1954 WAAA Championships

The 1954 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.[1][2]

1954 WAAA Championships
Dates19 June
Host cityLondon
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1953
1955


The event was held at White City Stadium, London, on 19 June 1954.[3][4]

Results

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Diane Leather set a world record when winning the 880 yards
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Anne Pashley11.1 Scotland Patricia Devine11.1 Heather Armitage11.3
220 yards Ann Johnson25.1 Shirley Hampton25.2 Margaret Brian25.3
440 yards Gloria Goldsborough57.1 Janet Ruff57.4 Madeleine Wooller59.2
880 yards Diane Leather2:09.0 WR Anne Oliver2:11.4 Valerie Winn2:11.7
1 mile Phyllis Green5:09.6 Helen Vincent5:11.4 Scotland Aileen Drummond5:12.9
80 metres hurdles Jean Desforges11.4 Pamela Seaborne11.5 Northern Ireland Thelma Hopkins11.7
High jump Sheila Lerwill1.651 Dorothy Tyler1.626 Northern Ireland Thelma Hopkins1.575
Long jump Jean Desforges5.83 Shirley Cawley5.73 Jean Whitehead5.43
Shot put Suzanne Allday12.52 Josephine Cook11.40 Maya Giri10.41
Discus throw Maya Giri39.42 Suzanne Allday39.09 Sylvia Needham36.32
Javelin Ann Dukes39.55 Anne Collins38.20 Jacqueline Ogden36.27
Pentathlon + Jean Desforges3170 (3973) Pamela French2983 (3854) Betty Lovell2695 (3639)
1 mile walk Beryl Randle7:38.4 Patricia Grant8:07.2 Rita Phillips8:18.0

+ Held on 4 September at Paddington

See also

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References

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  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. "Diane is a Real Smasher". Sunday Mirror. 20 June 1954. Retrieved 24 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Our Girls Beat Record". he People. 20 June 1954. Retrieved 24 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.