1932 WAAA Championships

1932 WAAA Championships
Dates9 July
Host cityLondon
VenueStamford Bridge
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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WAAA Championships

The 1932 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 9 July 1932. Ethel Johnson broke the 100 yards world record in the heats, setting a time of 11.0 sec.[3][4]

Results

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Ethel Johnson 11.1 Eileen Hiscock inches Gwendoline Porter
220 yards Nellie Halstead 25.6 Eileen Hiscock 26.0e Daisy Ridgley 26.2e
440 yards Nellie Halstead 56.8 WR Violet Branch 18 yards Violet Humphries 21 yards
880 yards Gladys Lunn 2:20.4 Scotland Constance Johnson 2:21.8 Dorothy Butterfield 2:28.5e
80 metres hurdles Elsie Green 12.2 Marjorie O'Kell 5 yards Phyllis Goad
High jump Mary Milne 1.549 Marjorie O'Kell 1.524 Florence Wall 1.524
Long jump Phyllis Bartholomew 5.69 Mary Seary 5.33 Doris Razzell 5.25
Shot put Irene Phillips 9.00 Florence Birchenough 8.79 Nellie Purvey 8.76
Discus throw Ada Holland 30.86 Louise Fawcett 27.95 Irene Phillips 26.38
Javelin Edith Halstead 32.85 Austria Erna Löw 32.72 Ruby Davis 28.49
1 mile walk Constance Mason 7:47.8 Jeanne Probekk 8:06.8 Virna Horwood 8:13.4

See also

References

  1. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  2. ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Sprinters' break world records in successive heats". Weekly Dispatch (London). 10 July 1932. Retrieved 16 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Women Champions at Stamford Bridge". Gloucestershire Echo. 9 July 1932. Retrieved 16 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.