1963 WAAA Championships

1963 WAAA Championships
1963 WAAA Championships
Dates	6 July
Host city	London
Venue	White City Stadium
Level	Senior
Type	Outdoor
	← 1962 1964 → ; WAAA Championships

The 1963 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 6 July 1963.^[3]^[4] The 100 metres hurdles over a height of 2'6" was introduced.

Results

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 yards	Dorothy Hyman	10.9	Daphne Arden	11.1	Madeleine Cobb (Weston)	11.2
220 yards	Dorothy Hyman	24.3	Donata Govoni ITA	24.4	Mary Rand	24.7
440 yards	Joy Grieveson	55.9	Maeve Kyle IRL	56.5	Mary Tagg	57.3
880 yards	Phyllis Perkins	2:12.2	Joy Catling	2:13.2	Anne Smith	2:13.2
1 mile	Pamela Davies	5:10.8	Madeleine Ibbotson	5:14.0	Helen Cherry	5:17.5
80 metres hurdles	Pat Nutting	11.2	Ikuko Yoda JPN	11.2	Letizia Bertoni ITA	11.5
100 metres hurdles	Pat Nutting	14.1	Susan Mills	14.8	Maxine Botley	15.0
200 metres hurdles	Pat Nutting	28.9	Susan Mills	30.2	Susan Webb	30.4
High jump	Iolanda Balas ROU	1.702	Linda Knowles Susan Dennler	1.600 1.600	n/a
Long jump	Mary Rand	5.91	Sheila Parkin	5.85	Christa Biggemann FRG	5.84
Shot put	Marlene Klein FRG	15.48	Suzanne Allday	14.81	Wilna Fraser RSA	14.64
Discus throw	Lia Manoliu ROM	49.40	Suzanne Allday	44.39	Brenda Bedford	40.18
Javelin	Anneliese Gerhards FRG	50.31	Hiroko Sato JPN	47.78	Rosemary Morgan	46.19
Pentathlon +	Mary Peters	4385	Brenda Gill	4009	Pat Nutting	3992
1½ mile walk	Judy Farr	12:26.4	Sheila Jennings	12:46.2	Joyce Heath	13:01.0

+ Held on 11 May at Leamington Spa

References

^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
^ "Dorothy's Dinner Double". Sunday Mirror. 7 July 1963. Retrieved 26 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Queen' Dorothy skims to new sprint double". Sunday Express. 7 July 1963. Retrieved 26 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[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] "Dorothy's Dinner Double". Sunday Mirror. 7 July 1963. Retrieved 26 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[4] "Queen' Dorothy skims to new sprint double". Sunday Express. 7 July 1963. Retrieved 26 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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