1923 WAAA Championships

The 1923 WAAA Championships were the first national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.

[1][2][3][4][5] The tournament was held on 18 August 1923, at the Oxo Sport Grounds in Downham, Bromley in South London.

In 1922 the Women's Amateur Athletic Association (WAAA) was founded and that year several national women's track meets were held.

3 unofficial world records[3][6] were set:[7] Mary Lines in running 440 yards and hurdles 120 yards and Edith Trickey in track walk 880 yards.

The tournament was a huge promotion for women's sports.