1978 WAAA Championships
British athletics event
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The 1978 WAAA Championships sponsored by Sunsilk were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.[1][2]
| 1978 WAAA Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18–19 August |
| Host city | London |
| Venue | Crystal Palace National Sports Centre |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
← 1977 1979 → | |
The event was held at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London, from 18 to 19 August 1978.[3][4]
The 10,000 walk event was introduced to the Championships for the first time and the marathon was also added as a WAAA title but as with the pentathlon was contested elsewhere.
Results
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Kathy Smallwood | 11.66 | Heather Hunte | 11.79 | Sharon Colyear | 11.79 |
| 200 metres | Kathy Smallwood | 23.24 | Donna Hartley | 23.42 | Eleanor Thomas | 23.79 |
| 400 metres | Joslyn Hoyte | 52.66 | Verona Elder | 53.40 | Linda McCurry | 54.01 |
| 800 metres | Christina Boxer | 2:03.10 | Janet Prictoe | 2:03.11 | Denise Kiernan | 2:05.86 |
| 1,500 metres | Cherry Hanson | 4:11.62 | Glynis Penny | 4:12.45 | Wendy Smith | 4:13.40 |
| 3,000 metres | Christine Benning | 8:52.33 NR | Ann Ford | 8:53.80 |  Alison Wright | 9:14.72 |
| marathon+ | Margaret Lockley | 2:55:08 | Margaret Thompson | 3:16:15 |  Leslie Watson | 3:18:46 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Sharon Colyear | 13.51 | Shirley Strong | 13.68 | Yvette Wray | 14.03 |
| 400 metres hurdles |  Mary Appleby | 57.46 | Liz Sutherland | 58.36 | Sue Smith | 59.14 |
| High jump | Carol Mathers | 1.76 | Diana Elliott | 1.76 | six–way tie^ | 1.71 |
| Long jump | Jill Davies | 6.19 |  Ruth Howell | 6.18 | Carol Earlington | 6.17 |
| Shot put | Angela Littlewood | 15.97 | Vanessa Redford | 14.56 | Janet Thompson | 14.54 |
| Discus throw | Janet Thompson | 49.80 | Patricia Walsh | 47.28 | Angela Littlewood | 46.22 |
| Javelin | Anne Farquhar | 49.20 | Jeanette Rose | 48.30 | Fatima Whitbread | 47.54 |
| Pentathlon ++ | Yvette Wray | 4140 | Sue Mapstone | 4121 | Gillian Evans | 4070 |
| 5,000 metres walk | Carol Tyson | 24:08.2 | Virginia Lovell | 25:06.4 | Karen Eden | 25:46.6 |
| 10,000 metres walk | Carol Tyson | 49:59.0 NR | Marion Fawkes | 50:31.0 | Judy Farr | 50:46.0 |
- + Held on 20 May at Ryde
- ++ Held on 18 June at the Alexander Stadium
^ Six–way tie between Karen Chaytors, Louise Miller, Tonia Philpots, Ann-Marie Devally, Deborah Grant & Alyson Thomson