1934 WAAA Championships

1934 WAAA Championships
Dates30 June
Host cityLondon
VenueHerne Hill Athletics Ground
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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WAAA Championships

The 1934 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.[1][2]

The event was held at Herne Hill Athletics Ground, London, on 30 June 1934. The athletics track and field area was situated inside the cycling track.[3][4]

Results

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Eileen Hiscock 12.2 =NR Elsie Maguire 12.3 Ethel Johnson 12.4
200 metres Nellie Halstead 25.6 Eileen Hiscock 25.9e Ethel Johnson 26.2e
400 metres Violet Branch 60.0 Edith Street 61.7e Nellie Bishop
800 metres Gladys Lunn 2:18.3 Ida Jones 2:21.0e Dorothy Butterfield 2:22.9e
80 metres hurdles Elsie Green 12.0 Violet Webb 12.0 Kathleen Tiffen
High jump Margaret Bergmann GER 1.549 Mary Milne 1.524 Hilda Thorogood 1.473
Long jump Phyllis Bartholomew 5.55 Muriel Cornell 5.27 Doris Razzell 5.16
Shot put Kathleen Tilley 10.04 Irene Phillips 9.62 Ruby Davis 9.15
Discus throw Irene Phillips 31.00 Ada Holland 30.74 Ruby Davis 28.29
Javelin Edith Halstead 34.28 Gladys Lunn 31.53 Louise Fawcett 31.05
1600 metres walk Jeanne Probekk 7:38.2 Jessie Howes 7:40.0 Virna Tosh (Horwood)

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. ^ "Women's A.A.A. Titles". Weekly Dispatch (London). 1 July 1934. Retrieved 16 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Women Champions". Sunday Mirror. 1 July 1934. Retrieved 16 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.