1934 WAAA Championships
1934 WAAA Championships | |
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Dates | 30 June |
Host city | London |
Venue | Herne Hill Athletics Ground |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
← 1933 1935 → |
The 1934 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.[1][2]
The event was held at Herne Hill Athletics Ground, London, on 30 June 1934. The athletics track and field area was situated inside the cycling track.[3][4]
Results
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres | Eileen Hiscock | 12.2 =NR | Elsie Maguire | 12.3 | Ethel Johnson | 12.4 |
200 metres | Nellie Halstead | 25.6 | Eileen Hiscock | 25.9e | Ethel Johnson | 26.2e |
400 metres | Violet Branch | 60.0 | Edith Street | 61.7e | Nellie Bishop | |
800 metres | Gladys Lunn | 2:18.3 | Ida Jones | 2:21.0e | Dorothy Butterfield | 2:22.9e |
80 metres hurdles | Elsie Green | 12.0 | Violet Webb | 12.0 | Kathleen Tiffen | |
High jump | Margaret Bergmann GER | 1.549 | Mary Milne | 1.524 | Hilda Thorogood | 1.473 |
Long jump | Phyllis Bartholomew | 5.55 | Muriel Cornell | 5.27 | Doris Razzell | 5.16 |
Shot put | Kathleen Tilley | 10.04 | Irene Phillips | 9.62 | Ruby Davis | 9.15 |
Discus throw | Irene Phillips | 31.00 | Ada Holland | 30.74 | Ruby Davis | 28.29 |
Javelin | Edith Halstead | 34.28 | Gladys Lunn | 31.53 | Louise Fawcett | 31.05 |
1600 metres walk | Jeanne Probekk | 7:38.2 | Jessie Howes | 7:40.0 | Virna Tosh (Horwood) |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "Women's A.A.A. Titles". Weekly Dispatch (London). 1 July 1934. Retrieved 16 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Women Champions". Sunday Mirror. 1 July 1934. Retrieved 16 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.