The 1962 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 7 July 1962.[3][4]

Results

Joke Bijleveld, winner of the long jump
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Dorothy Hyman 10.6 =NR Daphne Arden 10.7 Australia Betty Moore 10.7
220 yards Dorothy Hyman 23.8 West Germany Jutta Heine 24.1 Daphne Arden 24.5
440 yards Jean Sorrell 55.1 NR Joy Grieveson 55.3 Republic of Ireland Maeve Kyle 55.4
880 yards Joy Jordan 2:08.0 Phyllis Perkins 2:09.4 West Germany Anita Wörner 2:09.8
1 mile Australia Joan Beretta 4:57.0 Madeleine Ibbotson 5:00.4 Helen Cherry 5:02.5
80 metres hurdles Australia Betty Moore 10.7 West Germany Erika Fisch 10.7 France Denise Guénard 11.0
200 metres hurdles Pat Nutting 28.9 Susan Mills 29.0 Maxine Botley 29.3
High jump Romania Iolanda Balaș 1.829 Frances Slaap 1.702 Thelma Hopkins 1.676
Long jump Netherlands Joke Bijleveld 6.21 West Germany Ingrid Becker 6.02 Thelma Hopkins 5.97
Shot put Suzanne Allday 13.88 Northern Ireland Mary Peters 13.04 Valerie Woods 12.55
Discus throw Netherlands Loesje Boling 47.28 Suzanne Allday 46.09 Ann Duckham 42.36
Javelin Sue Platt 50.72 Rosemary Morgan 47.98 Barbara Nicholls 45.46
Pentathlon + Northern Ireland Mary Peters 4190 Brenda Gill 3891 Christine Lilleyman 3762
1½ mile walk Judy Farr (Woodsford) 12:20.0 Sheila Jennings 12:33.8 Maureen Eyre 12:50.2

+ Held on 12 May at Chiswick

See also

References

  1. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  2. ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Golden girls serve up a record rush". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 8 July 1962. Retrieved 26 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Flat-out Dorothy Hyman sprints to double win and recorss". Sunday Express. 8 July 1962. Retrieved 26 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_WAAA_Championships
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