1958 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

1958 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Dates20–21 June (men)
4-5 July (women)
Host cityBakersfield, California (men)
Morristown, New Jersey (women)
VenueMemorial Stadium (men)
Memorial Field (women)
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The 1958 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 Memorial Stadium in Bakersfield, California, and it took place 20–21 June. The women's meet was held separately at Memorial Field in Morristown, New Jersey, on 4–5 July.

The 1958 men's championships were considered one of the most successful in meet history, with 10,000 spectators on the final day. World records were set by Glenn Davis in the 440 yards hurdles and Hal Connolly in the hammer throw.[1] The women's competition served as a qualifier for the 1958 USA–USSR Track and Field Dual Meet. The baseball throw event was eliminated and the 440 yards was added for the first time. Lillian Greene initially won the 880 yards in 2:26.4, but she was later disqualified for having a teammate pace her on the infield for the final 220 yards. Greene was nevertheless selected to represent the U.S. at the USSR dual meet.[2]

Results

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Bobby Morrow 9.4 Ira Murchison 9.4 Willie White 9.6
220 yards Bobby Morrow 20.9 Glenn Davis 21.1 James Paul Segrest 21.1
440 yards Edward Southern 45.8 Charles Jenkins Sr. 46.1 Jack Yerman 46.6
880 yards Thomas Courtney 1:49.2 Mike Peake 1:50.4 Tom Murphy 1:50.5
1 mile  Herbert Elliott (AUS) 3:57.9  Mervyn Lincoln (AUS) 3:58.5 Ed Moran 4:01.7
3 miles  Alex Henderson (AUS) 13:37.1  Laszlo Tabori (HUN) 13:38.9 William Dellinger 13:40.9
6 miles John Macy 29:25.6 Gordon McKenzie 29:31.7 Jerry Smart 29:45.2
Marathon John J. Kelley 2:21:00.4 Alfred Confalone 2:32:06.0 Theodore Corbitt 2:35:44.0
120 yards hurdles Hayes Jones 13.8 Ancel Robinson 14.1 Elias Gilbert 14.3
220 yards hurdles[3] Francis Washington 23.1
440 yards hurdles Glenn Davis 49.9 Joshua Culbreath 50.6 Willie Atterberry 51.0
3000 m steeplechase Charles Jones 8:57.2 Philip Coleman 9:09.3 Tod White 9:20.4
2 miles walk[4] Henry Laskau 15:07.5
High jump Charles Dumas 2.07 m Paul Stuber 2.06 m George Dennis 2.03 m
John Thomas
Thomas Whetstine
Pole vault Ron Morris 4.49 m Jim Brewer 4.42 m none awarded
Earl Poucher
Donald Bragg
Long jump Ernest Shelby 7.88 m Bill Jackson 7.62 m Joel Wiley 7.55 m
Triple jump Ira Davis 15.45 m Kent Floerke 15.37 m Herman Stokes 14.88 m
Shot put Parry O'Brien 18.88 m Dallas Long 18.41 m Dave Davis 18.21 m
Discus throw Rink Babka 57.25 m Alfred Oerter 55.32 m Jerome Jennings 54.56 m
Hammer throw Hal Connolly 68.68 m Albert Hall 66.27 m  John Lawlor (IRL) 61.57 m
Javelin throw Bud Held 76.82 m[a] Albert Cantello 74.37 m Philip Conley 74.19 m
Weight throw for distance[4] Bob Backus 43 ft 2 in (13.15 m)
Pentathlon[3] Howard Smith 3200 pts
All-around decathlon[4] Tom Pagani 8114.5 pts
Decathlon Rafer Johnson 7754 pts  Chuan-Kwang Yang (TWN) 7625 pts David Edstrom 7154 pts

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 yards Barbara Jones 6.0 Martha Hudson Fronnie Tucker
100 yards Margaret Matthews 11.1 Barbara Jones Martha Hudson
220 yards Lucinda Williams 24.3 Isabell Daniels  Bertha Diaz (CUB)
880 yards Florence McArdle 2:26.7 Grace Butcher Christine McKenzie
80 m hurdles  Bertha Diaz (CUB) 11.4 Lauretta Foley Doris McCaffey
High jump Rose Robinson 1.59 m none awarded Verneda Thomas 1.50 m
Barbara Browne Marva Mangrum
Ann Flynn
Neomia Rogers
Ann Roniger
Darlene Everhart
Long jump Margaret Matthews 6.12 m Anna Lois Smith 5.85 m Willye White 5.76 m
Shot put Earlene Brown 14.46 m Sharon Shepherd 12.88 m Wanda Wejzgrowicz 12.03 m
Discus throw Earlene Brown 46.47 m Marjorie Larney 41.97 m  Alejandra Herrera (CUB) 40.36 m
Javelin throw Marjorie Larney 46.82 m Amelia Wershoven 45.45 m Mary Jane Snyder 39.10 m
Women's pentathlon Ann Roniger 3762 pts Barbara Mueller 3728 pts Betty Scott 3398 pts

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Mark made in qualifying rounds

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 "Podiums for usa track and field championships: 1958 usa track and field championships ". Athletics Podium [d].
  4. ^ a b c "USATF Outdoor Champions". USA Track & Field. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
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