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born Clapham 14/03/1920; died 25/09/2014.
SURREY COUNTY TRACK & FIELD RECORDS ( No of Entries = 8 )
05/08/1935 U17 Women High Jump 1.60m London
05/08/1935 U20 Women High Jump 1.60m London
01/06/1936 Sen Women High Jump 5ft 5in (1.65m) London
01/06/1936 U20 Women High Jump 5ft 5in (1.65m) Brentwood
08/06/1936 U17 Women High Jump 5ft 5in (1.65m) Brentwood
29/05/1939 Sen Women High Jump 1.66m Brentwood
29/05/1939 U20 Women High Jump 1.66m Brentwood
07/08/1948 Sen Women High Jump 1.68m London
SURREY COUNTY TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS ( No of Entries = 18 )
26 June 1937 , Tooting Bec
Sen Women 80 Metres Hurdles (84.0cm)FINAL 2nd
Sen Women High JumpFINAL 1st 5ft 4in (1.62m) CBP, = GB rec
17 August 1946 , Sutton
Sen Women High JumpFINAL 1st 5ft 0in (1.52m)
Sen Women Javelin 600g (pre-1999 model)FINAL 2nd 80ft 5in (24.51m)
10 July 1948 , Wimbledon Pk
Sen Women High JumpFINAL 1st 5ft 3in (1.60m)
Sen Women Discus (1kg)FINAL 4th 93ft 1in (28.37m)
Sen Women Javelin 600g (pre-1999 model)FINAL 3rd 93ft 1in (28.37m)
16 June 1951 , Wimbledon Pk
Sen Women 80 Metres Hurdles (84.0cm)FINAL 1st 12.6
Sen Women High JumpFINAL 1st 5ft 4in (1.62m) CBP=
Sen Women Long JumpFINAL 1st 17ft 9¼in (5.41m)
Sen Women Javelin 600g (pre-1999 model)FINAL 1st 99ft 11in (30.45m)
25 July 1953 , Wimbledon Pk
Sen Women High JumpFINAL 3rd 5ft 1in (1.54m)
15 May 1954 , Croydon
Sen Women High JumpFINAL 1st 5ft 3in (1.60m)
Sen Women Long JumpFINAL 2nd 17ft 4½in (5.29m)
21 May 1955 , Croydon
Sen Women High JumpFINAL 1st 5ft 2in (1.57m)
Sen Women Long JumpFINAL 2nd 17ft 0in (5.18m)
26 May 1956 , Croydon
Sen Women High JumpFINAL 3rd
Sen Women Long JumpFINAL 2nd
INTER-COUNTY TRACK & FIELD ( No of Entries = 7 )
Southern Womens Inter-Counties
27 August 1949, Hove
Sen Women High Jump5ft 3in (1.60m)
5 August 1950, Aylsford
Sen Women High Jump5ft 5in (1.65m)
16 August 1952, Ilford
Sen Women High Jump5ft 3in (1.60m)
11 September 1954, Croydon
Sen Women High Jump5ft 2in (1.57m)
7 July 1956, Maidstone
Sen Women High Jump5ft 2in (1.57m)
Sen Women Long Jump18ft 10½in (5.75m)
17 August 1957, Southgate
Sen Ladies 80 Metres Hurdles (84.0cm)6
 
NATIONAL TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS - Top 3 placings ( No of Entries = 19 )
WAAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
1935 White City, London
Sen Women High Jump 2nd5ft 0in (1.52m)
1936 White City, London
Sen Women High Jump 1st5ft 0½in (1.53m)
1937 White City, London
Sen Women High Jump 1st5ft 4.375 (1.63m) GB record
2 July 1938 White City, London
Sen Women High Jump 1st5ft 2in (1.57m)
1939 White City, London
Sen Women High Jump 1st5ft 5in (1.65m)
26 June 1948 Polytechnic Stadium, Chiswick
Sen Women High Jump 1st5ft 4in (1.62m)
