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1936 WAAA Championships | |
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Dates | 18 July |
Host city | London |
Venue | White City Stadium |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
← 1935 1937 → WAAA Championships |
The 1936 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 18 July 1936.
Results
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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60 metres | Betty Lock | 7.6 NR | Ethel Raby | 1 yard | Irene Bigwood | 1 foot |
100 metres | Barbara Burke RSA | 12.3 | Eileen Hiscock | 1 yard | Audrey Brown | inches |
200 metres | Barbara Burke RSA | 25.2 | Eileen Hiscock | 1 yard | Violet Olney | 3 yards |
400 metres | Olive Hall | 58.6 | Vera Rudd | 61.0 | Betty Walters | 61.5 |
880 metres | Olive Hall | 2:20.2 | Evelyne Forster | 2:24.8e | Mary French | 2 yards |
1 mile | Gladys Lunn | 5:23.0 WR | Nellie Halstead | 5:28.0 | Helen Wright | 5:32.0 |
80 metres hurdles | Barbara Burke RSA | 11.9 | Violet Webb | 11.9e | Bernice Steyl RSA | 12.8e |
High jump | Dorothy Odam | 1.537 | Nellie Carrington | 1.524 | Alice Flack | 1.499 |
Long jump | Ethel Raby | 5.45 | Nellie Carrington | 5.22 | Grace Gregory | 5.14 |
Shot put | Bernice Steyl RSA | 10.74 | Kathleen Tilley | 10.32 NR | Irene Phillips | 9.76 |
Discus throw | Irene Phillips | 30.82 | Ada Holland | 30.20 | Margaret Cox | 29.94 |
Javelin | Katharine Connal | 35.99 NR | Ruth Caro GER/ARG | 33.48 | Gladys Lunn | 32.88 |
1600 metres | Jessie Howes | 8:14.2 | Florence Pengelly | 20 yards | Queenie Waters | 15 yards |
See also
References
- "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- "Women Champions". The Scotsman. 20 July 1936. Retrieved 16 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Five Records Broken". Western Mail. 20 July 1936. Retrieved 16 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
British national championships in athletics | |
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British Athletics Championships (current outdoor) | |
British Indoor Athletics Championships (current indoor) | |
AAC Championships | |
AAA Championships |
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WAAA Championships | |
UK Championships | |
AAA Indoor Championships |