1921 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

1921 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Dates3–5 July (men)
Host cityPasadena, California (men)
VenuePaddock Field (men)
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The 1921 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships were organized by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and served as the national championships in outdoor track and field for the United States.

The men's edition was held at Paddock Field in Pasadena, California, and it took place 3–5 July. The first women's championships were not held until 1923.[1]

It was the first championships that relay races were held in addition to individual events. The relays were held on 5 July after the other disciplines the previous day.[2]

Results

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Charles Paddock 9.6 Vernon Blenkiron Edward Farrell
220 yards straight Charles Paddock 21.8 Morris Kirksey William Hayes
440 yards William Stevenson 48.6 Jim Driscoll George Schiller
880 yards Alan Helffrich 1:54.8 Larry Brown Michael Devaney
1 mile Joseph Ray 4:16.8 James Connolly Lawrence Shields
5 miles Earl Johnson 25:53.4 Mase Polingzowma Bramwell French
120 yards hurdles  Earl Thomson (CAN) 15.0 Christopher Krogness William Yount
440 yards hurdles[a] August Desch 53.4 John Norton Colin Kilby
2 miles steeplechase Michael Devaney 11:34.0 Frank Titterton Al Dolder
High jump Devey Alberts 1.93 m John Murphy 1.93 m Oliver Corey 1.90 m
Pole vault Edward Knourek 3.85 m Eldon Jenne 3.80 m Percy Graham 3.77 m
Long jump Edward Gourdin 7.21 m Charles Cruikshank 6.87 m John Argue 6.74 m
Triple jump Kaufman Geist 14.10 m Robert Kelley 14.04 m Daniel Ahearn 13.77 m
Shot put Clarence Houser 14.32 m Patrick McDonald 14.13 m Augustus Pope 13.87 m
Discus throw Augustus Pope 43.89 m William MacGurn 41.48 m Glenn Hartranft 41.24 m
Hammer throw Patrick James Ryan 52.00 m James McEachern 50.99 m Matthew McGrath 50.35 m
Javelin throw Milton Angier 57.69 m Flint Hanner 54.41 m Brutus Hamilton 52.56 m
Decathlon Dan Shea 5849.338 pts Patrick O'Connor 5637.875 pts Joseph Erbal 5571.897 pts
220 yards hurdles[3] Earl Thomson 24.6
Pentathlon[4] Ned Gourdin 12 pts
Weight throw for distance[4] Patrick McDonald 11.48 m
All-around decathlon[3] Samuel Thomson 7532.5 pts

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Desch turned over a hurdle, which made his mark invalid for record purposes at the time.

References

  1. ^ "Sites & Dates Of The U.S. National Women's Championships". Track & Field News. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Sites/Dates Of The U.S. Men's Nationals, 1876–2023". Track & Field News. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b "USATF Outdoor Champions". USA Track & Field. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Podiums for usa track and field championships: 1921 usa track and field championships ". Athletics Podium [d].
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