1918 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

1918 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Dates21 September (men)
Host cityGreat Lakes, Illinois (men)
VenueGreat Lakes Naval Station (men)
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The 1918 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 Great Lakes Naval Station in Great Lakes, Illinois, and it took place 21 September. The first women's championships were not held until 1923.[1]

At the championships, there were a record 400 competitors, but most of them had already enlisted in World War I and many did not continue competing after the war.[2]

Results

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Arthur Henke 10.0 Joseph Loomis Thomas Hoskins
220 yards straight Loren Murchison 22.4S Peter White Frank Feuerstein
440 yards Cornelius Shaughnessy 49.4 Marvin Gustafson 3 yards behind Donald Hauser 1 foot behind 2nd
880 yards Thomas Campbell 1:56.8 Joseph Ray 5 yards behind  E. Balestier (CAN)
1 mile Joseph Ray 4:20.0 William Gordon Clyde Stout
5 miles Charles Pores 24:36.8 Earl Johnson Frank Gillespie
120 yards hurdles  Earl Thomson (CAN) 15.2 Frank Loomis Walker Smith
440 yards hurdles Donald Hauser 59.0 F. J. Sauer C. D. Sutphen
High jump Carl Rice 1.85 m Joseph Loomis 1.80 m  Earl Thomson (CAN) 1.65 m
Pole vault Carl Buck 3.73 m Edward Knourek 3.68 m C. Bean 3.60 m
Long jump David Politzer 6.81 m Daniel Ahearn 6.66 m E. A. Anderson 6.50 m
Triple jump Daniel Ahearn 14.11 m William B. Overbee 13.33 m Sherman Landers 13.26 m
Shot put Alma Richards 12.90 m Avery Brundage 12.60 m George Bronder 12.38 m
Discus throw Emil Muller 41.45 m Earl Gilfillian 40.28 m Alma Richards 39.52 m
Hammer throw Matthew McGrath 53.01 m John Hooker 41.51 m Avery Brundage 40.38 m
Javelin throw George Bronder 51.78 m Racine Thompson 51.46 m J. B. Fritts 45.36 m
220 yards hurdles[3] Frank Loomis 24.2
Weight throw for distance[3] Matt McGrath 10.59 m
All-around decathlon[4] Avery Brundage 6708.5 pts

See also

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 "Podiums for usa track and field championships: 1918 usa track and field championships ". Athletics Podium [d].
  4. ^ "USATF Outdoor Champions". USA Track & Field. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
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