9 July 1949 White City, London
Sen Women High Jump 1st5ft 3in (1.60m)
1951 White City, London
Sen Women High Jump 2nd5ft 3in (1.60m)
Sen Women Long Jump 1st18ft 3¾in (5.58m)
14 June 1952 White City, London
Sen Women High Jump 1st5ft 5in (1.65m)
Sen Women Long Jump 3rd317ft 2in (5.23m)
1953 White City, London
Sen Women High Jump 3rd
1954 White City, London
Sen Women High Jump 2nd5ft 4in (1.62m)
1/2 July 1955 White City, London
Sen Women High Jump 2.4
10/11 August 1956 White City, London
Sen Women High Jump 1st5ft 3in (1.60m)
WAAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
1936 Wembley, London
Sen Women High Jump 1st=5ft 2in (1.57m)
1937 Wembley, London
Sen Women High Jump 1st5ft 2¾in (1.59m)
16 April 1938 Wembley, London
Sen Women High Jump 1st5ft 1¼in (1.55m)
1939 Wembley, London
Sen Women High Jump 1st5ft 1¼in (1.55m)
INTERNATIONAL TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS ( No of Entries = 13 )
OLYMPIC GAMES
2/8 August 1936 Berlin, Germany
Sen Women High Jump FINAL 2nd1.60
30 Jul - 7 Aug 1948 London
Sen Women High Jump FINAL 2nd1.68 Olympic Record
20/27 July 1952 Helsinki, Finland
Sen Women High Jump FINAL 7th1.58
23 Nov - 1 Dec 1956 Melbourne, Australia
Sen Women High Jump FINAL 12th=1.60
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
23/27 August 1950 Brussels, Belgium
Sen Women High Jump FINAL 2nd1.63
COMMONWEALTH GAMES
5/12 February 1938 Sydney, Australia
Sen Women High Jump FINAL 1st5ft 3in (1.60m)
4-11 February 1950 Auckland, New Zealand
Sen Women Long Jump FINAL 8th16ft 16in (5.28m)
Sen Women 80m Hurdles HEAT 1 4th
Sen Women JT 600g o/s FINAL 4th107ft 99.999 (35.15m)
Sen Women High Jump FINAL 1st5ft 5in (1.65m)
31 July - 7 August 1954 Vancouver, Canada
Sen Women High Jump FINAL 2nd5ft 3in (1.60m)
Sen Women Javelin FINAL 5th108ft 0½in (32.93m)
Sen Women Long Jump FINAL 11th16ft 7¼in (5.06m)
ANNUAL BEST T&F PERFORMANCES BY EVENT (Ranked performances only) ( No of Entries = 71 )
80 Metres Hurdles (76.2cm)
1935 Int Women 12.6 00/00/1935
80 Metres Hurdles (84.0cm)
1948 Sen Women 12.8 Motspur Park 18/06/1948
1949 Sen Women 12.4 Mitcham 23/04/1949
1950 Sen Women 11.8 Coventry 27/05/1950
1951 Sen Women 12.1 Ilford 08/09/1951
1957 Sen Women 12.3 Carshalton 31/08/1957
1958 Sen Women 12.3 14/06/1958
1961 Sen Women 12.5 10/06/1961
1962 Sen Women 13.1 Brighton 17/06/1962
High Jump
1932 Girls 4ft 4in (1.32m) 00/00/1932
1933 JW(U15) 4ft 5in (1.34m) 00/00/1933
1934 JW(U15) 5ft 0in (1.52m) 00/00/1934
1935 Int Women 5ft 5in (1.65m) 00/00/1935
1936 Int Women 5ft 5in (1.65m) Brentwood 01/06/1936
1937 Jun Women 5ft 4.375 (1.63m) White City 00/00/1937
1938 Jun Women 5ft 2in (1.57m) White City 00/00/1938
1939 Jun Women 5ft 5.375 (1.66m) Brentwood 00/05/1939
1946 Sen Women 5ft 0in (1.52m) Sutton 17/08/1946
