Still on the Distaff Side...

Oh well, not a good week for British women...  The footy team lost a heartbreaker to Japan in the World Cup semi-final on Wednesday, and Heather Watson gave away three-game lead in the final set  of her third round clash against Serena Williams at Wimbledon an hour or so ago...

Anyway, here are a list of some notable individual sporting achievements by British women (post-war period only)...


Archery

World Champion
1949 - Barbara Waterhouse
1948 - Petronella de Wharton-Burr
1946 - Petronella de Wharton-Burr

Darts

BDO World Champion
2015 - Lisa Ashton
2014 - Lisa Ashton
2011 - Trina Gulliver
2010 - Trina Gulliver
2007 - Trina Gulliver
2006 - Trina Gulliver
2005 - Trina Gulliver
2004 - Trina Gulliver
2003 - Trina Gulliver
2002 - Trina Gulliver
2001 - Trina Gulliver

Golf

British Open Champion
2009 - Catriona Matthew
2004 - Karen Stupples
1991 - Penny Grice-Whittaker
1987 - Alison Nicholas
1986 - Laura Davies
1978 - Janet Melville
1977 - Vivien Saunders
1976 - Jenny Lee Smith

US Open Champion
1997 - Alison Nicholas
1987 - Laura Davies

Squash

World Open Champion
2013 - Laura Massaro
1999 - Cassie Campion
1989 - Martine Le Moignan

Swimming

World Champion
2012 - Hannah Miley (400m Individual Medley)
2008 - Rebecca Adlington (800m Freestyle)
1995 - Sarah Hardcastle (800m Freestyle)
1993 - Karen Pickering (200m Freestyle)

Tennis

Australian Open (formerly Australian Championship) Champion

1972 - Virginia Wade
1958 - Angela Mortimer

French Open (formerly French Championship) Champion

1976 - Sue Barker
1966 - Ann Jones
1961 - Ann Jones
1957 - Shirley Brasher
1955 - Angela Mortimer

US Open Champion
1968 - Virginia Wade

Wimbledon Singles Champion
1977 - Virginia Wade
1969 - Ann Jones
1961 - Angela Mortimer

Track and Field Athletics

Olympic Gold Medalist
2012 - Jessica Ennis (Heptathlon)
2008 - Christine Ohuruogo (400m)
2004 - Kelly Holmes (1500m and 800m)
2000 - Denise Lewis (Heptathlon)
1992 - Sally Gunnell (400m Hurdles)
1984 - Tessa Sanderson (Javelin)
1972 - Mary Peters (Pentathlon)
1964 - Ann Packer (800m)
1964 - Mary Rand (Long Jump)

World Champion
2013 - Christine Ohuruogo (400m)
2009 - Jessica Ennis (Heptathlon)
2007 - Christine Ohuruogo (400m)
2005 - Paula Radcliffe (Marathon)
1993 - Sally Gunnell (400m Hurdles)
1991 - Liz McColgan (10000m)
1987 - Fatima Whitbread (Javelin)