1938 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

1938 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Dates2–3 July (men)
4 August (women)
Host cityBuffalo, New York (men)
Naugatuck, Connecticut (women)
VenueCivic Stadium (men)
Recreation Field (women)
← 1937
1939 →

The 1938 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 Civic Stadium in Buffalo, New York, and it took place 2–3 July (the men's 10,000 m was the only event held on 2 July). The women's meet was held separately at Recreation Field in Naugatuck, Connecticut, on 4 August.

At the men's championships, high winds caused slow winning times in most events.[1] In the women's competition, the original host Waterbury, Connecticut withdrew at the last minute causing the meet to be moved. Lula Mae Hymes won the 100 m and long jump.[2]

Results

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m Ben Johnson 10.7 Wilbur Greer Mozel Ellerbe
200 m Mack Robinson 21.3 Perrin Walker Clyde Jeffrey
400 m Ray Malott 47.6 Jim Herbert  William Fritz (CAN)
800 m Howard Borck 1:51.5 John Marion 1:51.9 Charles Beetham
1500 m Glenn Cunningham 3:52.5 Charles Fenske 3:52.7 Archie San Romani
5000 m Gregory Rice 15:15.0 Walter Mehl Raymond Sears
10000 m Eino Pentti 32:15.6  Robert Rankine (CAN) Errol Vaughn
Marathon Pat Dengis 2:39:38.2  Gerard Cote (CAN) 2:43:30.0 Melvin Porter 2:44:05.0
110 m hurdles Fred Wolcott 14.3 Allan Tolmich Harvey Woodstra
400 m hurdles Jack Patterson 52.8 John Borican Grover Bradley
3000 m steeplechase Joseph McCluskey 9:23.3 Forrest Efaw Thomas Deckard
High jump Melvin Walker 2.00 m David Albritton 2.00 m Gilbert Cruter 1.94 m
Pole vault Cornelius Warmerdam 4.41 m George Varoff 4.27 m none awarded
Kenneth Dills
Long jump William Lacefield 7.62 m Arnold Nutting 7.40 m Jackie Robinson 7.38 m
Triple jump Herschel Neil 14.77 m Eulace Peacock 14.66 m Billy Brown 14.64 m
Shot put Francis Ryan 15.89 m William Watson 15.51 m Woodrow Strode 15.40 m
Discus throw Peter Zagar 50.98 m Phil Levy 50.23 m Hugh Cannon 50.03 m
Hammer throw Irving Folwartshny 54.63 m William Lynch 53.06 m Henry Dreyer 51.71 m
Javelin throw Nick Vulmanic 66.64 m Lowell Todd 65.76 m Charles Soper 62.22 m
Decathlon Joe Scott 6486 pts Hamilton Morningstar 5419 1/2 pts Allen Scisco 5354 2/3 pts
200 m hurdles[3] Fred Wolcott 23.6
3000 m walk[3]  Harry Cieman (CAN) 13:39.9
Pentathlon[3] John Borican 3304 pts
Weight throw for distance[3] Louis Lepis 10.70 m

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 m Claire Isicson 6.6 Ivy Wilson Olive Hasenfus
100 m Lula Mae Hymes 12.4 Olive Hasenfus Claire Isicson
200 m Fanny Vitale 26.7 Esther Brown Marie Cottrell
80 m hurdles Marie Cottrell 13.0 Cora Gaines Sylvia Rothenberg
High jump Margarete Bergman 1.57 m Mildred Pufundt Beulah Clark
Frances Sobczak
Mildred Kosick
Long jump Lula Mae Hymes 5.23 m Dorothy Catocci Esther Dennis
Shot put Catherine Fellmeth 11.73 m Florence Wright Margarete Bergman
Discus throw Catherine Fellmeth 38.41 m Frances Sobczak Elizabeth Lindsay
Javelin throw Rose Auerbach 37.05 m Margaret Barnes Rose Cea
Baseball throw[4] Betsy Jochum 261 ft 7 in (79.73 m)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sites/Dates Of The U.S. Men's Nationals, 1876–2023". Track & Field News. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Sites & Dates Of The U.S. National Women's Championships". Track & Field News. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "Podiums for usa track and field championships: 1938 usa track and field championships ". Athletics Podium [d].
  4. ^ "USATF Outdoor Champions". USA Track & Field. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
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