1929 WAAA Championships

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1929 WAAA Championships
Dates13 July
Host cityLondon
VenueStamford Bridge
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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WAAA Championships

The 1929 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.[1][2]

The event was held at Stamford Bridge, London, on 13 July 1929.[3][4]

Results

Ethel Scott, the first Black woman to represent Great Britain finished second in the 100 yards
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Ivy Walker11.4 =NR Ethel Scott1 foot Eileen Hiscock1 foot
220 yards Winifred Weldon26.4 Florence Haynes7 yards Madge Wannop1 foot
440 yards Marion King59.2 WR Annie Stone59.2e =WR Ellen Wright15 yards
880 yards Violet Streater2:25.8 Ruth Christmasinches Lilian Styles5 yards
80 metres hurdles Hilda Hatt12.4 NR Muriel Cornellinches Kathleen Tiffen1 foot
High jump Marjorie O'Kell1.473 Hilda Thorogood1.448 Hilda Hatt1.422
Long jump Muriel Cornell5.78 Josephine Matthews5.19 Jean Knights5.08
Shot put Mary Weston19.04 Florence Birchenough16.98 Elsie Otway16.06
Discus throw Mary Weston30.50 Florence Birchenough26.97 Nellie Purvey26.91
Javelin Mary Weston25.91 Louise Fawcett24.18 Ivy Hughes20.98
1 mile walk Lucy Howes8:18.0 Virna Horwood8:32.4 Margaret Hegarty40 yards
660-yard relay Manor Park1.17.3/5 Cambridge H Middlesex Ladies

See also

References

  1. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Records by Women". Weekly Dispatch (London). 14 July 1929. Retrieved 15 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "The Women's World". Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News. 20 July 1929. Retrieved 15 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.