1950 WAAA Championships

British athletics event December 2024 December 2024 1950 WAAA Championships London 8 July White City Stadium Senior Outdoor 1949 1951 WAAA Championships The 1950 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 White City Stadium, London, on 8 July 1950.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004941/19500709/271/0010 Shaky start by Maureen ended well Sunday Express 9 July 1950 British Newspaper Archive subscription 21 December 2024 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000844/19500709/118/0015 Valerie hurtled home for 400 metres record Sunday Mirror 9 July 1950 British Newspaper Archive subscription 21 December 2024 The 60 metres sprint was held for the last time. Results thumb|right|150px|Dorothy Hall won the 200 metres EventGoldSilverBronze60 metres SCO Quita Shivas 7.8 June Foulds 7.8 Doris Batter 7.9100 metres June Foulds 12.6 SCO Quita Shivas 12.8 Barbara Foster 13.0200 metres Dorothy Hall 25.2 Sylvia Cheeseman 25.3 Margaret Brian 25.3400 metres Valerie Ball 57.5 Margaret Taylor 59.0 Pamela Germain 59.2800 metres Margaret Hume 2:20.5 Mary Webster 2:21.6 Enid Harding 2:21.81 mileJoyce Heath 5:25.8Hazel Needham 5:26.0Joan Dryden 5:27.080 metres hurdles Maureen Dyson 11.6 Jean Desforges 11.6 Sheila Pratt 11.9High jump Sheila Alexander 1.626 Dorothy Tyler 1.600 Joan Cowan 1.575Long jump SCO Margaret Erskine 5.45 Bertha Crowther 5.43 Val Webster 5.31Shot put Joan Linsell 11.07 Kathleen Dyer 10.29 Josephine Page 10.01Discus throw Joyce Smith 33.04Sylvia Needham 32.44 Gwen Buddle 32.18Javelin Diane Coates 39.06 Gladys Clarke 31.50 Chreena MacDonald 31.22Pentathlon + Bertha Crowther 2949 (3829) Paddy Gunn 2762 (3712) Sheila Pratt 2455 (3462)1600 metres walk Joyce Heath 8:17.0 Angela Douglas Margaret Brittain + Held on 27 July at Alperton See also 1950 AAA Championships References Category:WAAA Championships WAAA Championships, 1950 WAAA Championships WAAA Championships WAAA Championships Category:Women's sport in London