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International athletics championship event
1928 WAAA Championships
Dates14 July
Host cityLondon
VenueStamford Bridge
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1927 1929

WAAA Championships

The 1928 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.

The event was held at Stamford Bridge, London, on 14 July 1928.

Results

Hilda Hatt
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Muriel Gunn 11.6 Daisy Ridgley 2 yards Rose Thompson 1 foot
220 yards Kinue Hitomi JPN 26.2 Ivy Walker 3 yards Marion King 1 foot
440 yards Florence Haynes 60.8 WR Annie Stone 60.9e Ivy Barber 8 yards
880 yards Ivy Barber 2:27.6 Lilian Styles 4 yards Mary Firmin 15 yards
100 yards hurdles Marjorie Clark RSA 13.8 WB Hilda Hatt 14.0e NR Muriel Gunn 1 yard
High jump Marjorie Clark RSA 1.524 Marjorie O'Kell 1.473 Barbara Holliday 1.448
Long jump Muriel Gunn 5.68 NR Kinue Hitomi JPN 5.36 Josephine Matthews 5.15
Shot put Florence Birchenough 16.86 Louise Fawcett 15.14 Not awarded+
Discus throw Florence Birchenough 27.93 Louise Fawcett 25.96 Not awarded+
Javelin Kinue Hitomi JPN 35.97 Louise Fawcett 25.55 Not awarded+
1 mile walk Lucy Howes 8:27.4 Virna Horwood 8:30.4 Margaret Hegarty
660-yard relay London Olympiad 1.17.1/5 Middlesex Ladies Fry's AC

+Mary Weston won the shot put, finished second in the javelin and third in the discus but was later identified as a man.

See also

References

  1. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  2. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  3. "Records Broken by Women Athletes". Reynolds's Newspaper. 15 July 1928. Retrieved 14 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Day of records by Women Athletes". Daily Mirror. 16 July 1928. Retrieved 14 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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