1960 WAAA Championships

British athletics event December 2024 December 2024 1960 WAAA Championships London 1–2 July White City Stadium Senior Outdoor 1959 1961 WAAA Championships The 1960 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 26 December 2024 http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/waaa.htm AAA Championships (women) GBR Athletics 26 December 2024 The event was held at White City Stadium, London, from 1 to 2 July 1960.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003359/19600703/246/0015 Susan has her fling - it's a record Weekly Dispatch (London) 3 July 1960 British Newspaper Archive subscription 26 December 2024 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004941/19600703/963/0024 Girls shine amid the bungling Sunday Express 3 July 1960 British Newspaper Archive subscription 26 December 2024 Results thumb|right|150px|Dorothy Shirley won the high jump EventGoldSilverBronze100 yards Dorothy Hyman 11.7 SCO Jennifer Smart 11.7 Elizabeth Wheeler 12.0220 yards Dorothy Hyman 24.0 SCO Jennifer Smart 24.0 Jean Hiscock 24.7440 yards Pam Piercy 57.2 Lesley Davis 57.5 Jean Dunbar 58.0880 yards Joy Jordan 2:09.1 Phyllis Perkins 2:09.6 Diane Charles 2:10.61 mileRoma Ashby 4:54.2Diane Charles 4:58.2Joan Briggs 5:04.280 metres hurdles Carole Quinton 10.8w AUS Betty R. Moore 11.0w Pat Nutting 11.2wHigh jump Dorothy Shirley 1.676 Janet Gaunt 1.676 Iris Pegley 1.651Long jump Ann Packer 5.68 Marion Needham 5.67 Barbara Brooks 5.61Shot put Suzanne Allday 14.30 Iris Mouzer 13.10 Ann Duckham 12.38Discus throw Suzanne Allday 45.25 Betty Smith 40.80 Sylvia Needham 40.66Javelin Sue Platt 50.83 Averil Williams 45.17 Monica Podmore 43.58Pentathlon + Mary Bignal 4568 Janet Gaunt 4261 Pat Nutting 40511½ mile walk Judy Woodsford 12:31.2 Joan Wallis 12:32.0 Sheila Jennings 12:38.6 + Held on 4 June at Birmingham University See also 1960 AAA Championships References Category:WAAA Championships WAAA Championships, 1960 WAAA Championships WAAA Championships WAAA Championships Category:Women's sport in London