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1936 WAAA Championships

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1936 WAAA Championships
Dates18 July
Host cityLondon
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1935
1937


The 1936 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. The 1 mile event was held for the first time.[1][2]

The event was held at White City Stadium, London, on 18 July 1936.[3][4]

Results

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Barbara Burke (right) won three WAAA titles
Event Gold Silver Bronze
60 metres Betty Lock7.6 NR Ethel Raby1 yard Irene Bigwood1 foot
100 metres South Africa Barbara Burke12.3 Eileen Hiscock1 yard Audrey Browninches
200 metres South Africa Barbara Burke25.2 Eileen Hiscock1 yard Violet Olney3 yards
400 metres Olive Hall58.6 Vera Rudd61.0 Betty Walters61.5
800 metres Olive Hall2:20.2 Evelyne Forster2:24.8e Mary French2 yards
1 mile Gladys Lunn5:23.0 WR Nellie Halstead5:28.0 Helen Wright5:32.0
80 metres hurdles South Africa Barbara Burke11.9 Violet Webb11.9e South Africa Bernice Steyl12.8e
High jump Dorothy Odam1.537 Nellie Carrington1.524 Alice Flack1.499
Long jump Ethel Raby5.45 Nellie Carrington5.22 Grace Gregory5.14
Shot put South Africa Bernice Steyl10.74 Kathleen Tilley10.32 NR Irene Phillips9.76
Discus throw Irene Phillips30.82 Ada Holland30.20 Margaret Cox29.94
Javelin Katharine Connal35.99 NR Argentina Ruth Caro33.48 Gladys Lunn32.88
1600 metres walk Jessie Howes8:14.2 Florence Pengelly20 yards Queenie Waters15 yards

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. "Women Champions". The Scotsman. 20 July 1936. Retrieved 16 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Five Records Broken". Western Mail. 20 July 1936. Retrieved 16 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.