1924 WAAA Championships

1924 WAAA Championships
Dates28 June
Host cityLondon
VenueWoolwich Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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WAAA Championships

The 1924 WAAA Championships were the second national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.[1]

The event was held at the Woolwich Stadium on Woolwich Common, London, on 28 June 1924. The athletes competed in 12 events; up one event from the previous year with the addition of the discus throw.[2][3][4]

Results

Sophie Eliott-Lynn
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Eileen Edwards 11.3 Rose Thompson 1 yd Mary Lines inches
220 yards Eileen Edwards 27.6 Vera Palmer 2 yd Rose Thompson 2 yd
440 yards Vera Palmer 65.2 Edith Trickey 67.4 Alice Cast 3 yd
880 yards Edith Trickey 2:30.4 Phyllis Hall 2:41.8 Ivy Wilson 5 yd
120 yards hurdles Mary Lines 18.4 Daisy Wright 5 yd Peggy Batt 1 yd
High jump Sophie Eliott-Lynn 1.448 Sylvia Stone 1.410 Ivy J. Lowman 1.397
Long jump Mary Lines 5.17 Gladys Elliott 5.12 Sylvia Stone 4.84
Shot put Mary Weston 16.17 Beatrice Manton 15.99 Florence Birchenough 15.61
Discus throw Florence Birchenough 20.57 NR Beatrice Manton 20.11 Sophie Eliott-Lynn 19.60
Two-Handed Javelin Sophie Eliott-Lynn 52.78 NR Ivy Wilson 38.52 Beatrice Manton 37.86
880 yards walk Edith Trickey 4:17.4 Betty Keeling 15 yd Florence Faulkner 5 yd
660-yard relay London Olympiad 1.21.3/5

See also

References

  1. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Safe Athletics for Women". London Daily Chronicle. 4 August 1924. Retrieved 8 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Ladies! Be Fit!". Kensington Post. 2 May 1924. Retrieved 8 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Record Performances by Women". The Scotsman. 30 June 1924. Retrieved 8 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.