dyer | 26.57 |
| Javelin | Margaret Lasbrey | 34.44 | Doris Endruweit | 26.37 | Vera Wheeler | 23.64 |
| 1600 metres walk | Doris Hart | 8:38.6 | Beryl Day | Betty Sankey | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ↑ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ↑ "Women's Titles Change Hands". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 15 July 1946. Retrieved 18 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "The Champ had to mind the bairns". Sunday Post. 14 July 1946. Retrieved 18 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.