1936 WAAA Championships

British athletics event December 2024 December 2024 1936 WAAA Championships London 18 July White City Stadium Senior Outdoor 1935 1937 WAAA Championships The 1936 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. The 1 mile event was held for the first time.https://nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists National Union of Track Statisticians 16 December 2024 http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/waaa.htm AAA Championships (women) GBR Athletics 16 December 2024 The event was held at White City Stadium, London, on 18 July 1936.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19360720/388/0007 Women Champions The Scotsman 20 July 1936 British Newspaper Archive subscription 16 December 2024 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000104/19360720/071/0003 Five Records Broken Western Mail 20 July 1936 British Newspaper Archive subscription 16 December 2024 Results thumb|right|150px|Barbara Burke (right) won three WAAA titles EventGoldSilverBronze60 metres Betty Lock 7.6 NR Ethel Raby 1 yard Irene Bigwood 1 foot100 metres SAF 1928 Barbara Burke 12.3 Eileen Hiscock 1 yard Audrey Brown inches200 metres SAF 1928 Barbara Burke 25.2 Eileen Hiscock 1 yard Violet Olney 3 yards400 metres Olive Hall 58.6 Vera Rudd 61.0 Betty Walters 61.5800 metres Olive Hall 2:20.2 Evelyne Forster 2:24.8e Mary French 2 yards1 mileGladys Lunn 5:23.0 WRNellie Halstead 5:28.0Helen Wright 5:32.080 metres hurdlesSAF 1928 Barbara Burke 11.9 Violet Webb 11.9eSAF 1928 Bernice Steyl 12.8eHigh jump Dorothy Odam 1.537 Nellie Carrington 1.524 Alice Flack 1.499Long jump Ethel Raby 5.45 Nellie Carrington 5.22 Grace Gregory 5.14Shot putSAF 1928 Bernice Steyl 10.74 Kathleen Tilley 10.32 NR Irene Phillips 9.76Discus throw Irene Phillips 30.82Ada Holland 30.20 Margaret Cox 29.94Javelin Katharine Connal 35.99 NR ARG Ruth Caro 33.48 Gladys Lunn 32.881600 metres walk Jessie Howes 8:14.2 Florence Pengelly 20 yards Queenie Waters 15 yards See also 1936 AAA Championships References Category:WAAA Championships WAAA Championships, 1936 WAAA Championships WAAA Championships WAAA Championships Category:Women's sport in London