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1964 WAAA Championships

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1964 WAAA Championships
Dates4 July
Host cityLondon
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1963
1965


The 1964 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.[1][2]

The event was held at White City Stadium, London, on 4 July 1964.[3][4]

Results

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Daphne Arden (top left)
Ann Packer
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Daphne Arden 10.6 =NR Mary Rand 10.7 Dorothy Hyman 10.8
220 yards Daphne Arden 23.6 NR Dorothy Hyman 24.0 Janet Simpson 24.4
440 yards Ann Packer 54.3 Joy Grieveson 55.8 Republic of Ireland Maeve Kyle 55.9
880 yards Anne Smith 2:08.0 Anita Webb 2:10.5 Canada Abby Hoffman 2:12.0
1 mile Alison Leggett 4:56.0 Penelope Gardner 4:56.9 Pamela Davies 5:04.1
80 metres hurdles Pat Pryce 10.7 Japan Ikuko Yoda 10.8 Thelma Hopkins 11.2
100 metres hurdles Pat Pryce 13.4 Maxine Botley 14.3 Susan Mills 14.3
200 metres hurdles Pat Jones 27.9 WR Susan Mills 28.3 Susan Webb 29.0
High jump Frances Slaap 1.727 Linda Knowles 1.702 Gwenda Matthews 1.702
Long jump Mary Rand 6.58 NR Norway Berit Tøien 6.46 Sheila Parkin 6.29
Shot put Northern Ireland Mary Peters 14.22 Netherlands Cornelia van Wijk 14.19 Suzanne Allday 13.87
Discus throw West Germany Kriemhild Limberg 50.92 Scotland Rosemary Payne 46.25 Suzanne Allday 42.10
Javelin West Germany Anneliese Gerhards 51.82 Sue Platt 49.26 Norway Oddrun Lange 45.46
Pentathlon + Northern Ireland Mary Peters 4801 NR Brenda Gill 4045 Annette Fathers 3588
1½ mile walk Judy Farr 12:06.8 Joyce Heath 12:49.2 Margaret Lewis 13:14.0

+ Held on 30 May at Birmingham University

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  2. ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Little Daphne Zips to Records". Sunday Express. 5 July 1964. Retrieved 26 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Athletics". Daily Express. 6 July 1964. Retrieved 26 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.