1928 WAAA Championships

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1928 WAAA Championships
Dates14 July
Host cityLondon
VenueStamford Bridge
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1927
1929


The 1928 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.[1][2]

The event was held at Stamford Bridge, London, on 14 July 1928.[3][4]

Results

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Muriel Gunn (far left) and Daisy Ridgley (second from right) finished 1st and 2nd in the 100 yards
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Ivy Barber wins the 880 yards


Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Muriel Gunn 11.6 Daisy Ridgley 2 yards Rose Thompson 1 foot
220 yards Japan Kinue Hitomi 26.2 Ivy Walker 3 yards Marion King 1 foot
440 yards Florence Haynes 60.8 WR Annie Stone 60.9e Ivy Barber 8 yards
880 yards Ivy Barber 2:27.6 Lilian Styles 4 yards Mary Firmin 15 yards
100 yards hurdles South Africa Marjorie Clark 13.8 WB Hilda Hatt 14.0e NR Muriel Gunn 1 yard
High jump South Africa Marjorie Clark 1.524 Marjorie O'Kell 1.473 Barbara Holliday 1.448
Long jump Muriel Gunn 5.68 NR Japan Kinue Hitomi 5.36 Josephine Matthews 5.15
Shot put Mary Weston 18.90 (NR) Florence Birchenough 16.86 Louise Fawcett 15.14
Discus throw Florence Birchenough 27.93 Louise Fawcett 25.96 Mary Weston 24.74
Javelin Japan Kinue Hitomi 35.97 Mary Weston 29.70 (NR) Louise Fawcett 25.55
1 mile walk Lucy Howes 8:27.4 Virna Horwood 8:30.4 Margaret Hegarty
660-yard relay London Olympiades AC 1.17.1/5 Middlesex Ladies Fry's AC

See also

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References

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