1939 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

1939 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
DatesFebruary 25 (men)
Host cityNew York City, New York, United States (men)
VenueMadison Square Garden (men)
LevelSenior
TypeIndoor
Events13 (13 men's + 0 women's)
← 1938
1940 →

The 1939 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships were organized by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and served as the national championships in indoor track and field for the United States.

The men's edition was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, and it took place February 25. There was no corresponding women's meet in 1939.[1][2]

The 1939 championships ended the U.S. experimentation with the metric system, with all future indoor events expected to use imperial distances. Because of this, the championship records in many events from this edition would stand until the return to metric system at the 1987 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.[3][4]

Medal summary

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
60 m Herbert Thompson 6.6
600 m Charlie Beetham 1:21.6
1000 m John Borican 2:28.6
1500 m Glenn Cunningham 3:54.6
5000 m Don Lash 14:30.9
65 m hurdles Allan Tolmich 8.4
3000 m steeplechase[a] Thomas Deckard 8:49.4 Joseph McCluskey George De George
High jump Mel Walker 2.03 m
Pole vault Cornelius "Dutch" Warmerdam 4.27 m
Long jump Ed Gordon 7.26 m
Shot put Frank Ryan 15.52 m
Weight throw Henry Dreyer 16.59 m
1500 m walk Otto Kotraba 6:23.0

References

  1. ^ "UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  2. ^ "UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  3. ^ "NEW MEASUREMENT STANDARDS RECOMMENDED BY A.A.U. - Change To Affect Only Indoor Meets". The Record. 27 Feb 1939. p. 14. Retrieved 28 Aug 2024.
  4. ^ "Tolmich Clears A.A.U. Hurdles for World Mark; Wins Easy For Cunningham, Lash". Evening star. 26 Feb 1939. p. 22. Retrieved 3 Sep 2024.
Results

Notes

  1. ^ Run without a water jump.