1927 WAAA Championships - Misplaced Pages

British athletics event

International athletics championship event

1927 WAAA Championships
Dates	9 July
Host city	Reading
Venue	Palmer Park
Level	Senior
Type	Outdoor
← 1926 1928 → WAAA Championships

The 1927 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.

The event was held at the Palmer Park, Reading, Berkshire, on 9 July 1927. An additional discipline was contested, with two hurdles events over 75 metres and 100 yards being held.

Results

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 yards	Eileen Edwards	11.4w	Florence C. Haynes	1 yard	Daisy F. Ridgley	good third
220 yards	Eileen Edwards	25.8 =WR	Florence Haynes	4 yards	Doris Uglow	2 yards
440 yards	Dorothy Proctor	62.4	Florence Haynes	12 yards	Olive Clark	6 yards
880 yards	Edith Trickey	2:32.4	Alice Williams	20 yards	Lilian Styles	6 yard
75 metres hurdles	Hilda Hatt	12.6w	Peggy Batt	3 yards	Elsie Green
100 yards hurdles	Muriel Gunn	14.6w	Hilda Hatt	inches	Peggy Batt	fair third
High jump	Phyllis Green	1.581 WR	Hilda Hatt Barbara Holliday	1.461 1.46.1	n/a
Long jump	Muriel Gunn	5.41	Gladys Elliott	4.80	Hilda Hatt	4.72
Shot put	Florence Birchenough	17.21	Louise Fawcett	16.04	Marjorie Balchin	14.90
Discus throw	Florence Birchenough	28.57	Louise Fawcett	26.58	Roberta Hatcher	25.17
Two Handed Javelin	E. Willis	41.35	L. Hoare-Nairne	39.95	Louise Fawcett	39.76
880 yards walk	Margaret Hegarty	3:54.2 WR	H. Bates	50 yards	Virna Horwood	10 yards
660-yard relay	Middlesex Ladies Eileen Edwards M. C. Beale Dorothy Proctor Vera Palmer	1.18.3/5	London Olympiad Florence Haynes G. M. Elliott Doris Uglow Daisy Ridgley		Manor Park ? ? ? ?

References

"AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
"AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
"British Girls Break World Records". London Daily Chronicle. 11 July 1927. Retrieved 14 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
"Women's Amateur Athletic Association Championships in Reading". Reading Standard. 16 July 1927. Retrieved 14 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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