1961 WAAA Championships

1961 WAAA Championships
1961 WAAA Championships
Dates	8 July
Host city	London
Venue	White City Stadium
Level	Senior
Type	Outdoor
	← 1960 1962 → ; WAAA Championships

The 1961 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.^[1]^[2]

The event was held at White City Stadium, London, on 8 July 1961.^[3]^[4]

Results

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 yards	Jennifer Smart	10.7	Carole Carter	10.9	Daphne Arden	11.0
220 yards	Jennifer Smart	24.0	Jennifer Taylor	24.9	Daphne Arden	25.0
440 yards	Maeve Kyle	56.3	Jean Dunbar	56.9	Joy Grieveson	57.3
880 yards	Joy Jordan	2:11.0	Anne Oliver	2:13.0	Sallie Newell	2:13.8
1 mile	Roma Ashby	5:01.8	Elizabeth Joyce	5:05.7	Joan Briggs	5:06.8
80 metres hurdles	Betty Moore	10.8w	Ann Charlesworth	10.9w	Pat Nutting	11.1w
200 metres hurdles	Pat Nutting	28.3 WR	Ann Charlesworth	28.6	Anne Fordyce	28.6
High jump	Dorothy Shirley	1.702	Thelma Hopkins	1.676	Patricia Veals	1.651
Long jump	Mary Rand	5.95	Christina Persighetti	5.83	Lorraine Winfield	5.81
Shot put	Suzanne Allday	13.73	Iris Mouzer	12.51	Mary Peters	12.24
Discus throw	Suzanne Allday	45.30	Wendy Thomas	39.98	Brenda Bedford	39.42
Javelin	Sue Platt	47.88	Rosemary Morgan	43.25	Monica Podmore	41.90
Pentathlon +	Carole Hamby	3986	Brenda Gill	3972	Janet Gaunt	3923
1½ mile walk	Sheila Jennings	12:18.4	Judy Woodsford	12:29.6	Maureen Eyre	12:30.8

+ Held on 29 July at Birmingham University

References

^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
^ "Britain find a stand-in for Carole - From Australia". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 9 July 1961. Retrieved 26 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Results". Sunday Express. 9 July 1961. Retrieved 26 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[1] "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 26 December 2024.

[2] "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 26 December 2024.

[3] "Britain find a stand-in for Carole - From Australia". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 9 July 1961. Retrieved 26 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[4] "Results". Sunday Express. 9 July 1961. Retrieved 26 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

v t e British national championships in athletics
British Athletics Championships (current outdoor)	2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
British Indoor Athletics Championships (current indoor)	2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 ~~2021~~ 2022 2023 2024 2025
AAC Championships	1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879
AAA Championships	1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
WAAA Championships	1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
UK Championships	1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1997 2001
AAA Indoor Championships	1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

1961 WAAA Championships

Results

See also

References