1934 WAAA Championships
British athletics event
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The 1934 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.[1][2]
| 1934 WAAA Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 June |
| Host city | London |
| Venue | Herne Hill Athletics Ground |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
â 1933 1935 â | |
The event was held at Herne Hill Athletics Ground, London, on 30 June 1934. The athletics track and field area was situated inside the cycling track.[3][4]
Results
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Eileen Hiscock | 12.2 =NR | Elsie Maguire | 12.3 | Ethel Johnson | 12.4 |
| 200 metres | Nellie Halstead | 25.6 | Eileen Hiscock | 25.9e | Ethel Johnson | 26.2e |
| 400 metres | Violet Branch | 60.0 | Edith Street | 61.7e | Nellie Bishop | |
| 800 metres | Gladys Lunn | 2:18.3 | Ida Jones | 2:21.0e | Dorothy Butterfield | 2:22.9e |
| 80 metres hurdles | Elsie Green | 12.0 | Violet Webb | 12.0 | Kathleen Tiffen | |
| High jump |  Gretel Bergmann | 1.549 | Mary Milne | 1.524 | Hilda Thorogood | 1.473 |
| Long jump | Phyllis Bartholomew | 5.55 | Muriel Cornell | 5.27 | Doris Razzell | 5.16 |
| Shot put | Kathleen Tilley | 10.04 | Irene Phillips | 9.62 | Ruby Davis | 9.15 |
| Discus throw | Irene Phillips | 31.00 | Ada Holland | 30.74 | Ruby Davis | 28.29 |
| Javelin | Edith Halstead | 34.28 | Gladys Lunn | 31.53 | Louise Fawcett | 31.05 |
| 1600 metres walk | Jeanne Probekk | 7:38.2 | Jessie Howes | 7:40.0 | Virna Tosh (Horwood) | |