1926 WAAA Championships

1926 WAAA Championships
Dates19 June
Host cityLondon
VenueStamford Bridge
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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WAAA Championships

The 1926 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.[1][2]

The event was held at the Stamford Bridge, London, on 19 June 1926.[3][4]

Results

Louise Fawcett
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Florence Haynes 12.0 Rose Thompson inches Madge Wannop inches
220 yards Vera Palmer 26.8 Florence Haynes 2 yards Dorothy Proctor 2 yards
440 yards Vera Palmer 61.8 Dorothy Proctor 1½ yards Violet Streater 1½ yards
880 yards Edith Trickey 2:28.0 Gladys Lane 4 yards Lilian Styles 6 yards
120 yards hurdles Hilda Hatt 18.2 Edith White inches Peggy Batt 2 yards
High jump Phyllis Green 1.473 Barbara Holliday 1.435 Ruby Tonge 1.422
Long jump Phyllis Green 5.03 Josephine Matthews 4.93 Margaret Hull 4.81
Shot put Florence Birchenough 16.78 Louise Fawcett 15.89 Rina Vannozzi 13.05
Discus throw Florence Birchenough 27.92 Louise Fawcett 26.83 Marjorie Balchin 24.75
Two-Handed Javelin Louise Fawcett 49.18 Ivy Wilson 37.90 Sylvia Stone 37.84
880 yards walk Daisy Crossley 4:06.0 Margaret Hegarty J. M. Parsons
660-yard relay London Olympiades AC
S. C. Haynes
K. M. Hayward
Eileen Edwards
Nora Callebout		 1.21.2/5

See also

References

  1. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  2. ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Women Athletes' Big Meet". Daily Mirror. 19 June 1926. Retrieved 8 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Women Break Records". Daily Herald. 21 June 1926. Retrieved 8 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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