The 1936 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. The 1 mile event was held for the first time.
The event was held at White City Stadium, London, on 18 July 1936.
Results
EventGoldSilverBronze60 metres Betty Lock 7.6 NR Ethel Raby 1 yard Irene Bigwood 1 foot100 metres Barbara Burke 12.3 Eileen Hiscock 1 yard Audrey Brown inches200 metres Barbara Burke 25.2 Eileen Hiscock 1 yard Violet Olney 3 yards400 metres Olive Hall 58.6 Vera Rudd 61.0 Betty Walters 61.5800 metres Olive Hall 2:20.2 Evelyne Forster 2:24.8e Mary French 2 yards1 mileGladys Lunn 5:23.0 WRNellie Halstead 5:28.0Helen Wright 5:32.080 metres hurdles Barbara Burke 11.9 Violet Webb 11.9e Bernice Steyl 12.8eHigh jump Dorothy Odam 1.537 Nellie Carrington 1.524 Alice Flack 1.499Long jump Ethel Raby 5.45 Nellie Carrington 5.22 Grace Gregory 5.14Shot put Bernice Steyl 10.74 Kathleen Tilley 10.32 NR Irene Phillips 9.76Discus throw Irene Phillips 30.82Ada Holland 30.20 Margaret Cox 29.94Javelin Katharine Connal 35.99 NR Ruth Caro 33.48 Gladys Lunn 32.881600 metres walk Jessie Howes 8:14.2 Florence Pengelly 20 yards Queenie Waters 15 yards
See also 1936 AAA Championships
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