1979 WAAA Championships

British athletics event December 2024 December 2024 1979 WAAA Championships London 27–28 July Crystal Palace National Sports Centre Senior Outdoor 1978 1980 WAAA Championships The 1979 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 27 to 28 July 1979.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004941/19790729/495/0032 Athletics Results Sunday Express 29 July 1979 British Newspaper Archive subscription 27 December 2024 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002137/19790729/335/0039 Framed! Sunday Mirror 29 July 1979 British Newspaper Archive subscription 27 December 2024 The marathon and 10,000 walk events were introduced to the Championships for the first time. Results EventGoldSilverBronze100 metres Heather Hunte 11.58 Kathy Smallwood 11.58 Bev Goddard 11.64200 metres Kathy Smallwood 23.39 Bev Goddard 23.40 Heather Hunte 23.85400 metres Joslyn Hoyte-Smith 51.90 Verona Elder 52.78 Dianne Clarke 52.98800 metres Christine Benning 2:01.24 Janet Prictoe 2:01.66 Liz Barnes 2:02.841,500 metresMary Stewart 4:14.78Ruth Smeeth 4:15.45Glynis Penny 4:15.673,000 metres IRE Deirdre Nagle 9:13.24 Kathryn Binns 9:13.34 NZL Barbara Moore 9:15.92marathon+ Joyce Smith 2:41:37 Gillian Adams 2:43:08 Carol Gould 2:44:30100 metres hurdles Shirley Strong 13.67 ISR Esther Rot 13.71 Lorna Boothe 14.01400 metres hurdles Christine Warden 56.06 NR IRE Mary Appleby 57.87 Diane Heath 58.35High jump Barbara Simmonds 1.81 Ann-Marie Devally 1.78 three–way tie^ 1.73Long jump Sue Hearnshaw 6.55 Allison Manley 6.41 Gladys Taylor 6.24Shot put Judy Oakes 16.38 WAL Venissa Head 16.35 Angela Littlewood 15.43Discus throw Janet Thompson 53.56 IRE Patricia Walsh 51.12 Lesley Mallin 48.88Javelin Tessa Sanderson 61.82 Fatima Whitbread 56.66 WAL Jacqueline Zaslona 50.74Pentathlon ++ Marcia Marriott 3897 Judy Livermore 3738 Kim Hagger 36835,000 metres walk Marion Fawkes 23:31.5 NR Carol Tyson 23:57.0 Irene Bateman 24:21.910,000 metres walk Marion Fawkes 48:37.6 NR Irene Bateman 49:05.0 Judy Farr 51:18.0 + Held on 17 June at Sandbach ++ Held on 16 June at the Alexander Stadium ^ Three–way tie between Tonia Philpots, Lesley Chilton & Sharon McPeake See also 1979 AAA Championships References Category:WAAA Championships WAAA Championships, 1979 WAAA Championships WAAA Championships WAAA Championships Category:Women's sport in London