1937 WAAA Championships
British athletics event
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The 1937 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.[1][2]
| 1937 WAAA Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 August |
| Host city | London |
| Venue | White City Stadium |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
â 1936 1938 â | |
The event was held at White City Stadium, London, on 7 August 1937.[3][4]
Results
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 metres | Betty Lock | 7.8 | Dorothy Marshall | 1½ yards | Olive Moores | 1 foot |
| 100 metres | Winifred Jeffrey | 12.2 |  Barbara Burke | 12.2 | Lillian Chalmers | 12.2 |
| 200 metres | Lillian Chalmers | 24.9 | Kathleen Stokes | 5 feet | Barbara Burke | inches |
| 400 metres | Nellie Halstead | 60.1 | Vera Rudd | 5 yards | Constance Furneaux | 4 yards |
| 800 metres | Gladys Lunn | 2:18.5 | Nellie Halstead | 10 yards | Dorothy Bruty | 20 yards |
| 1 mile | Gladys Lunn | 5:17.0 WR | Evelyne Forster | 5:33.0 | Doris Roden | 40 yards |
| 80 metres hurdles | Barbara Burke | 12.1 | Kathleen Tiffen | 1 yard | Kate Robertson | inches |
| High jump | Dorothy Odam | 1.635 | Dora Gardner | 1.600 | Dorothy Cosnett | 1.549 |
| Long jump | Ethel Raby | 5.79 | Vedder Schenck | 5.41 | Mary Holloway | 5.29 |
| Shot put | Kathleen Tilley | 10.59 | Irene Phillips | 9.36 | Muriel Smith | 8.83 |
| Discus throw | Irene Phillips | 32.61 | Kathleen Tilley | 29.20 | Ada Holland | 29.15 |
| Javelin | Gladys Lunn | 32.98 | Dorothy Hewitt | 31.91 | Edith Halstead | 31.39 |
| 1600 metres walk | Florence Pengelly | 8:36.5 | Doris Roden | N. Gardner | ||