1945 WAAA Championships

1945 WAAA Championships
1945 WAAA Championships
Dates	18 August
Host city	Tooting Bec, London
Venue	Tooting Bec Athletics Track
Level	Senior
Type	Outdoor
	← 1939 1946 → ; WAAA Championships

The 1945 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.^[1]^[2]

The event was held at Tooting Bec Athletics Track in Tooting Bec, London, on 18 August 1945. The Championships returned after a five-year absence due to World War II.^[3]^[4]

Results

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres	Winifred Jordan	12.8	Lillian Chalmers	inches	Irene Stretton
200 metres	Winifred Jordan	26.7	Irene Stretton	inches	Joan Shepherd
440 yards	Winifred Jordan	61.8	Lillian Chalmers		Irene Stretton
880 yards	Phyllis Richards	2:26.7	Pat Sandall		Joyce Heath
1 mile	Pat Sandall	5:40.2	Phyllis Richards		Helen Wright
80 metres hurdles	Zoe Hancock	13.6	E. Lewis		J. R. Jones
High jump	Dora Gardner	1.524	Dorothy Tyler (Odam)	1.524	Doris Endruweit	1.473
Long jump	Kathleen Duffy	4.76	Vedder Schenck	4.66	Doreen Clutton	4.63
Discus throw	Kathleen Dyer (Tilley)	30.38	Muriel Smith	30.12	Margaret Lucas	27.24
Javelin	Gladys Clarke	31.72	Katharine Connal	30.10	M. Bruce	24.10
1 mile walk	Joan Riddington	8:42.8	Doris Hart		Joyce Heath

References

^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
^ "Athletics". Birmingham Daily Post. 20 August 1945. Retrieved 18 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Women's Championships". Evening Despatch. 20 August 1945. Retrieved 18 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[1] "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 December 2024.

[2] "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 18 December 2024.

[3] "Athletics". Birmingham Daily Post. 20 August 1945. Retrieved 18 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[4] "Women's Championships". Evening Despatch. 20 August 1945. Retrieved 18 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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