1935 WAAA Championships

1935 WAAA Championships
Dates10 August
Host cityLondon
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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WAAA Championships

The 1935 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. The 60 metres event was held for the first time.[1][2]

The event was held at White City Stadium, London, on 10 August 1935.[3][4]

Results

Event Gold Silver Bronze
60 metres Audrey Wade 8.0 Ivy Walker inches Kathleen Stokes inches
100 metres Eileen Hiscock 12.2 Ivy Walker 2½ yards Lillian Chalmers 1 foot
200 metres Eileen Hiscock 25.3 Lillian Chalmers 2½ yards Kathleen Stokes 1-2 yards
400 metres Olive Hall 61.9 Cissely Colvil 62.3e Vera Rudd 62.9e
800 metres Nellie Halstead 2:15.6 NR Dorothy Bruty 2:17.2 Constance Furneaux 2:19.3
80 metres hurdles Elsie Green 12.3 Kathleen Tiffen 2½ yards Evelyn Matthews ½ yard
High jump Mary Milne 1.549 Dorothy Odam 1.524 Dorothy Cosnett 1.473
Long jump Ethel Raby 5.50 Nellie Carrington 5.49 Kathleen Tilley 5.35
Shot put Kathleen Tilley 10.08 Ruth Caro GER/ARG 9.29 Irene Phillips 9.09
Discus throw Ada Holland 30.94 Irene Phillips 30.71 Joan Webster 30.68
Javelin Ruth Caro GER/ARG 34.52 Gladys Lunn 32.00 Edith Halstead 31.59
1600 metres walk Jessie Howes 7:57.8 P. Barratt 10:42.5 Queenie Waters dsq

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 Record". The People. 11 August 1935. Retrieved 16 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Athletes active". Reynolds's Newspaper. 11 August 1935. Retrieved 16 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.