1972 WAAA Championships

1972 WAAA Championships
Dates7–8 July
Host cityLondon
VenueCrystal Palace National Sports Centre
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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WAAA Championships

The 1972 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.[1][2]

The event was held at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London, from 7 to 8 July 1972.[3][4]

Results

Ellen Tittel
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Della Pascoe11.86 Sonia Lannaman11.88 Andrea Lynch11.97
200 metres Donna Murray23.98 Della Pascoe24.28 Judy Vernon24.28
400 metres Verona Bernard53.20 Maureen Tranter54.06 Netherlands Hilda Kooy54.34
800 metres Republic of Ireland Mary Tracey2:02.98 Pat Cropper2:03.68 Margaret Coomber2:04.06
1500 metres West Germany Ellen Tittel4:17.15 Joyce Smith4:17.60 Netherlands Ilja Keizer4:17.68
3000 metres Paula Yeoman9:30.70 Scotland Ann Barrass9:34.34 Scotland Wanda Sosinka9:37.42
100 metres hurdles Australia Pam Ryan13.48 Judy Vernon13.86 Pat Pryce14.00
200 metres hurdles Australia Pam Ryan26.82 Nigeria Nnenna Njoku29.26 Julie Wood29.87
High jump Ros Few1.74 Northern Ireland Mary Peters1.74 Barbara Inkpen1.74
Long jump Sheila Sherwood6.37 Maureen Chitty6.29 Wales Ruth Martin-Jones6.27
Shot put Australia Jean Roberts15.34 Brenda Bedford14.72 Scotland Heather Stuart14.20
Discus throw Scotland Rosemary Payne53.78 Australia Jean Roberts51.66 Brenda Bedford45.84
Javelin Pru French51.00 Angela King46.54 Sharon Corbett45.28
Pentathlon + Ann Wilson4292 Wales Ruth Martin-Jones4206 Janet Honour4005
2500 metres walk Betty Jenkins12:31.2 Brenda Cook12:49.0 Virginia Lovell12:58.8

+ Held on 1 July at Birmingham University

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. ↑ "Women's AAA Champions". Sunday Mirror. 9 July 1972. Retrieved 27 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "The Crystal Palace Results". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 9 July 1972. Retrieved 27 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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