1949 WAAA Championships

The 1949 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.

The event was held at White City Stadium, London, on 9 July 1949.

The Pentathlon was added to the AAA Championships for the first time but was not held on the same date.

Results

EventGoldSilverBronze60 metres Doris Batter 7.7 Betty Brickwood 7.7 June Kinna100 metres Sylvia Cheeseman 12.1 Dorothy Manley 12.2 Doris Batter 12.4200 metres Sylvia Cheeseman 25.4 Paddy Gunn 26.4e Margaret Walker 26.8e400 metres Valerie Ball 59.4 Margaret Walker 60.0 Pamela Germain800 metres Hazel Spears 2:19.4 Audrey Stanley 2:20.6 Mary Webster1 mileEileen Garritt 5:20.0Joyce Heath 5:34.6Mary Bartleet5:34.880 metres hurdles Jean Desforges 11.9 Joan Upton 12.0 Bertha Crowther 12.8High jump Dorothy Tyler 1.600 Sheila Alexander 1.600 Bertha Crowther 1.600Long jump Margaret Erskine 5.37 Emma Anderson 5.25 Lorna Lee 5.24Shot put Bevis Shergold 12.36 Gwen Buddle 9.96 Ellen Allen 9.55Discus throw Bevis Shergold 36.97Gwen Buddle 32.46 Joan Hesselwood 28.91Javelin Ellen Allen 31.62 Gladys Clarke 30.27 Bevis Shergold 29.40Pentathlon + Bertha Crowther 327 (3901 NR) Paddy Gunn 288 Christine Wheeler 2621600 metres walk Joyce Heath 8:25.0 Angela Douglas 8:32.0 Beryl Day 8:37.6 + held on 20 August

See also 1949 AAA Championships

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