The 1949 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 9 July 1949.[3][4]

The Pentathlon was added to the AAA Championships for the first time but was not held on the same date.

Results

Sylvia Cheeseman won her fouth consecutive 200 metres title
Event Gold Silver Bronze
60 metres Doris Batter 7.7 Betty Brickwood 7.7 June Kinna
100 metres Sylvia Cheeseman 12.1 Dorothy Manley 12.2 Doris Batter 12.4
200 metres Sylvia Cheeseman 25.4 Paddy Gunn 26.4e Margaret Walker 26.8e
400 metres Valerie Ball 59.4 Margaret Walker 60.0 Pamela Germain
800 metres Hazel Spears 2:19.4 Audrey Stanley 2:20.6 Mary Webster
1 mile Eileen Garritt 5:20.0 Joyce Heath 5:34.6 Mary Bartleet 5:34.8
80 metres hurdles Jean Desforges 11.9 Joan Upton 12.0 Bertha Crowther 12.8
High jump Dorothy Tyler 1.600 Sheila Alexander 1.600 Bertha Crowther 1.600
Long jump Margaret Erskine 5.37 Emma Anderson 5.25 Lorna Lee 5.24
Shot put Bevis Shergold 12.36 Gwen Buddle 9.96 Ellen Allen 9.55
Discus throw Bevis Shergold 36.97 Gwen Buddle 32.46 Joan Hesselwood 28.91
Javelin Ellen Allen 31.62 Gladys Clarke 30.27 Bevis Shergold 29.40
Pentathlon + Bertha Crowther 327 (3901 NR) Paddy Gunn 288 Christine Wheeler 262
1600 metres walk Joyce Heath 8:25.0 Angela Douglas 8:32.0 Beryl Day 8:37.6

+ held on 20 August

See also

References

  1. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  2. ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Girl clips shot record on her honeymoon". Sunday Express. 10 July 1949. Retrieved 21 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "June 15 wins a record birthday gift". Daily Mirror. 11 July 1949. Retrieved 21 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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