WAAA and National Championships Medallists - Sprint Hurdles

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WAAA Championships

120 Yards Hurdles
1922Daisy Wright20.4Hilda HattinchesE. Johnson5 yards
(Hatt ran 19.6 NR in heat 1)
1923Mary Lines18.8 WBSophie Eliott-Lynn20 yards(Hilda Hatt dsq)
1924Mary Lines18.4wDaisy Wright5 yardsPeggy Batt1 yard
1925Hilda Hatt19.0Peggy Batt2 feetE.L. Hutchings1 foot
1926Hilda Hatt18.2Edith WhiteinchesPeggy Batt2 yards
75 Metres Hurdles
1927Hilda Hatt12.6wPeggy Batt3 yardsElsie Green
100 Yards Hurdles
1927Muriel Gunn14.6wHilda HattinchesPeggy Battfair third
1928Marjorie Clark RSA13.8 WBHilda Hatt14.0e NRMuriel Gunn1 yard
80 Metres Hurdles
1929Hilda Hatt12.4 NRMuriel Cornell (Gunn)inchesKathleen Tiffen1 foot
1930Muriel Cornell12.4Elsie Green1 footKathleen Tiffen1 yard
1931Elsie Green12.0 NRKathleen Tiffen1 yardMuriel Cornell12.3e
1932Elsie Green12.2Marjorie O'Kell5 yardsPhyllis Goad
1933Elsie Green12.0Bets ter Horst NED3 yards Marjorie O'Kell 1 foot
(Green also ran 12.0 =NR in heat 1)
1934Elsie Green12.0Violet Webb12.0Kathleen Tiffen
1935Elsie Green12.3Kathleen Tiffen2½ yardsEvelyn Matthews½ yard
1936Barbara Burke RSA11.9Violet Webb11.9eBernice Steyl RSA12.8e
1937Barbara Burke RSA12.1Kathleen Tiffen1 yardKate Robertsoninches
1938Kate Robertson12.2Evelyn Matthews1 yardLinda Whitman1½ yards
1939Kate Robertson12.4Dorothy Odam4 feetEthel Raby1 yard
1940-1944 Championships not held
1945Zoe Hancock13.6E. LewisJ.R. Jones
1946Bertha Crowther12.8Zoe HancockD.M.C. Young
1947Maureen Gardner11.5 NRJean Desforges12.2Bertha Crowther12.6
1948Maureen Gardner12.0Joan Upton12.4Bertha Crowther12.5
1949Jean Desforges11.9Joan Upton12.0Bertha Crowther12.8
1950Maureen Dyson (Gardner)11.6Jean Desforges11.6Sheila Pratt11.9
1951Maureen Dyson11.7Jean Desforges11.8eSheila Pratt
1952Jean Desforges11.4Pamela Seaborne11.5Dorothy Harper11.7
1953Jean Desforges11.5Iris Pond11.6Sheila Sewell (Pratt)11.6
1954Jean Desforges11.4Pamela Seaborne11.5Thelma Hopkins11.7
1955Margaret Francis11.3Pauline Wainwright11.4Pamela Seaborne11.4
19567.4?Pamela Elliott (Seaborne)11.1wIris Pond11.2wPauline Wainwright11.2w
1957Thelma Hopkins11.4Carole Quinton11.5Carolyn Ivins11.6
1958Carole Quinton10.9wPat Nutting11.6wKathleen Degg11.6w
1959Mary Bignal11.3Carole Quinton11.3Pat Nutting11.3
19603.2Carole Quinton10.8wBetty Moore AUS11.0wPat Nutting11.2w
19612.8Betty Moore AUS10.8wAnn Charlesworth10.9wPat Nutting11.1w
19621.7Betty Moore AUS10.7Erika Fisch FRG10.7Denise Guénard FRA11.0
(Best UK: 5. Dorothy Window)
1963Pat Nutting11.2Ikuko Yoda JPN11.2Letizia Bertoni ITA11.5
1964-0.2Pat Pryce (Nutting)10.7 NRIkuko Yoda JPN10.8Thelma Hopkins11.2
19650.0Pat Jones11.28Teresa Ciepla POL11.30Elzbieta Bednarek POL11.33
19662.9Danuta Straszynska POL10.9wPat Pryce11.0wMaxine Botley11.0w
19670.0Pat Jones11.0Eugene Bräsler RSA11.0Regina Höfer GDR11.1
19680.0Pat Pryce10.9Teresa Sukniewicz POL10.9Carla Panerai ITA11.0
100 Metres Hurdles (2'6")
1963Pat Nutting14.1Susan Mills14.8Maxine Botley15.0
1964Pat Pryce (Nutting)13.4Maxine Botley14.3Susan Mills14.3
19658.5Pat Jones13.8wSusan Mills13.8wPamela Baileff14.1w
1966Mary Rand (Bignal)13.7Pat Pryce14.1Susan Mills14.5

