| 1945 WAAA Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 August |
| Host city | Tooting Bec, London |
| Venue | Tooting Bec Athletics Track |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
←1939 1946 → | |
The1945WAAA Championships were the nationaltrack and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.[1][2]
The event was held atTooting Bec Athletics Track inTooting Bec, London, on 18 August 1945. The Championships returned after a five-year absence due toWorld War II.[3][4]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Winifred Jordan | 12.8 | Lillian Chalmers | inches | Irene Stretton | |
| 200 metres | Winifred Jordan | 26.7 | Irene Stretton | inches | Joan Shepherd | |
| 440 yards | Winifred Jordan | 61.8 | Lillian Chalmers | Irene Stretton | ||
| 880 yards | Phyllis Richards | 2:26.7 | Pat Sandall | Joyce Heath | ||
| 1 mile | Pat Sandall | 5:40.2 | Phyllis Richards | Helen Wright | ||
| 80 metres hurdles | Zoe Hancock | 13.6 | E. Lewis | J. R. Jones | ||
| High jump | Dora Gardner | 1.524 | Dorothy Tyler | 1.524 | Doris Endruweit | 1.473 |
| Long jump | Kathleen Duffy | 4.76 | Vedder Schenck | 4.66 | Doreen Clutton | 4.63 |
| Discus throw | Kathleen Dyer (Tilley) | 30.38 | Muriel Smith | 30.12 | Margaret Lucas | 27.24 |
| Javelin | Gladys Clarke | 31.72 | Katharine Connal | 30.10 | M. Bruce | 24.10 |
| 1 mile walk | Joan Riddington | 8:42.8 | Doris Hart | Joyce Heath | ||