1948 Sen Women 1.68 Wembley 07/08/1948
1949 Sen Women 5ft 5¼in (1.65m) White City, London 20/08/1949
1950 Sen Women 5ft 5in (1.65m) Aylesford 05/08/1950
1951 Sen Women 5ft 4in (1.62m) Chiswick 05/05/1951
1952 Sen Women 5ft 0in (1.52m) i Harringay 29/03/1952
1952 Sen Women 5ft 5in (1.65m) White City 14/06/1952
1953 Sen Women 5ft 5in (1.65m) Ladywell 19/09/1953
1954 Sen Women 1.63 Ostrava 07/10/1954
1955 Sen Women 1.66 Prague, TCH 15/09/1955
1956 Sen Women 5ft 5in (1.65m) Sydenham 25/07/1956
1957 Sen Women 5ft 2in (1.57m) Mitcham 27/04/1957
1958 Sen Women 5ft 3in (1.60m) 19/04/1958
1959 Sen Women 5ft 3in (1.60m) Croydon 10/06/1959
1960 Sen Women 5ft 2in (1.57m) Teddington 18/06/1960
1961 Sen Women 1.63 Klagenfurt, AUT 02/08/1961
1962 Sen Women 5ft 2in (1.57m) 09/06/1962
1963 Sen Women 5ft 1in (1.54m) Eltham 22/06/1963
1966 Sen Women 4ft 10in (1.47m) Carshalton 30/04/1966
Long Jump
1933 JW(U15) 14ft 2in (4.31m) 00/00/1933
1934 JW(U15) 15ft 2½in (4.63m) 00/00/1934
1935 Int Women 15ft 2½in (4.63m) 00/00/1935
1937 Jun Women 16ft 8¾in (5.09m) Brussels, BEL 01/08/1937
1948 Sen Women 18ft 0½in (5.49m) Mitcham 28/08/1948
1949 Sen Women 17ft 9¼in (5.41m) Chiswick 25/06/1949
1950 Sen Women 17ft 10½in (5.44m) Timaru, NZL 00/02/1950
1951 Sen Women 18ft 9½in (5.72m) Motspur Park 02/06/1951
1952 Sen Women 17ft 9½in (5.42m) Chiswick 24/05/1952
1953 Sen Women 5.30 Hengelo, NED 30/05/1953
1954 Sen Women 17ft 10in (5.43m) Chiswick 29/05/1954
1955 Sen Women 18ft 5in (5.61m) Chiswick 14/05/1955
1956 Sen Women 18ft 10½in (5.75m) Maidstone 14/07/1956
1958 Sen Women 17ft 10in (5.43m) 27/08/1958
1959 Sen Women 17ft 8in (5.38m) Enschede 20/05/1959
1960 Sen Women 17ft 4¼in (5.28m) Mitcham 10/08/1960
1961 Sen Women 17ft 0in (5.18m) 23/04/1961
Shot Putt (4kg)
1949 Sen Women 9.74 Latina, ITA 29/05/1949
Discus (1kg)
1948 Sen Women 93ft 1in (28.37m) Wimbledon Park 10/07/1948
1949 Sen Women 28.52 Latina, ITA 29/05/1949
Javelin 600g (pre-1999 model)
1946 Sen Women 80ft 5in (24.51m) Sutton 17/08/1946
1948 Sen Women 93ft 1in (28.37m) Wimbledon Park 10/07/1948
1949 Sen Women 103ft 0½in (31.40m) Chiswick 25/06/1949
1950 Sen Women 107ft 9¼in (32.84m) Auckland, NZL 09/02/1950
1951 Sen Women 99ft 11in (30.45m) Wimbledon 16/06/1951
1952 Sen Women 105ft 6in (32.15m) Epsom 03/06/1952
1954 Sen Women 108ft 0½in (32.93m) Vancouver, CAN 05/08/1954
1956 Sen Women 92ft 3in (28.11m) Alperton 28/10/1956
1958 Sen Women 105ft 0in (32.00m) 20/09/1958
1959 Sen Women 105ft 2in (32.05m) Carshalton 05/09/1959
1961 Sen Women 111ft 6½in (33.99m) 05/07/1961
1963 Sen Women 105ft 4in (32.10m) Carshalton 05/05/1963
1968 Sen Women 99ft 4in (30.27m) 11/05/1968
Pentathlon (SW events)
1951 Sen Women 3953pts Ilford 08/09/1951
1958 Sen Women 3687pts Alperton 14/06/1958

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