1958 WAAA Championships

1958 WAAA Championships
Dates7 June
Host cityLondon
VenueMotspur Park
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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WAAA Championships

The 1958 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.[1][2]

The event was held at Motspur Park, London, on 7 June 1958.[3][4]

Results

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Madeleine Weston 10.6w Heather Young (Armitage) 10.7w June Paul 10.7w
220 yards Heather Young (Armitage) 24.5 June Paul 24.6 Marianne Dew 24.7
440 yards Shirley Pirie 56.4 =WR Lesley Mackinnnon 57.5 Pam Piercy 57.6
880 yards Joy Jordan (Buckmaster) 2:13.3 Diane Leather 2:13.4 Maureen Smith 2:14.9
1 mile Maureen Smith (Bonnano) 5:02.6 Roma Ashby 5:02.7 Madeleine Ibbotson 5:02.8
80 metres hurdles Carole Quinton 10.9w Pat Nutting 11.6w Kathleen Degg 11.6w
High jump Mary Bignal 1.651 Audrey Bennett 1.626 Thelma Hopkins 1.600
Long jump Sheila Hoskin 5.96 Mary Bignal 5.88 Jean Whitehead 5.79
Shot put Suzanne Allday 13.80 Josephine Cook (Page) 13.60 Iris Mouzer 12.10
Discus throw Suzanne Allday 47.70 NR Maya Giri 42.20 Sylvia Needham 42.18
Javelin Averil Williams 43.49 Mary Tadd 42.72 Sue Platt 41.33
Pentathlon + Janet Gaunt 3887 Jean Adamson 3661 Maeve Kyle IRL 3655
1 mile walk Betty Franklin 8:09.4 Helen Vincent 8:17.4 Beryl Randle 8:22.8

+ Held on 13 September at Stoke-on-Trent

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. ^ "England's Girl Athletes Can Hold Australians". Weekly Dispatch (London). 8 June 1958. Retrieved 24 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "New Title Winners Shatter Records". Birmingham Daily Post. 9 June 1958. Retrieved 24 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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