{{Short description|British athletics event}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}} {{Use British English|date=December 2024}} {{Infobox Athletics Championships |Name=1971 WAAA Championships |Host city=London |Dates=16–17 July |Stadium=Crystal Palace National Sports Centre |Stadium image= |Level=Senior |Type=Outdoor |Events= |Previous=1970 |Next=1972 |Games=WAAA Championships }}
The '''1971 WAAA Championships''' were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{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=27 December 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/waaa.htm |title=AAA Championships (women) |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=27 December 2024 }}</ref>
The event was held at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London, from 16 to 17 July 1971.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001723/19710718/021/0021 |title=Women's AAA Results |work=Sunday Sun (Newcastle) |date=18 July 1971 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=27 December 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19710719/231/0025 |title=Golden Girls - But they haven't that medal look |work=Daily Mirror |date=19 July 1971 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=27 December 2024 }}</ref> {{clear}} == Results == thumb|right|150px|Valeria Bufanu thumb|right|150px|Debbie Brill {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" |- !width=100|Event !colspan="2" width="280" style="background:gold;|Gold !colspan="2" width="280" style="background:silver;|Silver !colspan="2" width="280" style="background:#CD7F32;|Bronze |- |100 metres | {{flagicon|CAN}} Stephanie Berto ||11.42 | Anita Neil ||11.51 | Liz Johns|| 11.58 |- |200 metres | {{flagicon|CAN}} Stephanie Berto ||23.54 | Margaret Critchley ||23.78 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Patty Loverock ||23.84 |- |400 metres | Jannette Roscoe|| 53.93 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Brenda Walsh ||54.00 | Verona Bernard ||54.30 |- |800 metres | {{flagicon|CAN}} Abby Hoffman ||2:04.04 | Rosemary Stirling ||2:04.30 | Pat Lowe ||2:05.22 |- |1500 metres | Rita Ridley ||4:14.32 NR | Joan Allison ||4:16.42 | Sheila Carey ||4:16.93 |- |3000 metres | Joyce Smith ||9:23.40 WR | Bronwen Cardy ||9:40.83 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Ann Barrass ||9:48.80 |- |100 metres hurdles | {{flagicon|ROM}} Valeria Bufanu ||13.52 | Sheila Garnett|| 13.91 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Penny May ||14.02 |- |200 metres hurdles | Sharon Colyear ||26.68 | Judy Vernon ||27.06 | Sheila Garnett ||27.59 |- |High jump | {{flagicon|CAN}} Debbie Brill ||1.83 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Debbie Van Kiekebelt || 1.80 | {{flagicon|NOR}} Kari Karlsen ||1.80 |- |Long jump | Sheila Sherwood ||6.52 | Barbara-Anne Barrett ||6.40 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Brenda Eisler || 6.25 |- |Shot put | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jean Roberts || 15.81 | Brenda Bedford ||14.93 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Heather Stuart ||13.87 |- |Discus throw | {{flagicon|FRG}} Liesel Westermann ||58.44 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jean Roberts ||52.76 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Rosemary Payne ||52.60 |- |Javelin | {{flagicon|NOR}} Inger Fallo ||47.68 | Janet Baker ||46.18 | Sharon Corbett ||45.34 |- |Pentathlon + | Janet Honour|| 4571 | Judy Vernon|| 4544 | {{flagicon|NGR}} Nnenna Njoku || 4297 |- |2500 metres walk | Brenda Cook ||12:39.8 | Margaret Lewis ||12:55.4 | Maureen Graham ||13:23.0 |}
+ Held on 3 July at Birmingham University
== See also == *1971 AAA Championships
== References == {{Reflist}}
{{British championships in athletics}}
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