1953 WAAA Championships

The 1953 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.

The event was held at White City Stadium, London, on 4 July 1953.

Results EventGoldSilverBronze100 yards Anne Pashley 11.0 Shirley Burgess 11.1 Jean Scrivens 11.2220 yards Ann Johnson 25.0 Anne Pashley 25.2 Jean Newboult 25.5440 yards Valerie Winn (Ball)57.6 Betty Loakes 57.8 Dorothy Saunders 59.9880 yards Anne Oliver 2:15.0 Norah Smalley 2:17.8 Diane Leather 2:18.21 mileEnid Harding 5:09.8 WRPhyllis Green 5:14.8Dilys Williams 5:17.380 metres hurdles Jean Desforges 11.5 Iris Pond 11.6 Sheila Sewell 11.6High jump Sheila Lerwill 1.651 Thelma Hopkins 1.651 Dorothy Tyler 1.600Long jump Jean Desforges 5.76 Sheila Sewell 5.47 Shirley Cawley 5.47Shot put Joan Linsell 12.11 Suzanne Farmer 12.04 Maya Giri 10.51Discus throw Suzanne Farmer 40.01Maya Giri 37.85 Pamela Jones 37.54Javelin Anne Collins 36.56 Joy Evans 35.99 Jean Elliott 35.36Pentathlon + Jean Desforges 3221 (3997 NR) Joan Linsell 2931 (3815) Betty Lovell 2903 (3761)1 mile walk Beryl Randle 7:48.2 Sheila Jennings (Martin) 7:49.8 Sheila Irwin 8:16.8

+ Held on 12 September at Birmingham

See also 1953 AAA Championships

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