1981 WAAA Championships

British athletics event December 2024 December 2024 1981 WAAA Championships London 24–25 July Crystal Palace National Sports Centre Senior Outdoor 1980 1982 WAAA Championships The 1981 WAAA Championships sponsored by Sunsilk, 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 27 December 2024 http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/waaa.htm AAA Championships (women) GBR Athletics 27 December 2024 The event was held at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London, from 24 to 25 July 1981.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004941/19810726/531/0027 Shirley 'Puffs' To Hat-Trick Sunday Express 26 July 1981 British Newspaper Archive subscription 27 December 2024 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000566/19810726/106/0035 Scots' Six Golds Sunday Post 26 July 1981 British Newspaper Archive subscription 27 December 2024 The Pentathlon became the Heptathlon following the addition of two disciplines. Results EventGoldSilverBronze100 metres Wendy Hoyte 11.73 Sonia Lannaman 11.77 Shirley Thomas 11.90200 metres Sonia Lannaman 23.14 Joslyn Hoyte-Smith23.34 Janine MacGregor 23.63400 metres Joslyn Hoyte-Smith 51.70 Linda Forsyth 53.48 SCO Alison Reid 53.92800 metres SCO Anne Clarkson 2:03.92 Lorraine Baker 2:04.21 WAL Kirsty McDermott 2:05.631,500 metresGillian Dainty 4:12.26Paula Fudge 4:13.02Janet Marlow 4:14.343,000 metresUSA Cathie Twomey 9:05.39Val Rowe 9:05.99IRE Regina Joyce 9:18.025,000 metresKathryn Binns 16:23.35WAL Hilary Hollick 16:44.14Carole Bradford 16:44.6310,000 metresKathryn Binns 33:56.3Alison Blake 36:09.8Kim Webb 37:56.9marathon+SCO Leslie Watson 2:49:08Gillian Burley 2:52:40Véronique Marot 2:53:39100 metres hurdles Shirley Strong 13.36 Tessa Sanderson 13.46 Diane Greenidge 13.84400 metres hurdles Christine Warden 56.75 Sue Morley 58.10 SCO Margaret Southerden 58.59High jump Ann-Marie Cording 1.90 Diana Elliott 1.76 Brenda Gibbs 1.80Long jump Allison Manley 6.27 Carol Earlington 6.24 Barbara Clarke 6.15Shot put Angela Littlewood 16.26 ZIM Mariette Van Heerden 15.26 Helen Clarke 14.59Discus throw SCO Meg Ritchie 62.22 ZIM Mariette Van Heerden52.40 Lesley Bryant 52.06Javelin Fatima Whitbread 57.74 Jeanette Rose 54.50 Sharon Gibson 51.44Heptathlon ++ Kathy Warren 5674 Sarah Owen 5519 Joanne Taylor 50975,000 metres walk Carol Tyson 23:12.55 Irene Bateman 23:48.10 CAN Ann Peel 23:50.8510,000 metres walk Irene Bateman 49:54.3 Lillian Millen 52:58.3 Jill Barrett 53:11.4 + Held on 10 May at Rugby ++ Held on 8 & 9 August at the Alexander Stadium See also 1981 AAA Championships References Category:WAAA Championships WAAA Championships, 1981 WAAA Championships WAAA Championships WAAA Championships Category:Women's sport in London