1971 WAAA Championships

The 1971 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.^[1][2]

The event was held at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London, from 16 to 17 July 1971.^[3][4]

Results

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres	Stephanie Berto	11.42	Anita Neil	11.51	Liz Johns	11.58
200 metres	Stephanie Berto	23.54	Margaret Critchley	23.78	Patty Loverock	23.84
400 metres	Jannette Roscoe	53.93	Brenda Walsh	54.00	Verona Bernard	54.30
800 metres	Abby Hoffman	2:04.04	Rosemary Stirling	2:04.30	Pat Lowe	2:05.22
1500 metres	Rita Ridley	4:14.32 NR	Joan Allison	4:16.42	Sheila Carey	4:16.93
3000 metres	Joyce Smith	9:23.40 WR	Bronwen Cardy	9:40.83	Ann Barrass	9:48.80
100 metres hurdles	Valeria Bufanu	13.52	Sheila Garnett	13.91	Penny May	14.02
200 metres hurdles	Sharon Colyear	26.68	Judy Vernon	27.06	Sheila Garnett	27.59
High jump	Debbie Brill	1.83	Debbie Van Kiekebelt	1.80	Kari Karlsen	1.80
Long jump	Sheila Sherwood	6.52	Barbara-Anne Barrett	6.40	Brenda Eisler	6.25
Shot put	Jean Roberts	15.81	Brenda Bedford	14.93	Heather Stuart	13.87
Discus throw	Liesel Westermann	58.44	Jean Roberts	52.76	Rosemary Payne	52.60
Javelin	Inger Fallo	47.68	Janet Baker	46.18	Sharon Corbett	45.34
Pentathlon +	Janet Honour	4571	Judy Vernon	4544	Nnenna Njoku	4297
2500 metres walk	Brenda Cook	12:39.8	Margaret Lewis	12:55.4	Maureen Graham	13:23.0

+ Held on 3 July at Birmingham University

See also

• 1971 AAA Championships

References