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The event was held at ], London, from 8 July 1961.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001816/19610709/027/0027 |title=Britain find a stand-in for Carole - From Australia |work=Birmingham Weekly Mercury |date=9 July 1961 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=26 December 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004941/19610709/576/0023 |title=Results |work=Sunday Express |date=9 July 1961 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=26 December 2024 }}</ref> The event was held at ], London, on 8 July 1961.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001816/19610709/027/0027 |title=Britain find a stand-in for Carole - From Australia |work=Birmingham Weekly Mercury |date=9 July 1961 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=26 December 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004941/19610709/576/0023 |title=Results |work=Sunday Express |date=9 July 1961 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=26 December 2024 }}</ref>


== Results == == Results ==

Latest revision as of 13:24, 26 December 2024

British athletics event

International athletics championship event
1961 WAAA Championships
Dates8 July
Host cityLondon
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
← 1960 1962 →
WAAA Championships

The 1961 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.

The event was held at White City Stadium, London, on 8 July 1961.

Results

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Jennifer Smart 10.7 Carole Carter 10.9 Daphne Arden 11.0
220 yards Jennifer Smart 24.0 Jennifer Taylor 24.9 Daphne Arden 25.0
440 yards Maeve Kyle IRL 56.3 Jean Dunbar 56.9 Joy Grieveson 57.3
880 yards Joy Jordan 2:11.0 Anne Oliver 2:13.0 Sallie Newell 2:13.8
1 mile Roma Ashby 5:01.8 Elizabeth Joyce (Brade-Birks) 5:05.7 Joan Briggs 5:06.8
80 metres hurdles Betty Moore AUS 10.8w Ann Charlesworth 10.9w Pat Nutting 11.1w
200 metres hurdles Pat Nutting 28.3 WR Ann Charlesworth 28.6 Anne Fordyce 28.6
High jump Dorothy Shirley 1.702 Thelma Hopkins 1.676 Patricia Veals 1.651
Long jump Mary Rand (Bignal) 5.95 Christina Persighetti 5.83 Lorraine Winfield 5.81
Shot put Suzanne Allday (Farmer) 13.73 Iris Mouzer 12.51 Mary Peters 12.24
Discus throw Suzanne Allday (Farmer) 45.30 Wendy Thomas 39.98 Brenda Bedford 39.42
Javelin Sue Platt 47.88 Rosemary Morgan 43.25 Monica Podmore 41.90
Pentathlon + Carole Hamby 3986 Brenda Gill 3972 Janet Gaunt 3923
1½ mile walk Sheila Jennings 12:18.4 Judy Woodsford 12:29.6 Maureen Eyre 12:30.8

+ Held on 29 July at Birmingham University

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. "Britain find a stand-in for Carole - From Australia". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 9 July 1961. Retrieved 26 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Results". Sunday Express. 9 July 1961. Retrieved 26 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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