1933 WAAA Championships

The **1933 WAAA Championships** were the 12th national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. The tournament was held on 15 July 1933at the White City Stadium in London, United Kingdom, with the cross country event being held in Warwick.

## Dutch athletes

At the championships also four women from the Netherlands participated, sent by the ENDAT. The Dutch Gerda de Kock became champion in the shot put and javelin throw event, both in a new Enlgish record. According to Dutch newspapers the audience seemed to be pleased with the Dutch participants, their good style and sporting achievements. Gerda de Kock who won two titles, became the focus of photographers and film cameras. The Dutch ladies won two titles and finished three times in second place.

Gerda de Kock won the shot put event in a "new English record". Dutch newspapers wrote she improved the English national record from 32 ft. 11 inch to 33 ft. 8 inch (10.25 metres). The throw of 10.40 metres of the Dutch Munnikes was invalid. She finished in second place with 10.09 metres. De Kock also became champion in the javelin throw event with 36.10, "beating the English record with 4 feet and 2 inches". Title holder Halstead finished in second place. The national records described by the Dutch press, became never official English national records.

Bets ter Horst, who was very nervous at the start, finished in second place in the 80 metres hurdles behind Elsie Green. With 12.3 seconds Ter Horst was fasther than the Dutch national record.

Cor Pels finished second in the discus throw event behind Ada Holland.

## Results

It rained during the competitions. The stadium was well filled with spectators.

|100 metres|Eileen Hiscock|12.2" **NR**|Nellie Halstead|1.5 yards|Lillian Chalmers ⚥|1 yard|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|200 metres|Eileen Hiscock|25.8"|Violet Olney|4 yards|Marjorie Pope|1.5 yards|
|400 metres|Nellie Halstead|58.8"|Violet Branch|59.5"|Dorothy Bruty|61.0"|
|800 metres|Ruth Christmas|2' 23.0"|Violet Humphries|2 yards|Dorothy Butterfield|15 yards|
|80 m hurdles|Elsie Green|12.0" **NR**|Bets ter Horst|12.3"|Marjorie O'Kell|1 foot|
|High jump|Mary Milne|1.50 m.|Dora Greenwood|1.473 m.|Nellie Carrington|1.461|
|Long jump|Phyllis Bartholomew|5.40 m.|Nellie Carrington|5.36 m.|Josephine Matthews|5.36 m.|
|Shot put|Gien de Kock|10.26 m. ~~**NR**~~|Dicky Munnikes|10.09 m.|Kathleen Tilley|9.29 m.|
|Discus throw|Ada Holland|33.22 m. **NR**|Cor Pels|31.36 m.|Joan Webster|31.55|
|Javelin throw|Gien de Kock|36.11 m. ~~**NR**~~|Edith Halstead ⚥|35.21 m. **NR**|Erna Löw|33.36|
|1600 metres track walk|Jeanne Probekk|7' 51.2"|Jessie Howes|20 yards|Kitty Bellamy||
|Road walk|Jeanne Probekk|25' 56"|||||
|Cross-country|Lilian Styles||||||
|660 yards medley relay|London Olympiades|1' 16.8"|||||
⚥ later identified as a man. Edith Halstead used the name Edwin Halstead when being a man. Lillian Chalmers later used the name Leonard Chalmers.

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## Infobox (athletics championships)

- **name**: 1933 WAAA Championships
- **host city**: London and Warwick (cross country), Great Britain
- **dates**: 15 July 1933
- **stadium**: White City Stadium
- **level**: Senior
- **type**: Outdoor
- **previous**: 1932 WAAA Championships, 1932
- **next**: 1934 WAAA Championships, 1934
- **games**: WAAA Championships