1966 WAAA Championships

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The 1966 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.[1][2]

Dates1–2 July
Host cityLondon
LevelSenior
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1966 WAAA Championships
Dates1–2 July
Host cityLondon
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1965
1967


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The event was held at White City Stadium, London, from 1 to 2 July 1966.[3][4]

Results

Anne Smith (no 56, pictured at the Olympics in 1964) won the 880 yards WAAA title
Hilde Slaman won the 440 yards
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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Daphne Slater10.5 Jill Hall10.5 Maureen Tranter10.6
220 yards Janet Simpson24.1 Maureen Tranter24.2 Daphne Slater24.2
440 yards Netherlands Hilde Slaman54.7 Joy Grieveson54.9 Scotland Rosemary Stirling55.1
880 yards Anne Smith2:04.2 NR Netherlands Ilja Laman2:05.4 Pam Piercy2:06.7
1 mile Rita Lincoln4:47.9 Czechoslovakia Marie Ingrová4:48.8 Joyce Smith4:55.2
80 metres hurdles Poland Danuta Straszyńska10.9 Pat Pryce11.0 Maxine Botley11.0
100 metres hurdles Christine Perera13.5 NR Susan Mills14.2 Liz Toulalan14.3
200 metres hurdles Pat Jones27.7 NR Susan Mills28.8 Sandra Dyson29.2
High jump Dorothy Shirley1.702 Frances Slaap1.651 Mary Rand1.651
Long jump Norway Berit Berthelsen6.30 Mary Rand6.13 Netherlands Corrie Bakker6.10
Shot put Brenda Bedford14.52 Scotland Moira Kerr13.15 Kathryn Duckett12.63
Discus throw Scotland Rosemary Payne49.88 Brenda Bedford44.12 Gail Smith41.78
Javelin Sue Platt45.18 Barbara Nicholls44.40 Margaret Whitbread44.20
Pentathlon + Northern Ireland Mary Peters4625 Gwenda Hurst4151 Scotland Alix Jamieson4070
1½ mile walk Judy Farr12:09.2 Sheila Jennings12:16.8 Audrey Hackett12:53.0
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+ Held on 28 May at Birmingham University

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