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1923 WAAA Championships
1923 WAAA Championships
Dates	18 August
Host city	London, Great Britain
Venue	Oxo Sports Ground
Level	Senior
Type	Outdoor
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The 1923 WAAA Championships were the first national track and field championships for women in the UK.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] The tournament was held on 18 August^[6] 1923^[7] at the Oxo Sport Grounds^[8] in London, United Kingdom.

Background

After the successful first 1922 Women's World Games in Paris and the three Women's Olympiads (1921 Women's Olympiad, 1922 Women's Olympiad and 1923 Women's World Games) in Monaco the interest for women's sports also grew internationally. In 1922 the "Women's Amateur Athletic Association" (WAAA) was founded^[2] in the UK, that year several^[1] ”national” women’s track meet were held.

In 1923^[6] the WAAA^[3]^[8] now organised the first official^[1] British women championships^[2] in track and field (WAAA^[5] Championships^[7]). In the US the "Amateur Athletic Union" (AAU) sponsored the first national championship for women in track and field on 29 September 1923.

Events

The meet was held on 18 August^[3] at the Oxo Sport Grounds^[8]^[1] in Downham,^[2] Bromley^[5]^[6] in South London.

The athletes^[2] competed^[1] in 11 events:^[5]^[8] running 100 yards, 220 yards, 440 yards, 880 yards, relay race 660 yards, hurdling 120 yards, high jump, long jump, shot put, javelin and track walk^[4] 880 yards. 3 unofficial world records^[3]^[6] were set:^[7] Mary Lines in running 440 yards and hurdles 120 yards and Edith Trickey in track walk 880 yards. The tournament was a huge promotion for women's sports.

Results

^[9]

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100-yard run	Mary Lines (Polytechnic Ladies Athletic Club)	12.0 sec	Rose Thompson		Evelyn Harris
220-yard run	Eileen Edwards	27.0 sec	Rose Thompson		Vera Palmer
440-yard run	Mary Lines (Polytechnic Ladies Athletic Club)	62.4 sec WR	Louise Low		P Batt
880-yard run	Edith Trickey (Polytechnic Ladies Athletic Club)	2:40.2 min	Gladys Lane		Phyllis Hall
660-yard relay	London Olympiades "A"	1:22.6 min	Manor Park Athletics Club		London Olympiades "B"
120-yard hurdles	Mary Lines (Polytechnic Ladies Athletic Club)	18.8 sec WR	Sophie Eliott-Lynn (Polytechnic Ladies Athletic Club)		Hilda Hatt (Polytechnic Ladies Athletic Club)	DQ
High jump	Hilda Hatt (Polytechnic Ladies Athletic Club)	4 ft 9 inches / 1.45 m	Ivy Lowman	4 feet 8 inches / 1.42 m	Sylvia Stone	4 feet 7 inches / 1.40 m
Long jump	Mary Lines (Polytechnic Ladies Athletic Club)	16 ft 3.5 inches / 4.96 m	Hilda Hatt (Polytechnic Ladies Athletic Club)	15 ft 11.5 inches / 4.86 m	Gladys Elliott	15 ft 7 inches / 4.66 m
Shot put(8 lb)	Florence Birchenough (Polytechnic Ladies Athletic Club)	16.17 (yds?)	Beatrice Manton	16.00	Sophie Eliott-Lynn (Polytechnic Ladies Athletic Club)	15.78
Two-handed javelin	Sophie Eliott-Lynn (Polytechnic Ladies Athletic Club)	35.76 (yds?)	E Willis	31.08	Sylvia Stone	30.53
880-yard track walk	Edith Trickey	4:35.0 min WR	Betty Keeling		D Clark

Many of the participating athletes also competed in the 1924 Women's Olympiad at Stamford Bridge.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "British Athletics Championships 1919-1939". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "The inaugural WAAA championships". Runner 500. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "World records set in Britain". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Race walking". Race Walking Association. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Robinson, Lynne: Tripping Daintily Into The Arena" (PDF). University of Warwick, 1996 (Thesis), page 110-111. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "British world record breakers". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Duval, Lynne: The Development of Women's Track and Field in England" (PDF). The Sports Historian May 2001, vol. 21, nr 1, p 10-11 (LA84.org). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
^ Athletic News, Monday 20 August 1923

External links

[G-1] "British Athletics Championships 1919-1939". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 8 March 2018.

[C-2] "The inaugural WAAA championships". Runner 500. Retrieved 8 March 2018.

[G1-3] "World records set in Britain". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 8 March 2018.

[R-4] "Race walking". Race Walking Association. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2018.

[W-5] "Robinson, Lynne: Tripping Daintily Into The Arena" (PDF). University of Warwick, 1996 (Thesis), page 110-111. Retrieved 8 March 2018.

[G2-6] "British world record breakers". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 8 March 2018.

