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The event was held at the ], London, from 15 to 16 August 1980.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004941/19800817/467/0027 |title=Athletics |work=Sunday Express |date=17 August 1980 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=27 December 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001816/19800817/045/0045 |title=Sanderson out on high note |work=Birmingham Weekly Mercury |date=17 August 1980 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=27 December 2024 }}</ref> The event was held at the ], London, from 15 to 16 August 1980.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004941/19800817/467/0027 |title=Athletics |work=Sunday Express |date=17 August 1980 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=27 December 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001816/19800817/045/0045 |title=Sanderson out on high note |work=Birmingham Weekly Mercury |date=17 August 1980 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=27 December 2024 }}</ref>

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British athletics event

International athletics championship event
1980 WAAA Championships
Dates15–16 August
Host cityLondon
VenueCrystal Palace National Sports Centre
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1979 1981

WAAA Championships

The 1980 WAAA Championships sponsored by Sunsilk, were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.

The event was held at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London, from 15 to 16 August 1980.

The 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres events were introduced to the Championships for the first time, although they were considered non-Championship events in 1980.

Results

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Kathy Smallwood 11.45 Bev Goddard 11.51 Heather Hunte 11.59
200 metres Kathy Smallwood 23.14 Patricia Amond IRL 23.82 Rosalee Wilson 23.94
400 metres Michelle Probert 51.94 Joslyn Hoyte-Smith 51.98 Verona Elder 53.05
800 metres Anne Clarkson 2:01.89 Jane Finch 2:04.15 Julie Asgill 2:05.79
1,500 metres Gillian Dainty 4:14.02 Bernadette Madigan 4:15.40 Sandra Arthurton 4:15.74
3,000 metres Regina Joyce 9:13.82 Vera Duffy IRL 9:25.08 Shireen Samy 9:32.85
5,000 metres Sue Hutton 16:13.7 Susan Simpkin 17:19.1 Janette Board 17:33.2
10,000 metres Christine Readdy 34:32.0 Alison Blake 35:27.0 Bronwen Smith 36:36.0
marathon+ Joyce Smith 2:41:22 Gillian Adams 2:42:14 Carol Gould 2:43:50
100 metres hurdles Shirley Strong 13.57 Yvette Wray 13.70 Judy Livermore 13.86
400 metres hurdles Sue Morley 58.76 Val Lemoignan 59.38 Deborah Skerritt 59.72
High jump Ann-Marie Devally 1.88 Moira Maguire (Walls) 1.82 Diana Elliott
Sarah Rowe
1.79
1.79
Long jump Sue Reeve 6.55 Sue Hearnshaw 6.39 Carol Earlington 6.37
Shot put Judy Oakes 16.85 Wales Venissa Head 16.78 Vanessa Redford 13.89
Discus throw Lesley Mallin 51.24 Wales Venissa Head 50.64 Gwen Bird 47.56
Javelin Tessa Sanderson 64.08 Fatima Whitbread 56.24 Jeanette Rose 53.74
Pentathlon ++ Sue Longden 4409 NR Yvette Wray 4278 Judy Livermore 4259
5,000 metres walk Irene Bateman 24:09.0 Sweden Siw Gustavsson 24:27.6 Sweden Britt Holmqvist 24:49.6
10,000 metres walk Carol Tyson 49:30.4 Irene Bateman 50:38.8 Karen Eden 53:46.8

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. "Athletics". Sunday Express. 17 August 1980. Retrieved 27 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Sanderson out on high note". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 17 August 1980. Retrieved 27 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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