1974 WAAA Championships

1974 WAAA Championships
1974 WAAA Championships
Dates	19–20 July
Host city	London
Venue	Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
Level	Senior
Type	Outdoor
	← 1973 1975 → ; WAAA Championships

The 1974 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 July 1974.^[3]^[4]

Results

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres	Raelene Boyle AUS	11.23	Andrea Lynch	11.27	Helen Golden	11.40
200 metres	Raelene Boyle AUS	23.23	Helen Golden	23.63	Claudie van Straaten RSA	23.79
400 metres	Yvonne Saunders CAN	51.90	Donna Murray	52.58	Verona Bernard	53.07
800 metres	Lesley Kiernan	2:05.12	Mary Purcell (Tracey) IRL	2:09.75	Margaret Coomber	2:10.15
1500 metres	Grete Andersen NOR	4:10.02	Thelma Wright CAN	4:10.70	Glenda Reiser CAN	4:17.70
3000 metres	Joyce Smith	9:07.15	Ann Yeoman	9:17.21	Paula Yeoman	9:23.65
100 metres hurdles	Lorna Drysdale	13.45	Judy Vernon	13.46	Blondelle Thompson	13.50
400 metres hurdles	Hybre de Lange RSA	58.41	Linda Robinson	62.47	Janice Farry	62.64
High jump	Val Harrison	1.82	Debbie Brill CAN	1.82	Louise Hanna CAN	1.79
Long jump	Ruth Martin-Jones	6.26	Ann Wilson	6.19	Brenda Eisler CAN	6.17
Shot put	Jane Haist CAN	15.03	Brenda Bedford	14.65	Janis Kerr	14.17
Discus throw	Jane Haist CAN	56.38	Rosemary Payne	51.70	Carol Martin CAN	50.94
Javelin	Eva Janko AUT	61.56	Sharon Corbett	51.98	Tessa Sanderson	51.18
Pentathlon +	Ann Wilson	4248	Gladys Taylor	4003	Sue Wright	3984
3000 metres walk	Marion Fawkes	14:33.50	Betty Jenkins	15:07.32	Sally Wish	15:21.92

+ Held on 26 May at Crystal Palace

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.
^ "Midland Girl Shocks Champion". Birmingham Daily Post. 22 July 1974. Retrieved 27 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Hurdler Judy runs into row". The People. 21 July 1974. 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] "Midland Girl Shocks Champion". Birmingham Daily Post. 22 July 1974. Retrieved 27 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[4] "Hurdler Judy runs into row". The People. 21 July 1974. Retrieved 27 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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