100 Metres Hurdles (2'9")

WAAA Championships
1967-0.2Pat Jones13.8Eileen Dawson14.3Sheila Garnett14.3
19681.5Christine Perera13.5 NRSusan Hayward (Mills)14.2Liz Toulalan14.3
(Perera ran 13.7 NR in heat 1)
1969-1.5Chi Cheng TPE13.52Teresa Nowak POL13.8Teresa Sukniewicz POL14.0
(Best UK: 4. Christine Perera 14.3)
1970-1.3Mary Peters14.0Christine Bell (Perera)14.2Sue Scott14.2
19712.6Valeria Bufanu ROM13.52wSheila Garnett13.91wPenny May CAN14.02w
19720.0Pam Ryan AUS13.48Judy Vernon13.86Pat Pryce14.00
1973-3.3Judy Vernon14.03Mary Peters14.40Lorna Drysdale14.50
19740.4Lorna Drysdale13.45Judy Vernon13.46Blondelle Thompson13.50
1975-3.7Liz Damman CAN13.93Lorna Boothe14.00Esther Rot ISR14.09
19763.2Sharon Colyear13.47wJudy Vernon13.70wSue Longden13.93w
19770.8Lorna Boothe13.48Shirley Strong13.76Tessa Sanderson13.93
1978-1.3Sharon Colyear13.51Shirley Strong13.68Yvette Wray14.03
1979-3.1Shirley Strong13.67Esther Rot ISR13.71Lorna Boothe14.01
1980-2.1Shirley Strong13.57Yvette Wray13.70Judy Livermore13.86
19810.0Shirley Strong13.36Tessa Sanderson13.46Diane Greenidge13.84
19820.0Shirley Strong13.27Judy Livermore13.36Lorna Boothe13.37
19830.5Shirley Strong12.95 NRLorna Boothe13.17Pat Rollo13.35
19841.9Shirley Strong12.96Sally Gunnell13.30Lorna Boothe13.31
19851.7Glynis Nunn AUS13.27Kim Hagger13.35Wendy Jeal13.38
19862.7Sally Gunnell13.13wLesley-Ann Skeete13.24wWendy Jeal13.27w
19870.4Sally Gunnell13.01Lesley-Ann Skeete13.18Wendy Jeal13.42
1988-1.7Sally Gunnell13.02Lesley-Ann Skeete13.19Wendy Jeal13.43
1989-0.2Sally Gunnell13.26Kay Morley13.35Lesley-Ann Skeete13.38
19901.1Lesley-Ann Skeete13.03Kay Morley13.05Jacqui Agyepong13.17
19910.3Sally Gunnell13.02Lesley-Ann Skeete13.05Kay Morley-Brown13.17
AAA Championships
19921.2Sally Gunnell13.13Kay Morley-Brown13.28Lesley-Ann Skeete13.38
19931.8Sally Gunnell13.08Jacqui Agyepong13.15Monica Grefstad NOR13.33
19940.5Clova Court13.06Sally Gunnell13.09Lesley-Ann Skeete13.43
19951.6Melanie Wilkins13.34Michelle Campbell13.36Keri Maddox13.40
1996-2.3Angela Thorp13.26Diane Allahgreen13.27Denise Lewis13.41
1997-1.8 BAFAngela Thorp13.34Jacqui Agyepong13.38Clova Court13.46
19971.2  AAAAngela Thorp13.56Rachel King13.65Melanie Wilkins13.77
1998-0.9Keri Maddox13.20Clova Court13.34Liz Fairs13.52
19992.3Keri Maddox12.97wDiane Allahgreen13.05wAngela Thorp13.33w
