1950 WAAA Championships

The 1950 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 8 July 1950.

The 60 metres sprint was held for the last time.

Results

EventGoldSilverBronze60 metres Quita Shivas 7.8 June Foulds 7.8 Doris Batter 7.9100 metres June Foulds 12.6 Quita Shivas 12.8 Barbara Foster 13.0200 metres Dorothy Hall 25.2 Sylvia Cheeseman 25.3 Margaret Brian 25.3400 metres Valerie Ball 57.5 Margaret Taylor 59.0 Pamela Germain 59.2800 metres Margaret Hume 2:20.5 Mary Webster 2:21.6 Enid Harding 2:21.81 mileJoyce Heath 5:25.8Hazel Needham 5:26.0Joan Dryden 5:27.080 metres hurdles Maureen Dyson 11.6 Jean Desforges 11.6 Sheila Pratt 11.9High jump Sheila Alexander 1.626 Dorothy Tyler 1.600 Joan Cowan 1.575Long jump Margaret Erskine 5.45 Bertha Crowther 5.43 Val Webster 5.31Shot put Joan Linsell 11.07 Kathleen Dyer 10.29 Josephine Page 10.01Discus throw Joyce Smith 33.04Sylvia Needham 32.44 Gwen Buddle 32.18Javelin Diane Coates 39.06 Gladys Clarke 31.50 Chreena MacDonald 31.22Pentathlon + Bertha Crowther 2949 (3829) Paddy Gunn 2762 (3712) Sheila Pratt 2455 (3462)1600 metres walk Joyce Heath 8:17.0 Angela Douglas Margaret Brittain

+ Held on 27 July at Alperton

See also 1950 AAA Championships

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