1955 WAAA Championships

The 1955 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 2 July 1955.

Results

EventGoldSilverBronze100 yards Margaret Francis 10.8w Heather Armitage 11.0w Shirley Hampton 11.1w220 yards Jean Scrivens 24.9 Shirley Hampton 25.3 Margaret Brian 25.6440 yards Janet Ruff 56.9 Anne Herman 58.4 Violet Murphy 58.4880 yards Diane Leather 2:09.7 Anne Dawson 2:14.9 Madeleine Wooller 2:15.01 milePhyllis Perkins 5:05.2Leila Buckland 5:09.0Roma Ashby 5:17.080 metres hurdles Margaret Francis 11.3 Pauline Wainwright 11.4 Pamela Seaborne 11.4High jump Thelma Hopkins 1.651 Dorothy Tyler 1.626 Audrey Bennett 1.600Long jump Thelma Hopkins5.76 Sheila Hoskin 5.64 Christina Cops 5.64Shot put Josephine Cook 11.90 Joan Balkwill 10.69 Gwen Charman 10.65Discus throw Maya Giri 41.68Sylvia Needham 40.43 Gwen Charman 35.38Javelin Diane Coates 41.78 Anne Collins 40.62 Jacqueline Ogden 38.36Pentathlon + Margaret Rowley 3943 Carole Quinton 3786 Janis Long 37441 mile walk Beryl Randle 7:59.4 Sheila Jennings 8:08.6 Roma Phillips 8:13.2

+ Held on 17 September at Birmingham University

See also 1955 AAA Championships

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