1958 WAAA Championships
| 1958 WAAA Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 June |
| Host city | London |
| Venue | Motspur Park |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
← 1957 1959 → | |
The 1958 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.[1][2]
The event was held at Motspur Park, London, on 7 June 1958.[3][4]
Results
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | Madeleine Weston | 10.6w | Heather Young (Armitage) | 10.7w | June Paul | 10.7w |
| 220 yards | Heather Young (Armitage) | 24.5 | June Paul | 24.6 | Marianne Dew | 24.7 |
| 440 yards | Shirley Pirie | 56.4 =WR | Lesley Mackinnnon | 57.5 | Pam Piercy | 57.6 |
| 880 yards | Joy Jordan (Buckmaster) | 2:13.3 | Diane Leather | 2:13.4 | Maureen Smith | 2:14.9 |
| 1 mile | Maureen Smith (Bonnano) | 5:02.6 | Roma Ashby | 5:02.7 | Madeleine Ibbotson | 5:02.8 |
| 80 metres hurdles | Carole Quinton | 10.9w | Pat Nutting | 11.6w | Kathleen Degg | 11.6w |
| High jump | Mary Bignal | 1.651 | Audrey Bennett | 1.626 | Thelma Hopkins | 1.600 |
| Long jump | Sheila Hoskin | 5.96 | Mary Bignal | 5.88 | Jean Whitehead | 5.79 |
| Shot put | Suzanne Allday | 13.80 | Josephine Cook (Page) | 13.60 | Iris Mouzer | 12.10 |
| Discus throw | Suzanne Allday | 47.70 NR | Maya Giri | 42.20 | Sylvia Needham | 42.18 |
| Javelin | Averil Williams | 43.49 | Mary Tadd | 42.72 | Sue Platt | 41.33 |
| Pentathlon + | Janet Gaunt | 3887 | Jean Adamson | 3661 | Maeve Kyle IRL | 3655 |
| 1 mile walk | Betty Franklin | 8:09.4 | Helen Vincent | 8:17.4 | Beryl Randle | 8:22.8 |
+ Held on 13 September at Stoke-on-Trent
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ^ "England's Girl Athletes Can Hold Australians". Weekly Dispatch (London). 8 June 1958. Retrieved 24 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "New Title Winners Shatter Records". Birmingham Daily Post. 9 June 1958. Retrieved 24 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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