1940 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

1940 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
DatesFebruary 24 (men)
Host cityNew York City, New York, United States (men)
VenueMadison Square Garden (men)
LevelSenior
TypeIndoor
Events14 (14 men's + 0 women's)
← 1939
1941 →

The 1940 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 24. There was no corresponding women's championships in 1940.[1][2]

At the championships, the University of Notre Dame's Greg Rice ran a world record time of 13:55.9 for 3 miles indoors. He ran the race minutes after Taisto Mäki raced in an exhibition at the same venue, and commentators viewed Rice's performance as a response to Finnish distance running dominance of the time. About 15,000 spectators attended.[3][4]

Medal summary

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
60 yards Mozelle Ellerbe 6.2
600 yards Charles Belcher 1:11.6
1000 yards John Borican 2:13.0
Mile run Charles Fenske 4:08.8
3 miles Greg Rice 13:55.9
70 yards hurdles Allan Tolmich 8.4
2 miles steeplechase[a] Joe McCluskey 10:03.4
High jump Arthur Byrnes 1.94 m
Pole vault Earle Meadows 4.35 m
Long jump Anson Perina 7.21 m
Shot put Al Blozis 16.98 m
Weight throw Niles Perkins 17.08 m
1 mile walk Charles Eschenbach 6:51.7

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. ^ "Greg Rice New Distance Running Sensation". The Burlington Free Press. 26 Feb 1940. p. 11. Retrieved 28 Aug 2024.
  4. ^ "Track Champs". Daily News. 25 Feb 1940. p. 377. Retrieved 3 Sep 2024.
Results

Notes

  1. ^ Run without a water jump.