1977 WAAA Championships
Appearance
1977 WAAA Championships | |
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Dates | 19–20 August |
Host city | London |
Venue | Crystal Palace National Sports Centre |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
← 1976 1978 → |
The 1977 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 19 to 20 August 1977.[3][4]
1977 saw the introduction of the UK Athletics Championships, which was open to British athletes only. Although designed to rival the AAA and WAAA Championships it failed to attract all of the leading British athletes.
Results
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres | Sonia Lannaman | 11.24 | Sharon Colyear | 11.35 | Val Peat | 11.87 |
200 metres | Sonia Lannaman | 23.06 | Donna Hartley (Murray) | 23.40 | Joslyn Hoyte | 23.95 |
400 metres | Verona Elder | 52.3 | Gladys McCormack | 53.3 | Christine Warden | 53.7 |
800 metres | Christina Boxer | 2:03.78 | Angela Creamer | 2:04.04 | Janet Prictoe | 2:04.88 |
1500 metres | Penny Yule | 4:12.71 | Mary Stewart | 4:13.74 | Janet Lawrence | 4:14.40 |
3000 metres | Carol Gould (Firth) | 9:20.71 | Val Rowe | 9:23.32 | Annette Roberts | 9:24.64 |
100 metres hurdles | Lorna Boothe | 13.48 | Shirley Strong | 13.76 | Tessa Sanderson | 13.93 |
400 metres hurdles | Liz Sutherland (Toulalan) | 57.93 | Marion Fisher AUS | 59.25 | Frances McCall | 60.24 |
High jump | Brenda Gibbs | 1.85 | Kathy Warren | 1.79 | Moira Walls | 1.76 |
Long jump | Sue Reeve | 6.31 | Sharon Colyear | 6.30 | Sue Longden | 6.04 |
Shot put | Brenda Bedford | 15.79 | Angela Littlewood | 15.49 | Judy Oakes | 15.30 |
Discus throw | Meg Ritchie | 53.98 | Janis Kerr | 45.28 | Janet Beese | 44.12 |
Javelin | Tessa Sanderson | 59.96 | Sandra O'Toole | 48.98 | Yvonne Gregory | 48.02 |
Pentathlon + | Sue Longden | 4152 NR | Yvette Wray | 3930 | Susan Wright | 3897 |
5000 metres walk | Marion Fawkes | 24:50.6 | Judy Farr | 25:04.6 | Pamela Branson | 26:13.0 |
+ Held on 8 May at Wolverhampton
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ "Athletics". Sunday Express. 21 August 1977. Retrieved 27 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Smashing Girls". Sunday Mirror. 21 August 1977. Retrieved 27 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.