1957 WAAA Championships

British athletics event December 2024 December 2024 1957 WAAA Championships London 5–6 July White City Stadium Senior Outdoor 1956 1958 WAAA Championships The 1957 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 24 December 2024 http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/waaa.htm AAA Championships (women) GBR Athletics 24 December 2024 The Championships were held over two days for the first time. The event was held at White City Stadium, London, from 5 to 6 July 1957.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003359/19570707/213/0013 Schoolgirls Jolt Olympic Jump Star Weekly Dispatch (London) 7 July 1957 British Newspaper Archive subscription 24 December 2024 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000729/19570707/127/0014 England women won't win much on this poor showing The People 7 July 1957 British Newspaper Archive subscription 24 December 2024 Results thumb|right|250px|Heather Young won both the 100 and 220 yards titles EventGoldSilverBronze100 yards Heather Young 10.9 Madeleine Weston 11.1 Elizabeth Wheeler 11.2220 yards Heather Young 24.2 NR Moyra Hiscox 24.6 Jill Dudderidge 25.0440 yards Janet Ruff 56.4 WR Violet Murphy 56.5 Margaret Pickerill 56.7880 yards Diane Leather 2:09.4 Phyllis Perkins 2:10.8 Anne Oliver 2:11.21 mile Diane Leather 4:55.3 Maureen Bonnano 5:01.0 Roma Ashby 5:03.580 metres hurdles NIR Thelma Hopkins 11.4 Carole Quinton 11.5 Carolyn Ivins 11.6High jump NIR Thelma Hopkins 1.651 Susan Etherton 1.651 Mary Bignal 1.626Long jump Christina Persighetti 5.87 Jean Whitehead 5.72 Carole Hamby 5.62Shot put Josephine Cook12.60 Gwen Charman 11.63 Joan Linsell 11.38Discus throw Sylvia Needham 40.22 Maya Giri 39.45 Maureen Burtenshaw 38.19Javelin Averil Williams 40.23 Mary Tadd 38.27 Margaret Callender 37.42Pentathlon + Margaret Rowley 4183 Joan Day 3964 Janet Pulfer 37061 mile walk Dilys Williams 8:08.4 Helen Vincent 8:08.8 Betty Franklin 8:23.0 + Held on 31 August at Birmingham University See also 1957 AAA Championships References Category:WAAA Championships WAAA Championships, 1957 WAAA Championships WAAA Championships WAAA Championships Category:Women's sport in London