The 1933 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.[1][2]
The event was held at White City Stadium, London, on 15 July 1933.[3][4]
Results

Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres | Eileen Hiscock | 12.2 =NR | Nellie Halstead | 1½ yards | Lillian Chalmers | 1 yard |
200 metres | Eileen Hiscock | 25.8 | Violet Olney | 4 yards | Marjorie Pope | 1½ yards |
400 metres | Nellie Halstead | 58.8 | Violet Branch | 59.5 | Dorothy Bruty | 61.0 |
800 metres | Ruth Christmas | 2:23.0 | Violet Humphries | 2 yards | Dorothy Butterfield | 15 yards |
80 metres hurdles | Elsie Green | 12.0 | ![]() |
3 yards | Marjorie O'Kell | 1 foot |
High jump | Mary Milne | 1.499 | Dora Greenwood | 1.473 | Nellie Carrington | 1.461 |
Long jump | Phyllis Bartholomew | 5.40 | Nellie Carrington | 5.36 | Josephine Matthews | 5.36 |
Shot put | ![]() |
10.26 | ![]() |
10.09 | Kathleen Tilley | 9.69 |
Discus throw | Ada Holland | 33.21 NR | ![]() |
31.66 | Joan Webster | 31.55 |
Javelin | ![]() |
36.11 | Edith Halstead | 35.22 (NR) | ![]() |
33.36 |
1600 metres walk | Jeanne Probekk | 7:51.2 | Jessie Howes | 20 yards | Kitty Bellamy |
See also
References
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "Records go by the board". Weekly Dispatch (London). 16 July 1933. Retrieved 16 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Women Champions". The People. 16 July 1933. Retrieved 16 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.