1984 WAAA Championships
| 1984 WAAA Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15–16 June |
| Host city | London |
| Venue | Crystal Palace National Sports Centre |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
← 1983 1985 → | |
The 1984 WAAA Championships sponsored by the Trustee Savings Bank, 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 15 to 16 June 1984.[3][4]
Results
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Kathy Cook | 11.44 | Jayne Andrews | 11.55 | Sue Hearnshaw | 11.66 |
| 200 metres | Kathy Cook | 22.77 | Bev Callender | 23.18 | Helen Barnett | 23.25 |
| 400 metres | Tracy Lawton | 52.74 | Linda Keough | 53.73 | Carol Finlay | 53.76 |
| 800 metres | 2:02.37 | Christina Boxer | 2:02.66 | 2:02.98 | ||
| 1,500 metres | Christine Benning | 4:07.27 | Gillian Green | 4:07.90 | Ruth Smeeth | 4:10.76 |
| 3,000 metres | Debbie Peel | 9:15.0 | Carole Bradford | 9:20.9 | Shireen Samy | 9:23.8 |
| 5,000 metres | Shireen Samy | 16:10.10 | Carol Haigh | 16:21.83 | Sue Crehan | 16:26.58 |
| 10,000 metres | Priscilla Welch | 34:00.5 | Caroline Horne | 35:15.9 | Sue Crehan | 35:48.3 |
| marathon+ | Priscilla Welch | 2:30:06 | Sarah Rowell | 2:31:28 | Véronique Marot | 2:33:52 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Shirley Strong | 12.96 | Sally Gunnell | 13.30 | Lorna Boothe | 13.31 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Gladys Taylor | 56.78 | Maureen Prendergast | 57.49 | 58.07 | |
| High jump | Diana Elliott | 1.86 | 1.86 | Louise Manning | 1.83 | |
| Long jump | Sue Hearnshaw | 6.79 | Georgina Oladapo | 6.52 | Joyce Oladapo | 6.40 |
| Shot put | Judy Oakes | 18.01 | Myrtle Augee | 17.10 | Yvonne Hanson-Nortey | 13.77 |
| Discus throw | Lynda Whiteley | 57.32 | Karen Pugh | 49.98 | Janette Picton | 47.20 |
| Javelin | Fatima Whitbread | 65.76 | Sharon Gibson | 60.58 | 59.92 | |
| Heptathlon ++ | Sarah Owen | 5150 | Madeleine Cropper | 5099 | Charmaine Johnson | 4963 |
| 5,000 metres walk | Jill Barrett | 23:51.63 | Virginia Birch | 24:09.96 | Helen Elleker | 24:28.76 |
| 10,000 metres walk | Helen Elleker | 49:52.3 | Brenda Lupton | 50:10.2 | Helen Ringshaw | 51:31.2 |
- + 1984 London Marathon (Best placed British athletes)
- ++ Held on 8 & 9 September at Hendon
See also
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.
- ^ "Plucky Win for Fatima". Sunday Express. 17 June 1984. Retrieved 27 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Sorry to do it, Sis". Sunday Mirror. 17 June 1984. Retrieved 27 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.