1929 WAAA Championships

1929 WAAA Championships
1929 WAAA Championships
Dates	13 July
Host city	London
Venue	Stamford Bridge
Level	Senior
Type	Outdoor
	← 1928 1930 → ; WAAA Championships

The 1929 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.^[1]^[2]

The event was held at Stamford Bridge, London, on 13 July 1929.^[3]^[4]

Results

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 yards	Ivy Walker	11.4 =NR	Ethel Scott	1 foot	Eileen Hiscock	1 foot
220 yards	Winifred Weldon	26.4	Florence Haynes	7 yards	Madge Wannop	1 foot
440 yards	Marion King	59.2 WR	Annie Stone	59.2e =WR	Ellen Wright	15 yards
880 yards	Violet Streater	2:25.8	Ruth Christmas	inches	Lilian Styles	5 yards
80 metres hurdles	Hilda Hatt	12.4 NR	Muriel Cornell (Gunn)	inches	Kathleen Tiffen	1 foot
High jump	Marjorie O'Kell	1.473	Hilda Thorogood	1.448	Hilda Hatt	1.422
Long jump	Muriel Cornell (Gunn)	5.78	Josephine Matthews	5.19	Jean Knights	5.08
Shot put^[a]	Mary Weston	19.04	Florence Birchenough	16.98	Elsie Otway	16.06
Discus throw^[a]	Mary Weston	30.50	Florence Birchenough	26.97	Nellie Purvey	26.91
Javelin^[a]	Mary Weston	25.91	Louise Fawcett	24.18	Ivy Hughes	20.98
1 mile walk	Lucy Howes	8:18.0	Virna Horwood	8:32.4	Margaret Hegarty	40 yards
660-yard relay	Manor Park	1.17.3/5	Cambridge H		Middlesex Ladies

^ ^a ^b ^c Mary Weston won the shot put, javelin and discus, but later identified as a man

References

^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
^ "Records by Women". Weekly Dispatch (London). 14 July 1929. Retrieved 15 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "The Women's World". Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News. 20 July 1929. Retrieved 15 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[MW-5] Mary Weston won the shot put, javelin and discus, but later identified as a man

[1] "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 15 December 2024.

[2] "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 15 December 2024.

[3] "Records by Women". Weekly Dispatch (London). 14 July 1929. Retrieved 15 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[4] "The Women's World". Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News. 20 July 1929. Retrieved 15 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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