1931 WAAA Championships
Appearance
1931 WAAA Championships | |
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Dates | 11 July |
Host city | London |
Venue | Stamford Bridge |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
← 1930 1932 → |
The 1931 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 11 July 1931.[3][4]
Results
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 yards | Nellie Halstead | 11.4 | Ivy Walker | 11.6e | Gwendoline Porter | 11.6e |
220 yards | Nellie Halstead | 25.5 | Ivy Walker | 5 yards | Eileen Hiscock | 3 yards |
440 yards | Nellie Halstead | 58.8 WR | Dorothy Butterfield | easily | Vera Rudd | |
880 yards | Gladys Lunn | 2:22.4 | Ruth Christmas | 20 yards | Dorothy Butterfield | 10 yards |
80 metres hurdles | Elsie Green | 12.0 NR | Kathleen Tiffen | 1 yard | Muriel Cornell | 12.3e |
High jump | Marjorie O'Kell | 1.499 | E. Hooper | 1.499 | Hilda Thorogood | 1.473 |
Long jump | Muriel Cornell | 5.51 | Mary Seary | 5.32 | Ethel Slaughter | 5.10 |
Shot put | Irene Phillips | 9.69 NR | Elsie Otway | 8.80 | Nellie Purvey | 8.44 |
Discus throw | Irene Phillips | 29.79 | Ada Holland | 27.02 | Louise Fawcett | 26.58 |
Javelin | Louise Fawcett | 29.26 | Edith Halstead | 27.20 | Maud Scorah | 26.22 |
1 mile walk | Constance Mason | 7:45.6 WR | Lucy Howes | E. Gutteridge | ||
440-yard relay | London Olympiad | 3.51.1/5 | Middlesex Ladies | 6 yd | Manchester AC | inches |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "Women Set Up new Records". Weekly Dispatch (London). 12 July 1931. Retrieved 16 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Sunday Pictorial". Sunday Mirror. 12 July 1931. Retrieved 16 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.