1956 WAAA Championships

The 1956 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 11 August 1956.

Results

EventGoldSilverBronze100 yards June Paul 10.6w Anne Pashley 10.7w Heather Armitage 10.7w220 yards June Paul23.8w Jean Scrivens 24.0w Shirley Hampton 24.5w440 yards Janet Ruff 56.5 WR Janice Bonner 57.0 Joy Buckmaster 57.6880 yards Phyllis Perkins 2:13.2 Betty Loakes 2:15.7 Madeleine Ibbotson 2:16.11 mileDiane Leather 5:01.0June Bridgland 5:03.2Anne Oliver 5:06.480 metres hurdles Pamela Elliott 11.1w Iris Pond 11.2w Pauline Wainwright 11.2wHigh jump Dorothy Tyler 1.600 Mary Bignal 1.600 Jean Pearce 1.600Long jump Sheila Hoskin 5.65 Jean Whitehead 5.64 Christina Cops 5.59Shot put Suzanne Allday 13.39 Josephine Cook 12.16 Mary Nusser 11.12Discus throw Suzanne Allday 47.02 NR Sylvia Needham 41.29 Maya Giri 40.73Javelin Doris Orphall 40.82 Monica Podmore 40.62 Averil Williams 39.61Pentathlon + Margaret Rowley 3812 Mary Peters 3679 Alma Osborne 36561 mile walk Dilys Williams 7:47.6 Beryl Randle 7:58.2 Rita Phillips 8:13.4

+ Held on 15 September at Birmingham University

See also 1956 AAA Championships

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