[N-7] "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 8 March 2018.

[D-8] "Duval, Lynne: The Development of Women's Track and Field in England" (PDF). The Sports Historian May 2001, vol. 21, nr 1, p 10-11 (LA84.org). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2018.

[9] Athletic News, Monday 20 August 1923

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 ==Background==
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 ==Events==
-The meet was held on 18 August<ref name="G1" /> at the Oxo Sport Grounds<ref name="D" /><ref name="G" /> in [[Downham]],<ref name="C" /> [[London Borough of Bromley|Bromley]] <ref name="W" /><ref name="G2" /> in [[South London]].
+The meet was held on 18 August<ref name="G1" /> at the Oxo Sport Grounds<ref name="D" /><ref name="G" /> in [[Downham, London|Downham]],<ref name="C" /> [[London Borough of Bromley|Bromley]]<ref name="W" /><ref name="G2" /> in [[South London]].
-The athletes<ref name="C" /> competed<ref name="G" /> in 11 events:<ref name="W" /><ref name="D" /> [[Sprint (running)|running]] 100 yards, 220 yards, 440 yards, 880 yards, [[relay race]] 660 yards, [[hurdling]] 120 yards, [[high jump]], [[long jump]], [[shot put]], [[javelin]] and [[Racewalking|track walk]] <ref name="R" /> 880 yards. 3 unofficial world records<ref name="G1" /><ref name="G2" /> were set:<ref name="N" /> Mary Lines in running 440 yards and hurdles 120 yards and Edith Trickey i track walk 880 yards. The tournament was a huge promotion for women's sports.
+The athletes<ref name="C" /> competed<ref name="G" /> in 11 events:<ref name="W" /><ref name="D" /> [[Sprint (running)|running]] 100 yards, 220 yards, 440 yards, 880 yards, [[relay race]] 660 yards, [[hurdling]] 120 yards, [[high jump]], [[long jump]], [[shot put]], [[javelin]] and [[Racewalking|track walk]]<ref name="R" /> 880 yards. 3 unofficial world records<ref name="G1" /><ref name="G2" /> were set:<ref name="N" /> Mary Lines in running 440 yards and hurdles 120 yards and Edith Trickey in track walk 880 yards. The tournament was a huge promotion for women's sports.
 ==Results==
+<ref>Athletic News, Monday 20 August 1923</ref>
 {| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
 |-
 |[[100-yard run]]
-| '''[[Mary Lines]]'''<br /><small>''Polytechnic Ladies Athletic Club || 12.0 sec
+| [[Mary Lines]] (Polytechnic Ladies Athletic Club) || 12.0 sec
-| '''[[Rose Thompson]]'''<br /> ? ||
+| [[Rose Thompson]]  ||
-| '''[[Evelyn Harris]]'''<br /> ?||
+| [[Evelyn Harris]]  ||
 |-
 |[[220-yard run]]
-| '''[[Eileen Edwards (athlete)|Eileen Edwards]]'''<br /> ? || 27.0 sec
+| [[Eileen Edwards]] || 27.0 sec
-| '''[[Rose Thompson]]'''<br /> ?||
+| [[Rose Thompson]] ||
-| '''[[Vera Searle|Vera Palmer]]'''<br /> ?||
+| [[Vera Searle|Vera Palmer]]  ||
 |-
 |[[440-yard run]]
-| '''[[Mary Lines]]'''<br /><small>''Polytechnic Ladies Athletic Club || 62.4 sec {{AthAbbr|WR}}
+| [[Mary Lines]] (Polytechnic Ladies Athletic Club) || 62.4 sec {{AthAbbr|WR}}
-| '''Louise Low'''<br /> ?||
+| Louise Low ||
-| '''P Batt'''<br /> ?||
+| P Batt ||
 |-
 |[[880-yard run]]
-| '''[[Edith Trickey]]'''<br /><small>''Polytechnic Ladies Athletic Club || 2:40.2 min
+| [[Edith Trickey]] (Polytechnic Ladies Athletic Club) || 2:40.2 min
-| '''Gladys Lane'''<br /> ?||
+| Gladys Lane ||
-| '''[[Phyllis Hall]]'''<br /> ?||
+| [[Phyllis Hall]] ||
 |-
 |660-yard relay
-| '''London Olympiades''' <br /> || 1:22.6 min
+| London Olympiades "A" || 1:22.6 min
-| ? <br /> ||
+| Manor Park Athletics Club ||
-| ? <br /> ||
+| London Olympiades "B"  ||
 |-
 |[[120-yard hurdles]]
-| '''[[Mary Lines]]'''<br /><small>''Polytechnic Ladies Athletic Club || 18.8 sec {{AthAbbr|WR}}
