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1966 WAAA Championships

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


The 1966 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, from 1 to 2 July 1966.[3][4]

Results

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Anne Smith (no 56, pictured at the Olympics in 1964) won the 880 yards WAAA title
Hilde Slaman won the 440 yards
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Daphne Slater 10.5 Jill Hall 10.5 Maureen Tranter 10.6
220 yards Janet Simpson 24.1 Maureen Tranter 24.2 Daphne Slater 24.2
440 yards Netherlands Hilde Slaman 54.7 Joy Grieveson 54.9 Scotland Rosemary Stirling 55.1
880 yards Anne Smith 2:04.2 NR Netherlands Ilja Laman 2:05.4 Pam Piercy 2:06.7
1 mile Rita Lincoln 4:47.9 Czechoslovakia Marie Ingrová 4:48.8 Joyce Smith 4:55.2
80 metres hurdles Poland Danuta Straszyńska 10.9 Pat Pryce 11.0 Maxine Botley 11.0
100 metres hurdles Christine Perera 13.5 NR Susan Mills 14.2 Liz Toulalan 14.3
200 metres hurdles Pat Jones 27.7 NR Susan Mills 28.8 Sandra Dyson 29.2
High jump Dorothy Shirley 1.702 Frances Slaap 1.651 Mary Rand 1.651
Long jump Norway Berit Berthelsen 6.30 Mary Rand 6.13 Netherlands Corrie Bakker 6.10
Shot put Brenda Bedford 14.52 Moira Kerr 13.15 Kathryn Duckett 12.63
Discus throw Scotland Rosemary Payne 49.88 Brenda Bedford 44.12 Gail Smith 41.78
Javelin Sue Platt 45.18 Barbara Nicholls 44.40 Margaret Whitbread 44.20
Pentathlon + Northern Ireland Mary Peters 4625 Gwenda Hurst 4151 Scotland Alix Jamieson 4070
1½ mile walk Judy Farr 12:09.2 Sheila Jennings 12:16.8 Audrey Hackett 12:53.0

+ Held on 28 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. ^ "Fleet-footed Anne has that gold-medal look". Sunday Express. 3 July 1966. Retrieved 26 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Wpmen's AAA Championships". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 2 July 1966. Retrieved 26 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.