1973 WAAA Championships

1973 WAAA Championships
1973 WAAA Championships
Dates	20–21 July
Host city	London
Venue	Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
Level	Senior
Type	Outdoor
	← 1972 1974 → ; WAAA Championships

The 1973 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.^[1]^[2]

The event was held at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London, from 20 to 21 July 1973.^[3]^[4]

The 200 metres hurdles was replaced with the 400 metres hurdles and the 2,500 metres walk was replaced with the 3,000 metres walk.

Results

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres	Andrea Lynch	11.74	Helen Golden	12.09	Barbara Martin	12.19
200 metres	Helen Golden	24.17	Gladys Taylor	24.43	Wendy Clarke	24.48
400 metres	Jannette Roscoe	53.78	Claire Walsh IRL	54.26	Aideen Morrison IRL	54.47
800 metres	Mary Tracey IRL	2:03.31	Sue Haden NZL	2:03.71	Rosemary Wright (Stirling)	2:05.05
1500 metres+	Joan Allison	4:15.82	Norine Braithwaite	4:19.09	Rita Ridley	4:19.82
3000 metres	Inger Knutsson SWE	9:08.04	Joyce Smith	9:11.45	Ann Yeoman	9:29.16
100 metres hurdles	Judy Vernon	14.03	Mary Peters	14.40	Lorna Drysdale	14.50
400 metres hurdles	Sue Howell	61.41	Janice Farry	63.48	Christine Taylor	65.03
High jump	Ilona Gusenbauer AUT	1.85	Barbara Lawton (Inkpen)	1.82	Val Harrison	1.76
Long jump	Myra Nimmo	6.33	Maureen Chitty	6.31	Berit Berthelsen NOR	6.16
Shot put	Brenda Bedford	14.82	Mary Peters	14.49	Janis Kerr	14.02
Discus throw	Rosemary Payne	56.40	Meg Ritchie	50.54	Ulla Buuts SWE	48.14
Javelin	Sharon Corbett	53.88	Jean Randall	48.10	Anne Goodlad	47.50
Pentathlon ++	Mary Peters	4429	Gladys Taylor	3876	Janet Honour	3837
3000 metres walk	Betty Jenkins	14:59.4	Marion Fawkes	15:04.6	Christine Coleman	15:10.0

+Grete Andersen finished 2nd in the 1500 metres in a time of 4:19.04, but was disqualified
++Pentahlon held on 27 May at Warley

References

^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
^ "Athletic Results". Sunday Mirror. 22 July 1973. Retrieved 27 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Crystal Palace Results". Sunday Express. 22 July 1973. Retrieved 27 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[1] "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 27 December 2024.

[2] "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2024.

[3] "Athletic Results". Sunday Mirror. 22 July 1973. Retrieved 27 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[4] "Crystal Palace Results". Sunday Express. 22 July 1973. Retrieved 27 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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