2000-2.1Diane Allahgreen13.24Melanie Wilkins13.35Julie Pratt13.57
20010.8Diane Allahgreen13.11Melanie Wilkins13.24Keri Maddox13.35
20021.6Diane Allahgreen13.00Julie Pratt13.27Rachel King13.34
20031.4Rachel King13.07Sarah Claxton13.12Julie Pratt13.48
2004-0.9Sarah Claxton13.21Diane Allahgreen13.38Rachel King13.39
20051.0Sarah Claxton12.96Diane Allahgreen13.21Jessica Ennis13.26
20062.5Sarah Claxton13.19wSara McGreavy13.26wGemma Bennett13.33w
National Championships
2007-2.7Jessica Ennis13.25Sarah Claxton13.31Gemma Bennett13.44
20080.8Sarah Claxton13.12Sara McGreavy13.35Natasha Danvers13.36
20091.7Jessica Ennis12.87Sarah Claxton13.16Zara Hohn13.41
2010-2.1Louise Hazel13.32Angelita Broadbelt-Blake13.38Gemma Bennett13.42
20110.8Tiffany Porter12.76Jessica Ennis12.96Gemma Bennett13.19
20120.3Jessica Ennis12.92Tiffany Porter13.21Sarah Claxton13.27
20130.6Tiffany Porter12.68Serita Solomon13.18Louise Wood13.60
20140.5Tiffany Porter12.85Lucy Hatton13.20Serita Solomon13.22
2015-1.5Tiffany Porter12.83Cindy Ofili12.96Jessica Ennis-Hill13.10
20162.0Tiffany Porter12.91Cindy Ofili12.93Lucy Hatton13.21
2017-1.4Alicia Barrett13.26Yasmin Miller13.29Jessica Hunter13.45
2018-0.5Alicia Barrett13.28Megan Marrs13.37Jessica Hunter13.37
2019-1.6Cindy Ofili13.09Alicia Barrett13.40Yasmin Miller13.40
20201.5Cindy Ofili13.16Lucy-Jane Matthews13.20Heather Paton13.60
2021-1.0Tiffany Porter12.78Alicia Barrett13.18Cindy Sember (Ofili)13.20
20225.4Cindy Sember12.56wJessica Hunter12.79wAlicia Barrett12.98w

Top Medallists
Note that in some years both the 80m Hurdles and the 100m Hurdles were held.
1st2nd3rdTotal MedalsYearsYear Span
Pat Nutting/Pryce434111958-197214
Sally Gunnell7291984-199410
Shirley Strong6281977-19847
Sarah Claxton43182003-20129
Lesley-Ann Skeete14381986-19948
Tiffany Porter6172011-202110
Elsie Green51171927-19358
Hilda Hatt4371922-19297
Jean Desforges4371947-19547
Diane Allahgreen3471996-20059
Cindy Ofili/Sember32162015-20227
Jessica Ennis-Hill31262005-201510
Lorna Boothe12361975-19849
Kathleen Tiffen3361929-19378
Muriel Gunn/Cornell21251927-19314
Susan Mills/Hayward3251963-19685
Peggy Batt2351924-19273
Other top winners and long spans
Maureen Gardner/Dyson441947-19514
Pat Jones441965-19672
Thelma Hopkins1231954-196410

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