The 1963 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 6 July 1963.[3][4] The 100 metres hurdles over a height of 2'6" was introduced.

Results

Dorothy Hyman remarkably won the sprint double for the fourth time and collected her 8th WAAA title
Iolanda Balaș from Romania won her 2nd WAAA title
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Dorothy Hyman 10.9 Daphne Arden 11.1 Madeleine Cobb 11.2
220 yards Dorothy Hyman 24.3 Italy Donata Govoni 24.4 Mary Rand 24.7
440 yards Joy Grieveson 55.9 Republic of Ireland Maeve Kyle 56.5 Mary Tagg 57.3
880 yards Phyllis Perkins 2:12.2 Joy Catling 2:13.2 Anne Smith 2:13.2
1 mile Pamela Davies 5:10.8 Madeleine Ibbotson 5:14.0 Helen Cherry 5:17.5
80 metres hurdles Pat Nutting 11.2 Japan Ikuko Yoda 11.2 Italy Letizia Bertoni 11.5
100 metres hurdles Pat Nutting 14.1 Susan Mills 14.8 Maxine Botley 15.0
200 metres hurdles Pat Nutting 28.9 Susan Mills 30.2 Susan Webb 30.4
High jump Romania Iolanda Balaș 1.702 Linda Knowles & Susan Dennler 1.600
Long jump Mary Rand 5.91 Sheila Parkin 5.85 West Germany Christa Biggemann 5.84
Shot put West Germany Marlene Klein 15.48 Suzanne Allday 14.81 South Africa Wilna Fraser 14.64
Discus throw Romania Lia Manoliu 49.40 Suzanne Allday 44.39 Brenda Bedford 40.18
Javelin West Germany Anneliese Gerhards 50.31 Japan Hiroko Sato 47.78 Rosemary Morgan 46.19
Pentathlon + Northern Ireland Mary Peters 4385 Brenda Gill 4009 Pat Nutting 3992
1½ mile walk Judy Farr 12:26.4 Sheila Jennings 12:46.2 Joyce Heath 13:01.0

+ Held on 11 May at Leamington Spa

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. ^ "Dorothy's Dinner Double". Sunday Mirror. 7 July 1963. Retrieved 26 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Queen' Dorothy skims to new sprint double". Sunday Express. 7 July 1963. Retrieved 26 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963_WAAA_Championships
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