1949 WAAA Championships

British athletics event December 2024 December 2024 1949 WAAA Championships London 9 July White City Stadium Senior Outdoor 1948 1950 WAAA Championships The 1949 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 9 July 1949.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004941/19490710/354/0010 Girl clips shot record on her honeymoon Sunday Express 10 July 1949 British Newspaper Archive subscription 21 December 2024 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19490711/124/0011 June 15 wins a record birthday gift Daily Mirror 11 July 1949 British Newspaper Archive subscription 21 December 2024 The Pentathlon was added to the AAA Championships for the first time but was not held on the same date. Results thumb|right|150px|Sylvia Cheeseman won her fourth consecutive 200 metres title EventGoldSilverBronze60 metres Doris Batter 7.7 Betty Brickwood 7.7 June Kinna100 metres Sylvia Cheeseman 12.1 Dorothy Manley 12.2 Doris Batter 12.4200 metres Sylvia Cheeseman 25.4 Paddy Gunn 26.4e Margaret Walker 26.8e400 metres Valerie Ball 59.4 Margaret Walker 60.0 Pamela Germain800 metres Hazel Spears 2:19.4 Audrey Stanley 2:20.6 Mary Webster1 mileEileen Garritt 5:20.0Joyce Heath 5:34.6Mary Bartleet5:34.880 metres hurdles Jean Desforges 11.9 Joan Upton 12.0 Bertha Crowther 12.8High jump Dorothy Tyler 1.600 Sheila Alexander 1.600 Bertha Crowther 1.600Long jump SCO Margaret Erskine 5.37 SCO Emma Anderson 5.25 Lorna Lee 5.24Shot put Bevis Shergold 12.36 Gwen Buddle 9.96 Ellen Allen 9.55Discus throw Bevis Shergold 36.97Gwen Buddle 32.46 Joan Hesselwood 28.91Javelin Ellen Allen 31.62 Gladys Clarke 30.27 Bevis Shergold 29.40Pentathlon + Bertha Crowther 327 (3901 NR) Paddy Gunn 288 Christine Wheeler 2621600 metres walk Joyce Heath 8:25.0 Angela Douglas 8:32.0 Beryl Day 8:37.6 + held on 20 August See also 1949 AAA Championships References Category:WAAA Championships WAAA Championships, 1949 WAAA Championships WAAA Championships WAAA Championships Category:Women's sport in London