1945 WAAA Championships

British athletics event December 2024 December 2024 1945 WAAA Championships Tooting Bec, London 18 August Tooting Bec Athletics Track Senior Outdoor 1939 1946 WAAA Championships The 1945 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 18 December 2024 http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/waaa.htm AAA Championships (women) GBR Athletics 18 December 2024 The event was held at Tooting Bec Athletics Track in Tooting Bec, London, on 18 August 1945. The Championships returned after a five-year absence due to World War II.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000619/19450820/095/0004 Athletics Birmingham Daily Post 20 August 1945 British Newspaper Archive subscription 18 December 2024 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000671/19450820/088/0004 Women's Championships Evening Despatch 20 August 1945 British Newspaper Archive subscription 18 December 2024 Results thumb|right|200px|Tooting Bec athletics track in 2005 EventGoldSilverBronze100 metres Winifred Jordan 12.8 Lillian Chalmers inches Irene Stretton200 metresWinifred Jordan 26.7 Irene Stretton inches Joan Shepherd440 yards Winifred Jordan 61.8 Lillian Chalmers Irene Stretton880 yards Phyllis Richards 2:26.7 Pat Sandall Joyce Heath1 milePat Sandall 5:40.2Phyllis RichardsHelen Wright80 metres hurdles Zoe Hancock 13.6 E. Lewis J. R. JonesHigh jump Dora Gardner 1.524 Dorothy Tyler 1.524 Doris Endruweit 1.473Long jump Kathleen Duffy 4.76 Vedder Schenck 4.66 Doreen Clutton 4.63Discus throw Kathleen Dyer (Tilley) 30.38Muriel Smith 30.12 Margaret Lucas 27.24Javelin Gladys Clarke 31.72 Katharine Connal 30.10 M. Bruce 24.101 mile walk Joan Riddington 8:42.8 Doris Hart Joyce Heath References Category:WAAA Championships WAAA Championships, 1945 WAAA Championships WAAA Championships WAAA Championships Category:Women's sport in London