1951 WAAA Championships

The 1951 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.

The event was held at White City Stadium in London on 7 July 1951.

Results

EventGoldSilverBronze100 metres June Foulds 12.3 Muriel Pletts 12.5 Anne Pashley 12.5200 metres Sylvia Cheeseman 25.0 Dorothy Hall 25.2 Muriel Pletts 26.3400 metres Valerie Ball 58.2 Margaret Taylor 59.5 Maureen Attwater 60.6800 metres Nellie Batson 2:18.4 Enid Harding 2:20.2 Margaret Richards 2:24.21 mileHazel Needham 5:23.4Joan Dryden 5:24.3Avery Gibson 5:24.680 metres hurdles Maureen Dyson 11.7 Jean Desforges 11.8e Sheila Pratt High jump Sheila Lerwill 1.718 WR Dorothy Tyler 1.600 Ursula Hynes 1.524Long jump Dorothy Tyler 5.58 Shirley Cawley 5.50 Margaret Erskine 5.40Shot put Bevis Shergold 11.78 Joan Linsell 11.49 Suzanne Farmer 10.43Discus throw Bevis Shergold 39.88 NRSuzanne Farmer 35.80 Joan Linsell 35.63Javelin Diane Coates 38.03 Ann Dukes 33.42 Chreena MacDonald 32.38Pentathlon + Dorothy Tyler 3224 NR Bertha Crowther 2948 (3810) Marie Bridgford 2877 (3768)1600 metres walk Joyce Heath 7:50.0 Leila Deas 7:59.0 Brenda Stevenson

+ Held on 9 September at Ilford

See also 1951 AAA Championships

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