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International athletics championship event
1957 WAAA Championships
Dates5–6 July
Host cityLondon
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1956 1958

WAAA Championships

The 1957 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. The Championships were held over two days for the first time.

The event was held at White City Stadium, London, from 5 to 6 July 1957.

Results

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Heather Young (Armitage) 10.9 Madeleine Weston 11.1 Elizabeth Wheeler 11.2
220 yards Heather Young (Armitage) 24.2 NR Moyra Hiscox 24.6 Jill Dudderidge 25.0
440 yards Janet Ruff 56.4 WR Violet Murphy 56.5 Margaret Pickerill 56.7
880 yards Diane Leather 2:09.4 Phyllis Perkins 2:10.8 Anne Oliver 2:11.2
1 mile Diane Leather 4:55.3 Maureen Bonnano 5:01.0 Roma Ashby 5:03.5
80 metres hurdles Thelma Hopkins 11.4 Carole Quinton 11.5 Carolyn Ivins 11.6
High jump Thelma Hopkins 1.651 Susan Etherton 1.651 Mary Bignal 1.626
Long jump Christina Persighetti (Cops) 5.87 Jean Whitehead 5.72 Carole Hamby 5.62
Shot put Josephine Cook (Page) 12.60 Gwen Charman 11.63 Joan Linsell 11.38
Discus throw Sylvia Needham 40.22 Maya Giri 39.45 Maureen Burtenshaw 38.19
Javelin Averil Williams 40.23 Mary Tadd 38.27 Margaret Callender 37.42
Pentathlon + Margaret Rowley 4183 Joan Day 3964 Janet Pulfer 3706
1 mile walk Dilys Williams 8:08.4 Helen Vincent 8:08.8 Betty Franklin 8:23.0

+ Held on 31 August at Birmingham University

See also

References

  1. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  2. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  3. "Schoolgirls Jolt Olympic Jump Star". Weekly Dispatch (London). 7 July 1957. Retrieved 24 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "England women won't win much on this poor showing". he People. 7 July 1957. Retrieved 24 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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