1924 WAAA Championships

The 1924 WAAA Championships were the second national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.[1]

1924 WAAA Championships
Dates28 June
Host cityLondon
VenueWoolwich Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1923
1925


The event was held at the Woolwich Stadium on Woolwich Common, London, on 28 June 1924. The athletes competed in 12 events; up one event from the previous year with the addition of the discus throw.[2][3][4]

Results

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Sophie Eliott-Lynn
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Eileen Edwards11.3 Rose Thompson1 yd Mary Linesinches
220 yards Eileen Edwards27.6 Vera Palmer2 yd Rose Thompson2 yd
440 yards Vera Palmer65.2 Edith Trickey67.4 Alice Cast3 yd
880 yards Edith Trickey2:30.4 Phyllis Hall2:41.8 Ivy Wilson5 yd
120 yards hurdles Mary Lines18.4 Daisy Wright5 yd Peggy Batt1 yd
High jump Sophie Eliott-Lynn1.448 Sylvia Stone1.410 Ivy J. Lowman1.397
Long jump Mary Lines5.17 Gladys Elliott5.12 Sylvia Stone4.84
Shot put Mary Weston16.17 Beatrice Manton15.99 Florence Birchenough15.61
Discus throw Florence Birchenough20.57 NR Beatrice Manton20.11 Sophie Eliott-Lynn19.60
Two-Handed Javelin Sophie Eliott-Lynn52.78 NR Ivy Wilson38.52 Beatrice Manton37.86
880 yards walk Edith Trickey4:17.4 Betty Keeling15 yd Florence Faulkner5 yd
660-yard relay London Olympiad1.21.3/5

See also

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References

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  1. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  2. "Safe Athletics for Women". London Daily Chronicle. 4 August 1924. Retrieved 8 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Ladies! Be Fit!". Kensington Post. 2 May 1924. Retrieved 8 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Record Performances by Women". The Scotsman. 30 June 1924. Retrieved 8 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.