1954 WAAA Championships

The 1954 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.

The event was held at White City Stadium, London, on 19 June 1954.

Results

EventGoldSilverBronze100 yards Anne Pashley 11.1 Patricia Devine 11.1 Heather Armitage 11.3220 yards Ann Johnson 25.1 Shirley Hampton 25.2 Margaret Brian 25.3440 yards Gloria Goldsborough 57.1 Janet Ruff 57.4 Madeleine Wooller 59.2880 yards Diane Leather 2:09.0 WR Anne Oliver 2:11.4 Valerie Winn 2:11.71 milePhyllis Green 5:09.6Helen Vincent 5:11.4 Aileen Drummond 5:12.980 metres hurdles Jean Desforges 11.4 Pamela Seaborne 11.5 Thelma Hopkins 11.7High jump Sheila Lerwill 1.651 Dorothy Tyler 1.626 Thelma Hopkins 1.575Long jump Jean Desforges 5.83 Shirley Cawley 5.73 Jean Whitehead 5.43Shot put Suzanne Allday 12.52 Josephine Cook 11.40 Maya Giri 10.41Discus throw Maya Giri 39.42Suzanne Allday 39.09 Sylvia Needham 36.32Javelin Ann Dukes 39.55 Anne Collins 38.20 Jacqueline Ogden 36.27Pentathlon + Jean Desforges 3170 (3973) Pamela French 2983 (3854) Betty Lovell 2695 (3639)1 mile walk Beryl Randle 7:38.4 Patricia Grant 8:07.2 Rita Phillips 8:18.0

+ Held on 4 September at Paddington

See also 1954 AAA Championships

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