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1959 WAAA Championships

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1959 WAAA Championships
Dates4 July
Host cityLondon
VenueMotspur Park
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1958
1960


The 1959 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 4 July 1959.[3][4]

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Dorothy Hyman 10.8 Joke Bijleveld NED 10.8 Madeleine Weston 11.0
220 yards Dorothy Hyman 24.5 Marianne Dew 25.1 Maeve Kyle IRL 25.3
440 yards Margaret Pickerill 55.9 Ine ter Laak-Spijk NED 56.5 Ann Sissons 56.8
880 yards Joy Jordan 2:09.5 Phyllis Perkins 2:10.8 Betty Loakes 2:11.6
1 mile Joan Briggs 5:02.2 Anne Oliver 5:07.4 Elizabeth Brade-Birks 5:07.4
80 metres hurdles Mary Bignal 11.3 Carole Quinton 11.3 Pat Nutting 11.3
High jump Nel Zwier NED 1.651 Mary Bignal 1.626 Jean Card (Pearce) 1.626
Long jump Mary Bignal 6.04 Marion Needham 6.02 Wemmy Scholtmeyer NED 5.92
Shot put Suzanne Allday (Farmer) 13.80 Dini Hobers NED 13.49 Maureen Costard 12.07
Discus throw Suzanne Allday (Farmer) 45.21 Brenda Hampton 42.18 Sylvia Needham 39.74
Javelin Sue Platt 49.04 Averil Williams 48.02 Mary Tadd 42.37
Pentathlon + Mary Bignal 4679 NR Jean Adamson 4092 Janet Gaunt 4027
1½ mile walk Betty Franklin 12:56.4 Joyce Heath 13:03.6 Nellie Loines 13:15.0

+ Held on 8 August at Wolverhampton

See also

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References

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  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. ^ "Three girl athletes share six titles". Weekly Dispatch (London). 5 July 1959. Retrieved 26 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Dutch Rival Foils Mary's Treble Bid". Sunday Express. 5 July 1959. Retrieved 26 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.