1948 WAAA Championships

British athletics event December 2024 December 2024 1948 WAAA Championships Chiswick, London 26 June Polytechnic Stadium Senior Outdoor 1947 1949 WAAA Championships The 1948 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.https://nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists National Union of Track Statisticians 21 December 2024 http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/waaa.htm AAA Championships (women) GBR Athletics 21 December 2024 The event was held at Polytechnic Stadium in Chiswick, London, on 26 June 1948.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003359/19480627/096/0006 Mrs Jordan keeps title Weekly Dispatch (London) 27 June 1948 British Newspaper Archive subscription 21 December 2024 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000653/19480626/003/0001 Birmingham Rivals in Close Finish Sports Argus 26 June 1948 British Newspaper Archive subscription 21 December 2024 Results thumb|right|150px|Maureen Gardner retained her 80 metres hurdles title EventGoldSilverBronze60 metres Doris Batter 9.1 Irene Robertson 9.2SCO Quita Shivas 9.2100 metres Winifred Jordan 12.6 Doris Batter 12.7 Muriel Pletts 12.7200 metres Sylvia Cheeseman 25.7 Margaret Walker 25.7 Audrey Williamson 25.8400 metres Valerie Ball 60.8 B. Kemp 61.3 Rose Eaton 61.8800 metres Nellie Batson 2:20.3 Dorothy Born 2:22.4 Eileen Garritt 2:24.01 mileNellie Batson 5:31.8Eileen Garritt 5:37.5Ivy Kibbler 5:38.380 metres hurdles Maureen Gardner 12.0 Joan Upton 12.4 Bertha Crowther 12.5High jump Dorothy Tyler 1.626 Bertha Crowther1.600 Gladys Young 1.524Long jump Joan Shepherd 5.70 SCO Margaret Erskine 5.55 Lorna Lee 5.48Shot put Bevis Reid 12.34 Margaret Lucas 10.67 P. Evans 10.00Discus throw Bevis Reid 36.73 Elspeth Whyte 33.65 Margaret Lucas 32.25Javelin Bevis Reid 31.10 Marian Long 31.00 Gladys Clarke 30.631600 metres walk Joyce Heath 8:17.8 Beryl Day 8:18.0 Gwen Thorne 8:20.0 See also 1948 AAA Championships References Category:WAAA Championships WAAA Championships, 1948 WAAA Championships WAAA Championships WAAA Championships Category:Women's sport in London