1955 WAAA Championships

1955 WAAA Championships
Dates2 July
Host cityLondon
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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WAAA Championships

The 1955 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.[1][2]

The event was held at White City Stadium, London, on 2 July 1955.[3][4]

Results

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Margaret Francis 10.8w Heather Armitage 11.0w Shirley Hampton 11.1w
220 yards Jean Scrivens 24.9 Shirley Hampton 25.3 Margaret Brian 25.6
440 yards Janet Ruff 56.9 Anne Herman 58.4 Violet Murphy 58.4
880 yards Diane Leather 2:09.7 Anne Dawson 2:14.9 Madeleine Wooller 2:15.0
1 mile Phyllis Perkins (Green) 5:05.2 Leila Buckland 5:09.0 Roma Ashby 5:17.0
80 metres hurdles Margaret Francis 11.3 Pauline Wainwright 11.4 Pamela Seaborne 11.4
High jump Thelma Hopkins 1.651 Dorothy Tyler 1.626 Audrey Bennett 1.600
Long jump Thelma Hopkins 5.76 Sheila Hoskin 5.64 Christina Cops 5.64
Shot put Josephine Cook (Page) 11.90 Joan Balkwill 10.69 Gwen Charman (Buddle) 10.65
Discus throw Maya Giri 41.68 Sylvia Needham 40.43 Gwen Charman (Buddle) 35.38
Javelin Diane Coates 41.78 Anne Collins 40.62 Jacqueline Ogden 38.36
Pentathlon + Margaret Rowley 3943 Carole Quinton 3786 Janis Long 3744
1 mile walk Beryl Randle (Day) 7:59.4 Sheila Jennings (Martin) 8:08.6 Roma Phillips 8:13.2

+ Held on 17 September at Birmingham University

See also

References

  1. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  2. ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Margaret Doubles To It - Loses Record". The People. 3 July 1955. Retrieved 24 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Diane Keeps Her 880 Yards Title". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 3 July 1955. Retrieved 24 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.