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1985 WAAA Championships

1985 WAAA Championships
Dates26–27 July
Host cityBirmingham
VenueAlexander Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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WAAA Championships

The 1985 WAAA Championships sponsored by the Trustee Savings Bank, were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.[1][2]

The event was held at the Alexander Stadium, Birmingham for the first time since switching from Crystal Palace. The competition took place from 26 to 27 July 1985.[3][4]

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Heather Oakes 11.37 Kathy Cook 11.41 Pippa Windle 11.60
200 metres Kathy Cook 23.39 Georgina Oladapo 23.74 Pat Beckford 23.74
400 metres Australia Maree Chapman 51.51 Linda Keough 52.52 Tracy Lawton 52.95
800 metres Christina Boxer 2:00.60 Scotland Anne Purvis 2:02.41 Suzanne Morley 2:02.79
1,500 metres Julie-Ann Laughton 4:15.08 Republic of Ireland Mary McKenna 4:16.13 Kathryn Carter 4:16.55
3,000 metres Zola Budd 8:50.50 Carole Bradford 9:06.30 Jill Clarke 9:19.20
5,000 metres Republic of Ireland Monica Joyce 16:16.58 Alison Hollington 16:19.97 Sally Ellis 16:24.16
10,000 metres Sue Crehan 33:53.3 Sally Ellis 34:50.5 Scotland Karen MacLeod 35:57.7
marathon+ Sarah Rowell 2:28:06 Sally-Ann Hales 2:28:38 Ann Ford 2:31:19
100 metres hurdles Australia Glynis Nunn 13.27 Kim Hagger 13.35 Wendy Jeal 13.38
400 metres hurdles Yvette Wray 57.86 Aileen Mills 58.69 Carol Dawkins 58.84
High jump Diana Davies 1.89 Scotland Jayne Barnetson
Kim Hagger		 1.80
1.80 		n/a
Long jump Joyce Oladapo 6.56 Sharon Bowie 6.11 Mary Berkeley 6.10
Shot put Judy Oakes 17.57 Myrtle Augee 16.96 Yvonne Hanson-Nortey 15.16
Discus throw Julia Avis 50.82 Karen Pugh 49.48 Judy Oakes 48.70
Javelin Tessa Sanderson 66.38 Scotland Diane Royle 61.86 Anna Lockton 52.38
Heptathlon ++ Australia Ann Turnbull 5289 Charmaine Johnson 5177 Scotland Valerie Walsh 5174
5,000 metres walk Virginia Birch 23:53.47 Helen Elleker 24:25.81 Lisa Langford 24:53.04
10,000 metres walk Helen Elleker 51:22.3 Lisa Langford 52:02.9 Karen Nipper 52:57.4

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  2. ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  3. ^ "No-one to touch Zola the champ!". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 28 July 1985. Retrieved 27 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Athletics". Sunday Express. 28 July 1985. Retrieved 27 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.