1965 WAAA Championships

1965 WAAA Championships
Dates3 July
Host cityLondon
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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WAAA Championships

The 1965 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 3 July 1965.[3][4]

Results

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Irena Kirszenstein POL 10.68 Jill Hall 10.77 Liz Gill 10.83
220 yards Janet Simpson 24.06 Maureen Tranter 24.16 Daphne Arden 24.36
440 yards Joy Grieveson 55.11 Dierdre Watkinson 55.15 Gertrud Schmidt GDR 56.02
880 yards Anne Smith 2:07.5 Pam Piercy 2:09.4 Anne McKenzie RSA 2:09.4
1 mile Joyce Smith 4:53.46 Rita Lincoln 4:56.96 Brenda Carr AUS 4:57.70
80 metres hurdles Pat Jones 11.28 Teresa Ciepla POL 11.30 Elzbieta Bednarek POL 11.33
100 metres hurdles Pat Jones 13.8 Susan Mills 13.8 Pamela Baileff 14.1
200 metres hurdles Susan Mills 28.14 Susan Webb 28.64 Patricia Baileff 29.10
High jump Frances Slaap 1.702 Linda Knowles 1.676 Rosemary Curtis 1.626
Long jump Mary Rand 6.40 Irena Kirszenstein POL 6.39 Helga Hoffmann FRG 6.14
Shot put Gertrud Schäfer FRG 14.81 Mary Peters 14.06 Kathryn Duckett 13.07
Discus throw Elivia Ballotta ITA 50.56 Kriemhild Limberg FRG 50.10 Rosemary Payne 48.0
Javelin Ameli Koloska FRG 53.16 Averil Williams 43.09 Mary Brown 42.51
Pentathlon + Mary Peters 4413 Pat Jones 4083 Gwenda Matthews 3979
1½ mile walk Judy Farr 12:14.2 Margaret Lewis 12:33.8 Joan Wallis 12:38.8

+ Held on 8 May at Parliament Hill

See also

References

  1. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  2. ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Results". Sunday Express. 4 July 1965. Retrieved 26 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Mary Rand Repeats Olympic Victory". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 4 July 1965. Retrieved 26 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.