1958 WAAA Championships

1958 WAAA Championships
Dates7 June
Host cityLondon
VenueMotspur Park
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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The 1958 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.[1][2]

The event was held at Motspur Park, London, on 7 June 1958.[3][4]

Results

Mary Bignal won the first of her 12 national titles
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Madeleine Weston10.6w Heather Young10.7w June Paul10.7w
220 yards Heather Young24.5 June Paul24.6 Marianne Dew24.7
440 yards Shirley Pirie56.4 =WR Scotland Lesley Mackinnnon57.5 Pam Piercy57.6
880 yards Joy Jordan2:13.3 Diane Leather2:13.4 Maureen Smith2:14.9
1 mile Maureen Smith5:02.6 Roma Ashby5:02.7 Madeleine Ibbotson5:02.8
80 metres hurdles Carole Quinton10.9w Pat Nutting11.6w Kathleen Degg11.6w
High jump Mary Bignal1.651 Audrey Bennett1.626 Thelma Hopkins1.600
Long jump Sheila Hoskin5.96 Mary Bignal5.88 Jean Whitehead5.79
Shot put Suzanne Allday13.80 Josephine Cook13.60 Iris Mouzer12.10
Discus throw Suzanne Allday47.70 NR Maya Giri42.20 Sylvia Needham42.18
Javelin Averil Williams43.49 Mary Tadd42.72 Sue Platt41.33
Pentathlon + Janet Gaunt3887 Jean Adamson3661 Republic of Ireland Maeve Kyle3655
1 mile walk Betty Franklin8:09.4 Helen Vincent8:17.4 Beryl Randle8:22.8

+ Held on 13 September at Stoke-on-Trent

See also

References

  1. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "England's Girl Athletes Can Hold Australians". Weekly Dispatch (London). 8 June 1958. Retrieved 24 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "New Title Winners Shatter Records". Birmingham Daily Post. 9 June 1958. Retrieved 24 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.