1924 WAAA Championships
British athletics event
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The 1924 WAAA Championships were the second national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.[1]
Dates28 June
Host cityLondon
VenueWoolwich Stadium
LevelSenior
The event was held at the Woolwich Stadium on Woolwich Common, London, on 28 June 1924. The athletes competed in 12 events; up one event from the previous year with the addition of the discus throw.[2][3][4]
Results
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | Eileen Edwards | 11.3 | Rose Thompson | 1 yd | Mary Lines | inches |
| 220 yards | Eileen Edwards | 27.6 | Vera Palmer | 2 yd | Rose Thompson | 2 yd |
| 440 yards | Vera Palmer | 65.2 | Edith Trickey | 67.4 | Alice Cast | 3 yd |
| 880 yards | Edith Trickey | 2:30.4 | Phyllis Hall | 2:41.8 | Ivy Wilson | 5 yd |
| 120 yards hurdles | Mary Lines | 18.4 | Daisy Wright | 5 yd | Peggy Batt | 1 yd |
| High jump | Sophie Eliott-Lynn | 1.448 | Sylvia Stone | 1.410 | Ivy J. Lowman | 1.397 |
| Long jump | Mary Lines | 5.17 | Gladys Elliott | 5.12 | Sylvia Stone | 4.84 |
| Shot put | Mary Weston | 16.17 | Beatrice Manton | 15.99 | Florence Birchenough | 15.61 |
| Discus throw | Florence Birchenough | 20.57 NR | Beatrice Manton | 20.11 | Sophie Eliott-Lynn | 19.60 |
| Two-Handed Javelin | Sophie Eliott-Lynn | 52.78 NR | Ivy Wilson | 38.52 | Beatrice Manton | 37.86 |
| 880 yards walk | Edith Trickey | 4:17.4 | Betty Keeling | 15 yd | Florence Faulkner | 5 yd |
| 660-yard relay | London Olympiad | 1.21.3/5 | ||||