1984 WAAA Championships

1984 WAAA Championships
Dates15–16 June
Host cityLondon
VenueCrystal Palace National Sports Centre
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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WAAA Championships

The 1984 WAAA Championships sponsored by the Trustee Savings Bank, were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.[1][2]

The event was held at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London, from 15 to 16 June 1984.[3][4]

Results

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Kathy Cook 11.44 Jayne Andrews 11.55 Sue Hearnshaw 11.66
200 metres Kathy Cook 22.77 Bev Callender 23.18 Helen Barnett 23.25
400 metres Tracy Lawton 52.74 Linda Keough 53.73 Carol Finlay 53.76
800 metres Heather Barralet AUS 2:02.37 Christina Boxer 2:02.66 Anne Purvis 2:02.98
1,500 metres Christine Benning (Tranter) 4:07.27 Gillian Green 4:07.90 Ruth Smeeth 4:10.76
3,000 metres Debbie Peel 9:15.0 Carole Bradford 9:20.9 Shireen Samy 9:23.8
5,000 metres Shireen Samy 16:10.10 Carol Haigh 16:21.83 Sue Crehan 16:26.58
10,000 metres Priscilla Welch 34:00.5 Caroline Horne 35:15.9 Sue Crehan 35:48.3
marathon+ Priscilla Welch 2:30:06 Sarah Rowell 2:31:28 Véronique Marot 2:33:52
100 metres hurdles Shirley Strong 12.96 Sally Gunnell 13.30 Lorna Boothe 13.31
400 metres hurdles Gladys Taylor 56.78 Maureen Prendergast 57.49 Margaret Southerden 58.07
High jump Diana Elliott 1.86 Vanessa Browne AUS 1.86 Louise Manning 1.83
Long jump Sue Hearnshaw 6.79 Georgina Oladapo 6.52 Joyce Oladapo 6.40
Shot put Judy Oakes 18.01 Myrtle Augee 17.10 Yvonne Hanson-Nortey 13.77
Discus throw Lynda Whiteley 57.32 Karen Pugh 49.98 Janette Picton 47.20
Javelin Fatima Whitbread 65.76 Sharon Gibson 60.58 Diane Royle 59.92
Heptathlon ++ Sarah Owen 5150 Madeleine Cropper 5099 Charmaine Johnson 4963
5,000 metres walk Jill Barrett 23:51.63 Virginia Birch (Lovell) 24:09.96 Helen Elleker 24:28.76
10,000 metres walk Helen Elleker 49:52.3 Brenda Lupton 50:10.2 Helen Ringshaw 51:31.2

See also

References

  1. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  2. ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Plucky Win for Fatima". Sunday Express. 17 June 1984. Retrieved 27 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Sorry to do it, Sis". Sunday Mirror. 17 June 1984. Retrieved 27 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.