1948 WAAA Championships

The 1948 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.

The event was held at Polytechnic Stadium in Chiswick, London, on 26 June 1948.

Results

EventGoldSilverBronze60 metres Doris Batter 9.1 Irene Robertson 9.2 Quita Shivas 9.2100 metres Winifred Jordan 12.6 Doris Batter 12.7 Muriel Pletts 12.7200 metres Sylvia Cheeseman 25.7 Margaret Walker 25.7 Audrey Williamson 25.8400 metres Valerie Ball 60.8 B. Kemp 61.3 Rose Eaton 61.8800 metres Nellie Batson 2:20.3 Dorothy Born 2:22.4 Eileen Garritt 2:24.01 mileNellie Batson 5:31.8Eileen Garritt 5:37.5Ivy Kibbler 5:38.380 metres hurdles Maureen Gardner 12.0 Joan Upton 12.4 Bertha Crowther 12.5High jump Dorothy Tyler 1.626 Bertha Crowther1.600 Gladys Young 1.524Long jump Joan Shepherd 5.70 Margaret Erskine 5.55 Lorna Lee 5.48Shot put Bevis Reid 12.34 Margaret Lucas 10.67 P. Evans 10.00Discus throw Bevis Reid 36.73 Elspeth Whyte 33.65 Margaret Lucas 32.25Javelin Bevis Reid 31.10 Marian Long 31.00 Gladys Clarke 30.631600 metres walk Joyce Heath 8:17.8 Beryl Day 8:18.0 Gwen Thorne 8:20.0

See also 1948 AAA Championships

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