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1935 WAAA Championships

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1935 WAAA Championships
Dates10 August
Host cityLondon
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1934
1936


The 1935 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. The 60 metres event was held for the first time.[1][2][3]

The event was held at White City Stadium, London, on 10 August 1935.[4][5]

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
60 metres Audrey Wade8.0 Ivy Walkerinches Kathleen Stokesinches
100 metres Eileen Hiscock12.2 Ivy Walker2½ yards Lillian Chalmers1 foot
200 metres Eileen Hiscock25.3 Lillian Chalmers2½ yards Kathleen Stokes1-2 yards
400 metres Olive Hall61.9 Cissely Colvil62.3e Vera Rudd62.9e
800 metres Nellie Halstead2:15.6 NR Dorothy Bruty2:17.2 Constance Furneaux2:19.3
80 metres hurdles Elsie Green12.3 Kathleen Tiffen2½ yards Evelyn Matthews½ yard
High jump Mary Milne1.549 Dorothy Odam1.524 Dorothy Cosnett1.473
Long jump Ethel Raby5.50 Nellie Carrington5.49 Kathleen Tilley5.35
Shot put Kathleen Tilley10.08 Argentina Ruth Caro9.29 Irene Phillips9.09
Discus throw Ada Holland30.94 Irene Phillips30.71 Joan Webster30.68
Javelin Argentina Ruth Caro34.52 Gladys Lunn32.00 Edith Halstead31.59
1600 metres walk Jessie Howes7:57.8 P. Barratt10:42.5 Queenie Watersdsq

See also

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References

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  1. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  2. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  3. "Athletics". Hull Daily Mail. 10 August 1935. Retrieved 24 January 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Women's Record". The People. 11 August 1935. Retrieved 16 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Athletes active". Reynolds's Newspaper. 11 August 1935. Retrieved 16 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.