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International athletics championship event

1959 WAAA Championships
Dates	4 July
Host city	London
Venue	Motspur Park
Level	Senior
Type	Outdoor
← 1958 1960 → WAAA Championships

The 1959 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.

The event was held at Motspur Park, London, on 4 July 1959.

Results

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 yards	Dorothy Hyman	10.8	Joke Bijleveld NED	10.8	Madeleine Weston	11.0
220 yards	Dorothy Hyman	24.5	Marianne Dew	25.1	Maeve Kyle IRL	25.3
440 yards	Margaret Pickerill	55.9	Ine ter Laak-Spijk NED	56.5	Ann Sissons	56.8
880 yards	Joy Jordan	2:09.5	Phyllis Perkins	2:10.8	Betty Loakes	2:11.6
1 mile	Joan Briggs	5:02.2	Anne Oliver	5:07.4	Elizabeth Brade-Birks	5:07.4
80 metres hurdles	Mary Bignal	11.3	Carole Quinton	11.3	Pat Nutting	11.3
High jump	Nel Zwier NED	1.651	Mary Bignal	1.626	Jean Card (Pearce)	1.626
Long jump	Mary Bignal	6.04	Marion Needham	6.02	Wemmy Scholtmeyer NED	5.92
Shot put	Suzanne Allday (Farmer)	13.80	Dini Hobers NED	13.49	Maureen Costard	12.07
Discus throw	Suzanne Allday (Farmer)	45.21	Brenda Hampton	42.18	Sylvia Needham	39.74
Javelin	Sue Platt	49.04	Averil Williams	48.02	Mary Tadd	42.37
Pentathlon +	Mary Bignal	4679 NR	Jean Adamson	4092	Janet Gaunt	4027
1½ mile walk	Betty Franklin	12:56.4	Joyce Heath	13:03.6	Nellie Loines	13:15.0

+ Held on 8 August at Wolverhampton

References

"AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
"AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
"Three girl athletes share six titles". Weekly Dispatch (London). 5 July 1959. Retrieved 26 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
"Dutch Rival Foils Mary's Treble Bid". Sunday Express. 5 July 1959. Retrieved 26 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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