1947 WAAA Championships

The 1947 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 2 August 1947.

Results EventGoldSilverBronze60 metres Irene Royse 7.9 Margaret Walker 8.0Hazel Batson 8.1100 metres Winifred Jordan 12.1 Maureen Gardner 12.1 Sylvia Cheeseman 12.2200 metres Sylvia Cheeseman 25.0 Winifred Jordan 25.0? Margaret Walker400 metres Joan Upton 61.6 Joyce Heath 62.2 Rose Eaton 62.5800 metres Nellie Batson 2:23.1 Joyce Heath 2:24.5 Phyllis Richards 2:25.81 mileNellie Batson 5:37.6Brenda Harris 5:41.5Ruby Wright 5:41.980 metres hurdles Maureen Gardner 11.5 NR Jean Desforges 12.2 Bertha Crowther 12.6High jump Gladys Young 1.549 Bertha Crowther1.499 Sheila Alexander 1.499Long jump Kathleen Duffy 5.26 Joan Shepherd 5.12 Vedder Schenck 4.75Shot put Bevis Reid 11.03 Margaret Lucas 10.30 Kathleen Dyer 10.23Discus throw Margaret Lucas 36.40 NR Bevis Reid 36.17 Milena Taiblová35.15Javelin Milena Taiblová 31.50 Margaret Lasbrey 29.64 Dora Chandler (Endruweit) 28.751600 metres walk Joan Riddington 8:36.4 Margaret Brittain 8:37.7 Beryl Day 8:40.0

See also 1947 AAA Championships

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