1947 WAAA Championships

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1947 WAAA Championships
Dates2 August
Host cityChiswick, London
VenuePolytechnic Stadium
File:Poltechnic Stadium 1930s grandstand in London.jpg
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1946
1948


The 1947 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.[1][2]

The event was held at Polytechnic Stadium in Chiswick, London, on 2 August 1947.[3][4]

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
60 metres Irene Royse 7.9 Margaret Walker 8.0 Hazel Batson 8.1
100 metres Winifred Jordan 12.1 Maureen Gardner 12.1 Sylvia Cheeseman 12.2
200 metres Sylvia Cheeseman 25.0 Winifred Jordan 25.0? Margaret Walker
400 metres Joan Upton 61.6 Joyce Heath 62.2 Rose Eaton 62.5
800 metres Nellie Batson 2:23.1 Joyce Heath 2:24.5 Phyllis Richards 2:25.8
1 mile Nellie Batson 5:37.6 Brenda Harris 5:41.5 Ruby Wright 5:41.9
80 metres hurdles Maureen Gardner 11.5 NR Jean Desforges 12.2 Bertha Crowther 12.6
High jump Gladys Young 1.549 Bertha Crowther 1.499 Sheila Alexander 1.499
Long jump Kathleen Duffy 5.26 Joan Shepherd 5.12 Vedder Schenck 4.75
Shot put Bevis Reid 11.03 Margaret Lucas 10.30 Kathleen Dyer 10.23
Discus throw Margaret Lucas 36.40 NR Bevis Reid 36.17 Czechoslovakia Milena Taiblová 35.15
Javelin Czechoslovakia Milena Taiblová 31.50 File:Flag of Southern Rhodesia (1924–1964).svg Margaret Lasbrey 29.64 Dora Chandler (Endruweit) 28.75
1600 metres walk Joan Riddington 8:36.4 Margaret Brittain 8:37.7 Beryl Day 8:40.0

See also

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References

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