| 1954 WAAA Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 June |
| Host city | London |
| Venue | White City Stadium |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
←1953 1955 → | |
The1954WAAA Championships were the nationaltrack and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.[1][2]
The event was held atWhite City Stadium, London, on 19 June 1954.[3][4]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | Anne Pashley | 11.1 |  Patricia Devine | 11.1 | Heather Armitage | 11.3 |
| 220 yards | Ann Johnson | 25.1 | Shirley Hampton | 25.2 | Margaret Brian | 25.3 |
| 440 yards | Gloria Goldsborough | 57.1 | Janet Ruff | 57.4 | Madeleine Wooller | 59.2 |
| 880 yards | Diane Leather | 2:09.0 WR | Anne Oliver | 2:11.4 | Valerie Winn | 2:11.7 |
| 1 mile | Phyllis Green | 5:09.6 | Helen Vincent | 5:11.4 | Aileen Drummond | 5:12.9 |
| 80 metres hurdles | Jean Desforges | 11.4 | Pamela Seaborne | 11.5 |  Thelma Hopkins | 11.7 |
| High jump | Sheila Lerwill | 1.651 | Dorothy Tyler | 1.626 | Thelma Hopkins | 1.575 |
| Long jump | Jean Desforges | 5.83 | Shirley Cawley | 5.73 | Jean Whitehead | 5.43 |
| Shot put | Suzanne Allday | 12.52 | Josephine Cook | 11.40 | Maya Giri | 10.41 |
| Discus throw | Maya Giri | 39.42 | Suzanne Allday | 39.09 | Sylvia Needham | 36.32 |
| Javelin | Ann Dukes | 39.55 | Anne Collins | 38.20 | Jacqueline Ogden | 36.27 |
| Pentathlon + | Jean Desforges | 3170 (3973) | Pamela French | 2983 (3854) | Betty Lovell | 2695 (3639) |
| 1 mile walk | Beryl Randle | 7:38.4 | Patricia Grant | 8:07.2 | Rita Phillips | 8:18.0 |
+ Held on 4 September at Paddington