1984 WAAA Championships

The 1984 WAAA Championships sponsored by the Trustee Savings Bank, were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.[1][2]

1984 WAAA Championships
Dates15–16 June
Host cityLondon
VenueCrystal Palace National Sports Centre
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1983
1985


The event was held at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London, from 15 to 16 June 1984.[3][4]

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Kathy Cook11.44 Jayne Andrews11.55 Sue Hearnshaw11.66
200 metres Kathy Cook22.77 Bev Callender23.18 Helen Barnett23.25
400 metres Tracy Lawton52.74 Linda Keough53.73 Carol Finlay53.76
800 metres Australia Heather Barralet2:02.37 Christina Boxer2:02.66 Scotland Anne Purvis2:02.98
1,500 metres Christine Benning4:07.27 Gillian Green4:07.90 Ruth Smeeth4:10.76
3,000 metres Debbie Peel9:15.0 Carole Bradford9:20.9 Shireen Samy9:23.8
5,000 metres Shireen Samy16:10.10 Carol Haigh16:21.83 Sue Crehan16:26.58
10,000 metres Priscilla Welch34:00.5 Caroline Horne35:15.9 Sue Crehan35:48.3
marathon+ Priscilla Welch2:30:06 Sarah Rowell2:31:28 Véronique Marot2:33:52
100 metres hurdles Shirley Strong12.96 Sally Gunnell13.30 Lorna Boothe13.31
400 metres hurdles Gladys Taylor56.78 Maureen Prendergast57.49 Scotland Margaret Southerden58.07
High jump Diana Elliott1.86 Australia Vanessa Browne1.86 Louise Manning1.83
Long jump Sue Hearnshaw6.79 Georgina Oladapo6.52 Joyce Oladapo6.40
Shot put Judy Oakes18.01 Myrtle Augee17.10 Yvonne Hanson-Nortey13.77
Discus throw Lynda Whiteley57.32 Karen Pugh49.98 Janette Picton47.20
Javelin Fatima Whitbread65.76 Sharon Gibson60.58 Scotland Diane Royle59.92
Heptathlon ++ Sarah Owen5150 Madeleine Cropper5099 Charmaine Johnson4963
5,000 metres walk Jill Barrett23:51.63 Virginia Birch24:09.96 Helen Elleker24:28.76
10,000 metres walk Helen Elleker49:52.3 Brenda Lupton50:10.2 Helen Ringshaw51:31.2

See also

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References

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  1. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  2. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  3. "Plucky Win for Fatima". Sunday Express. 17 June 1984. Retrieved 27 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Sorry to do it, Sis". Sunday Mirror. 17 June 1984. Retrieved 27 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.