1923 WAAA Championships
| 1923 WAAA Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 August |
| Host city | London |
| Venue | Oxo Sports Ground |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
1924 → | |
The 1923 WAAA Championships were the first national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.[1][2][3][4][5] The tournament was held on 18 August 1923, at the Oxo Sport Grounds in Downham, Bromley in South London.[1][6][7] [8]
Background
[edit]After the successful first 1922 Women's World Games in Paris and the three Women's Olympiads (1921 Women's Olympiad, 1922 Women's Olympiad and 1923 Women's World Games) in Monaco, the interest for women's sports also grew internationally. In 1922 the Women's Amateur Athletic Association (WAAA) was founded and that year several national women's track meets were held.[2][1]
1922 national champions
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | venue & notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | Nora Callebout | 12.2 | Mary Lines | 1 foot | Ivy J. Lowman | 1 yard | Lyons Club, 3 June[9] |
| 220 yards | Mary Lines | 26.8 WR | Nora Callebout | 3 yards | Ivy J. Lowman | inches | |
| 440 yards | Mary Lines | 64.4 WR | Ivy J. Lowman | 7 yards | Alice Cast | ||
| 880 yards | Mary Lines | 2:26.6 WR | Jessie Brooks | 5 yards | Phyllis Hall | 20 yards | |
| 120 yards hurdles | Daisy Wright | 20.4 | Hilda Hatt | inches | E. Johnson | 5 yards | |
| high jump | Sylvia Stone | 1.384 | Sophie Eliott-Lynn | Hilda Hatt | |||
+ world record
1923 Inaugural Championship meeting
[edit]The athletes competed in 11 events: running 100 yards, 220 yards, 440 yards, 880 yards, relay race 660 yards, hurdling 120 yards, high jump, long jump, shot put, javelin and track walk[4] 880 yards. 3 unofficial world records[3][6] were set:[7] Mary Lines in running 440 yards and hurdles 120 yards and Edith Trickey in track walk 880 yards. The tournament was a huge promotion for women's sports.[10][11]
Results
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | Mary Lines (Polytechnic Ladies Athletic Club) | 12.0 sec | Rose Thompson | Evelyn Harris | ||
| 220 yards | Eileen Edwards | 27.0 sec | Rose Thompson | Vera Palmer | ||
| 440 yards | Mary Lines (Polytechnic LAC) | 62.4 sec WR | Louise Low | P Batt | ||
| 880 yards | Edith Trickey (Polytechnic LAC) | 2:40.2 min | Gladys Lane | Phyllis Hall | ||
| 660-yard relay | London Olympiades "A" | 1:22.6 min | Manor Park Athletics Club | London Olympiades "B" | ||
| 120 yards hurdles | Mary Lines (Polytechnic LAC) | 18.8 sec WR | Sophie Eliott-Lynn (Polytechnic LAC) | Hilda Hatt (Polytechnic LAC) | DQ | |
| High jump | Hilda Hatt (Polytechnic LAC) | 4 ft 9 inches / 1.45 m | Ivy J. Lowman | 4 feet 8 inches / 1.42 m | Sylvia Stone | 4 feet 7 inches / 1.40 m |
| Long jump | Mary Lines (Polytechnic LAC) | 16 ft 3.5 inches / 4.96 m | Hilda Hatt (Polytechnic LAC) | 15 ft 11.5 inches / 4.86 m | Gladys Elliott | 15 ft 7 inches / 4.66 m |
| Shot put(8 lb) | Florence Birchenough (Polytechnic LAC) | 16.17 (yds?) | Beatrice Manton | 16.00 | Sophie Eliott-Lynn (Polytechnic LAC) | 15.78 |
| Two-handed javelin | Sophie Eliott-Lynn (Polytechnic LAC) | 35.76 (yds?) | E Willis | 31.08 | Sylvia Stone | 30.53 |
| 880-yard walk | Edith Trickey | 4:35.0 min WR | Betty Keeling | D Clark | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "British Athletics Championships 1919-1939". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ a b "The inaugural WAAA championships". Runner 500. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ a b "World records set in Britain". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Race walking". Race Walking Association. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ "Robinson, Lynne: Tripping Daintily Into The Arena" (PDF). University of Warwick, 1996 (Thesis), page 110-111. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ a b "British world record breakers". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ a b "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ "Duval, Lynne: The Development of Women's Track and Field in England" (PDF). The Sports Historian May 2001, vol. 21, nr 1, p 10-11 (LA84.org). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ "The Scotsman". Girls' 100 Yards CHampionship. 5 June 1922. Retrieved 1 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Athletic News, Monday 20 August 1923
- ^ "Women Athletes". East Kent Gazette. 18 August 1923. Retrieved 8 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