+| [[Mary Lines]] (Polytechnic Ladies Athletic Club) || 18.8 sec {{AthAbbr|WR}}
-| '''[[Sophie Eliott-Lynn]]'''<br /><small>''Polytechnic Ladies Athletic Club ||
+| [[Sophie Eliott-Lynn]] (Polytechnic Ladies Athletic Club) ||
-| '''[[Hilda Hatt]]'''<br /><small>''Polytechnic Ladies Athletic Club || {{AthAbbr|DQ}}
+| [[Hilda Hatt]] (Polytechnic Ladies Athletic Club) || {{AthAbbr|DQ}}
 |-
 |[[High jump]]
-| '''[[Hilda Hatt]]'''<br /><small>''Polytechnic Ladies Athletic Club || 1.45 m
+| [[Hilda Hatt]] (Polytechnic Ladies Athletic Club) || 4&nbsp;ft 9 inches / 1.45 m
-| '''[[Ivy Lowman]]'''<br /> ?|| 1.42 m
+| [[Ivy Lowman]] || 4 feet 8 inches / 1.42 m
-| '''[[Sylvia Stone]]'''<br /> `?|| 1.40 m
+| [[Sylvia Stone (athlete)|Sylvia Stone]] || 4 feet 7 inches / 1.40 m
 |-
 |[[Long jump]]
-| '''[[Mary Lines]]'''<br /><small>''Polytechnic Ladies Athletic Club || 4.96 m
+| [[Mary Lines]] (Polytechnic Ladies Athletic Club) || 16&nbsp;ft 3.5 inches / 4.96 m
-| '''[[Hilda Hatt]]'''<br /><small>''Polytechnic Ladies Athletic Club || 4.86 m
+| [[Hilda Hatt]] (Polytechnic Ladies Athletic Club) || 15&nbsp;ft 11.5 inches / 4.86 m
-| '''Gladys Elliott'''<br /> ?|| 4.66 m
+| Gladys Elliott ||15&nbsp;ft 7 inches / 4.66 m
 |-
-|[[Shot put]]<br />(8 lb)
+|[[Shot put]](8&nbsp;lb)
-| '''[[Florence Birchenough]]'''<br /><small>''Polytechnic Ladies Athletic Club || 16.17 (yds?)
+| [[Florence Birchenough]] (Polytechnic Ladies Athletic Club) || 16.17 (yds?)
-| '''[[Beatrice Manton]]'''<br /> ?|| 16.00
+| [[Beatrice Manton]] || 16.00
-| '''[[Sophie Eliott-Lynn]]'''<br /><small>''Polytechnic Ladies Athletic Club || 15.78
+| [[Sophie Eliott-Lynn]] (Polytechnic Ladies Athletic Club) || 15.78
 |-
 |[[Two-handed javelin]]
-| '''[[Sophie Eliott-Lynn]]'''<br /><small>''Polytechnic Ladies Athletic Club || 35.76 (yds?)
+| [[Sophie Eliott-Lynn]] (Polytechnic Ladies Athletic Club) || 35.76 (yds?)
-| '''E Willis'''<br /> ?|| 31.08
+| E Willis || 31.08
-| '''[[Sylvia Stone]]'''<br /> ?|| 30.53
+| [[Sylvia Stone (athlete)|Sylvia Stone]] || 30.53
 |-
-|880-yard [[racewalking|track walk]]
+|880-yard [[Racewalking|track walk]]
-| '''[[Edith Trickey]]'''<br /> ?|| 4:35.0 min {{AthAbbr|WR}}
+| [[Edith Trickey]] || 4:35.0 min {{AthAbbr|WR}}
-| '''Betty Keeling'''<br /> ?||
+| Betty Keeling ||
-| '''D Clark'''<br /> ?||
+| D Clark ||
 |-
 |}
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 * [https://runner500.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/img_0589.jpg picture Oxo Sport Grounds (Runner 500)]
 * [https://runner500.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/img_0588.jpg picture Polytechnic Ladies Athletic Club (Runner 500)]
-* [http://www.worldcat.org/title/official-history-of-the-womens-amateur-athletic-association/oclc/857523047 "The Official History of The Women's Amateur Athletic Association", Mel Watman, 2012, SportsBooks Ltd] ({{ISBN|9781907524332}})
+* [https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/857523047 "The Official History of The Women's Amateur Athletic Association", Mel Watman, 2012, SportsBooks Ltd] ({{ISBN|9781907524332}})
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 [[Category:1923 in women's athletics|WAAA Championships]]
 [[Category:1923 in British sport|WAAA Championships]]
-[[Category:1923 in London|WAAA Championships]]
+[[Category:1923 sports events in London|WAAA Championships]]
 [[Category:August 1923 sports events|WAAA Championships]]
 [[Category:Sport in the London Borough of Bromley]]
 [[Category:Athletics competitions in England]]
+[[Category:Women in London]]

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