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The '''1938 ]''' were the national ] championships for women in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=16 December 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/waaa.htm |title=AAA Championships (women) |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=16 December 2024 }}</ref> The '''1938 ]''' were the national ] championships for women in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=16 December 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/waaa.htm |title=AAA Championships (women) |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=16 December 2024 }}</ref>


The event was held at ], London, on 2 July 1938.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000669/19380704/465/0012 |title=records by Women |work=Birmingham Daily Gazette |date=4 July 1938 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=16 December 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000104/19380704/044/0003 |title=Records Broken in Women's A.A.A Championships |work=Western Mail |date=4 July 1938 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=16 December 2024 }}</ref> The event was held at ], London, on 2 July 1938.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000669/19380704/465/0012 |title=Records by Women |work=Birmingham Daily Gazette |date=4 July 1938 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=16 December 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000104/19380704/044/0003 |title=Records Broken in Women's A.A.A Championships |work=Western Mail |date=4 July 1938 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=16 December 2024 }}</ref>


== Results == == Results ==
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| Betty Lock ||7.6 | ] ||7.6
| Marjorie Smith|| 2½ yards | ] || 2½ yards
|Dorothy Marshall|| 1 yard | ] || 1 yard
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|] |]
| Betty Lock ||12.2 | ] ||12.2
| Dorothy Saunders ||1 yard | Dorothy Saunders ||1 yard
| Audrey Brown ||2 yards | Audrey Brown ||2 yards
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| Marie Sole ||4 yard | Marie Sole ||4 yard
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| ] ||2:20.4 | ] ||2:20.4
| Olive Hall ||1 yard | Olive Hall ||1 yard
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| Dorothy Hewitt ||30.64 | Dorothy Hewitt ||30.64
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|] |]
| Evelyn Webb ||8:39.0 | Evelyn Webb ||8:39.0
| Mary Harrington|| | Mary Harrington||

Latest revision as of 16:39, 30 December 2024

British athletics event

International athletics championship event
1938 WAAA Championships
Dates2 July
Host cityLondon
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
← 1937 1939 →
WAAA Championships

The 1938 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 2 July 1938.

Results

Event Gold Silver Bronze
60 metres Betty Lock 7.6 Marjorie Smith 2½ yards Dorothy Marshall 1 yard
100 metres Betty Lock 12.2 Dorothy Saunders 1 yard Audrey Brown 2 yards
200 metres Dorothy Saunders 25.0 Lillian Chalmers 2 yards Audrey Brown 3 yards
400 metres Olive Hall 60.0 Betty Walters 6 yards Marie Sole 4 yard
800 metres Nellie Halstead 2:20.4 Olive Hall 1 yard Doris Harris (Roden) 15 yards
1 mile Doris Harris (Roden) 5:29.4 Miriam Clarke 20 yards Nellie Halstead 30 yards
80 metres hurdles Kate Robertson 12.2 Evelyn Matthews 1 yard Linda Whitman 1½ yards
High jump Dorothy Odam 1.575 Dora Gardner 1.575 Dorothy Cosnett 1.549
Long jump Ethel Raby 5.40 Vedder Schenck 5.25 Alice Flack 5.17
Shot put Bevis Reid 11.60 NR Kathleen Tilley 10.63 Muriel Smith 9.66
Discus throw Bevis Reid 35.42 NR Kathleen Tilley 30.66 Katharine Connal 29.70
Javelin Katharine Connal 34.69 Bevis Reid 30.92 Dorothy Hewitt 30.64
1600 metres walk Evelyn Webb 8:39.0 Mary Harrington D. Cooper

See also

References

  1. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  2. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  3. "Records by Women". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 4 July 1938. Retrieved 16 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Records Broken in Women's A.A.A Championships". Western Mail. 4 July 1938. Retrieved 16 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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