1981 WAAA Championships

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1981 WAAA Championships
Dates24–25 July
Host cityLondon
VenueCrystal Palace National Sports Centre
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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WAAA Championships

The 1981 WAAA Championships sponsored by Sunsilk, 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 24 to 25 July 1981.[3][4]

The Pentathlon became the Heptathlon following the addition of two disciplines.

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Wendy Hoyte 11.73 Sonia Lannaman 11.77 Shirley Thomas 11.90
200 metres Sonia Lannaman 23.14 Joslyn Hoyte-Smith 23.34 Janine MacGregor 23.63
400 metres Joslyn Hoyte-Smith 51.70 Linda Forsyth 53.48 Scotland Alison Reid 53.92
800 metres Scotland Anne Clarkson 2:03.92 Lorraine Baker 2:04.21 Wales Kirsty McDermott 2:05.63
1,500 metres Gillian Dainty 4:12.26 Paula Fudge 4:13.02 Janet Marlow 4:14.34
3,000 metres United States Cathie Twomey 9:05.39 Val Rowe 9:05.99 Republic of Ireland Regina Joyce 9:18.02
5,000 metres Kathryn Binns 16:23.35 Wales Hilary Hollick 16:44.14 Carole Bradford 16:44.63
10,000 metres Kathryn Binns 33:56.3 Alison Blake 36:09.8 Kim Webb 37:56.9
marathon+ Scotland Leslie Watson 2:49:08 Gillian Burley 2:52:40 Véronique Marot 2:53:39
100 metres hurdles Shirley Strong 13.36 Tessa Sanderson 13.46 Diane Greenidge 13.84
400 metres hurdles Christine Warden 56.75 Sue Morley 58.10 Scotland Margaret Southerden 58.59
High jump Ann-Marie Cording 1.90 Diana Elliott 1.76 Brenda Gibbs 1.80
Long jump Allison Manley 6.27 Carol Earlington 6.24 Barbara Clarke 6.15
Shot put Angela Littlewood 16.26 Zimbabwe Mariette Van Heerden 15.26 Helen Clarke 14.59
Discus throw Scotland Meg Ritchie 62.22 Zimbabwe Mariette Van Heerden 52.40 Lesley Bryant 52.06
Javelin Fatima Whitbread 57.74 Jeanette Rose 54.50 Sharon Gibson 51.44
Heptathlon ++ Kathy Warren 5674 Sarah Owen 5519 Joanne Taylor 5097
5,000 metres walk Carol Tyson 23:12.55 Irene Bateman 23:48.10 Canada Ann Peel 23:50.85
10,000 metres walk Irene Bateman 49:54.3 Lillian Millen 52:58.3 Jill Barrett 53:11.4

See also

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References

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