1947 WAAA Championships

British athletics event December 2024 December 2024 1947 WAAA Championships Chiswick, London 2 August Polytechnic Stadium 250px Senior Outdoor 1946 1948 WAAA Championships The 1947 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 2 August 1947.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000769/19470802/189/0016 Women's A.A.A. Championships Coventry Evening Telegraph 2 August 1947 British Newspaper Archive subscription 21 December 2024 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001916/19470802/003/0001 Women's A.A.A. Title Change Star Green 'un 2 August 1947 British Newspaper Archive subscription 21 December 2024 Results EventGoldSilverBronze60 metres Irene Royse 7.9 Margaret Walker 8.0Hazel Batson 8.1100 metres Winifred Jordan 12.1 Maureen Gardner 12.1 Sylvia Cheeseman 12.2200 metres Sylvia Cheeseman 25.0 Winifred Jordan 25.0? Margaret Walker400 metres Joan Upton 61.6 Joyce Heath 62.2 Rose Eaton 62.5800 metres Nellie Batson 2:23.1 Joyce Heath 2:24.5 Phyllis Richards 2:25.81 mileNellie Batson 5:37.6Brenda Harris 5:41.5Ruby Wright 5:41.980 metres hurdles Maureen Gardner 11.5 NR Jean Desforges 12.2 Bertha Crowther 12.6High jump Gladys Young 1.549 Bertha Crowther1.499 Sheila Alexander 1.499Long jump Kathleen Duffy 5.26 Joan Shepherd 5.12 Vedder Schenck 4.75Shot put Bevis Reid 11.03 Margaret Lucas 10.30 Kathleen Dyer 10.23Discus throw Margaret Lucas 36.40 NR Bevis Reid 36.17 TCH Milena Taiblová35.15Javelin TCH Milena Taiblová 31.50 25px Margaret Lasbrey 29.64 Dora Chandler (Endruweit) 28.751600 metres walk Joan Riddington 8:36.4 Margaret Brittain 8:37.7 Beryl Day 8:40.0 See also 1947 AAA Championships References Category:WAAA Championships WAAA Championships, 1947 WAAA Championships WAAA Championships WAAA Championships Category:Women's sport in London