1966 WAAA Championships

1966 WAAA Championships
Dates	1–2 July
Host city	London
Venue	White City Stadium
Level	Senior
Type	Outdoor
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The 1966 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.

The event was held at White City Stadium, London, from 1 to 2 July 1966.

Results

Anne Smith (no 56, pictured at the Olympics in 1964) won the 880 yards WAAA title

Hilde Slaman won the 440 yards

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 yards	Daphne Slater	10.5	Jill Hall	10.5	Maureen Tranter	10.6
220 yards	Janet Simpson	24.1	Maureen Tranter	24.2	Daphne Slater	24.2
440 yards	Hilde Slaman	54.7	Joy Grieveson	54.9	Rosemary Stirling	55.1
880 yards	Anne Smith	2:04.2 NR	Ilja Laman	2:05.4	Pam Piercy	2:06.7
1 mile	Rita Lincoln	4:47.9	Marie Ingrová	4:48.8	Joyce Smith	4:55.2
80 metres hurdles	Danuta Straszyńska	10.9	Pat Pryce	11.0	Maxine Botley	11.0
100 metres hurdles	Christine Perera	13.5 NR	Susan Mills	14.2	Liz Toulalan	14.3
200 metres hurdles	Pat Jones	27.7 NR	Susan Mills	28.8	Sandra Dyson	29.2
High jump	Dorothy Shirley	1.702	Frances Slaap	1.651	Mary Rand	1.651
Long jump	Berit Berthelsen	6.30	Mary Rand	6.13	Corrie Bakker	6.10
Shot put	Brenda Bedford	14.52	Moira Kerr	13.15	Kathryn Duckett	12.63
Discus throw	Rosemary Payne	49.88	Brenda Bedford	44.12	Gail Smith	41.78
Javelin	Sue Platt	45.18	Barbara Nicholls	44.40	Margaret Whitbread	44.20
Pentathlon +	Mary Peters	4625	Gwenda Hurst	4151	Alix Jamieson	4070
1½ mile walk	Judy Farr	12:09.2	Sheila Jennings	12:16.8	Audrey Hackett	12:53.0

+ Held on 28 May at Birmingham University

See also

• 1966 AAA Championships