1945 WAAA Championships
{{Short description|British athletics event}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox Athletics Championships
|Name=1945 WAAA Championships
|Host city=Tooting Bec, London
|Dates=18 August
|Stadium=Tooting Bec Athletics Track
|Stadium image=
|Level=Senior
|Type=Outdoor
|Events=
|Previous=1939
|Next=1946
|Games=WAAA Championships
}}
The 1945 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.{{cite web|url=https://nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=18 December 2024 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/waaa.htm |title=AAA Championships (women) |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=18 December 2024 }}
The event was held at Tooting Bec Athletics Track in Tooting Bec, London, on 18 August 1945. The Championships returned after a five-year absence due to World War II.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000619/19450820/095/0004 |title=Athletics |work=Birmingham Daily Post |date=20 August 1945 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=18 December 2024 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000671/19450820/088/0004 |title=Women's Championships |work=Evening Despatch |date=20 August 1945 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=18 December 2024 }}
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Results
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!colspan="2" width="280" style="background:gold;|Gold !colspan="2" width="280" style="background:silver;|Silver !colspan="2" width="280" style="background:#CD7F32;|Bronze | |||
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100 metres | 12.8 | inches | |
200 metres | 26.7 | inches | |
440 yards | 61.8 | | Irene Stretton | |
880 yards | 2:26.7 | | Joyce Heath | |
1 mile | 5:40.2 | |Helen Wright | |
80 metres hurdles | 13.6
| E. Lewis | | J. R. Jones | |
High jump | 1.524 | 1.524
| Doris Endruweit | 1.473 |
Long jump | 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 | 31.72 | 30.10
| M. Bruce | 24.10 |
1 mile walk | 8:42.8
| Doris Hart | | Joyce Heath |
References
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{{British championships in athletics}}