1959 WAAA Championships

The 1959 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.

The event was held at Motspur Park, London, on 4 July 1959.

Results

EventGoldSilverBronze100 yards Dorothy Hyman 10.8 Joke Bijleveld 10.8 Madeleine Weston 11.0220 yards Dorothy Hyman 24.5 Marianne Dew 25.1 Maeve Kyle 25.3440 yards Margaret Pickerill 55.9 Ine ter Laak-Spijk 56.5 Ann Sissons 56.8880 yards Joy Jordan 2:09.5 Phyllis Perkins 2:10.8 Betty Loakes 2:11.61 mileJoan Briggs 5:02.2Anne Oliver 5:07.4Elizabeth Brade-Birks 5:07.480 metres hurdles Mary Bignal 11.3 Carole Quinton 11.3 Pat Nutting11.3High jump Nel Zwier 1.651 Mary Bignal 1.626 Jean Card 1.626Long jump Mary Bignal 6.04 Marion Needham 6.02 Wemmy Scholtmeyer 5.92Shot put Suzanne Allday 13.80 Diny Hobers 13.49 Maureen Costard 12.07Discus throw Suzanne Allday 45.21Brenda Hampton 42.18 Sylvia Needham 39.74Javelin Sue Platt 49.04 Averil Williams 48.02 Mary Tadd 42.37Pentathlon + Mary Bignal 4679 NR Jean Adamson 4092 Janet Gaunt 40271½ mile walk Betty Franklin 12:56.4 Joyce Heath 13:03.6 Nellie Loines 13:15.0

+ Held on 8 August at Wolverhampton

See also 1959 AAA Championships

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