1942 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

1942 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Dates19–20 June (men)
4 July (women)
Host cityNew York City, New York (men)
Ocean City, New Jersey (women)
VenueDowning Stadium (men)
Carey Stadium (women)
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The 1942 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 Downing Stadium in New York City, New York, and it took place 19–20 June. The women's meet was held separately at Carey Stadium in Ocean City, New Jersey, on 4 July.

At the men's championships, only the pole vault and weight throw meet records were broken due to World War II.[1] The women's competition also suffered due to gas rationing from the war, although Stella Walsh won the maximum number of events in the 200 m, long jump, and discus throw.[2]

Results

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m Harold Davis 10.5 Edward Greenidge 10.7 e Herbert Thompson
200 m straight Harold Davis 20.9 Edward Greenidge Charles Shaw
400 m Cliff Bourland 46.7 John Wachtler 47.3 Hubert Kerns
800 m John Borican 1:51.2 William Lyda 1:51.5 Lewis Smith 1:53.8
1500 m Gilbert Dodds 3:50.2 Leroy Weed 3:51.4 Leslie MacMitchell 3:52.5
5000 m Gregory Rice 14:39.7 Art Cazares Robert Madrid
10000 m Joseph McCluskey 32:38.3 Fred Wilt Herman Goffberg
Marathon Fred McGlone 2:37.54 John A. Kelley 2:42.21  Gerard Cote (CAN) 2:43.59
110 m hurdles Bill Cummins 14.1 Joe Batiste Robert Wright
400 m hurdles Walter Smith 52.0 Bill Cummins 52.2 Oris Erwin 52.3
3000 m steeplechase George DeGeorge 9:16.5 Forrest Efaw Joseph McCluskey
High jump Adam Berry 2.00 m Richmond Morcom 1.98 m Joshua Williamson 1.93 m
Pole vault Cornelius Warmerdam 4.63 m Jack DeField 4.37 m Earle Meadows 4.27 m
Harold Hunt
Long jump Billy Brown 7.40 m William Steele 7.32 m Clarence Lewis 7.27 m
Triple jump Billy Brown 14.92 m Ruudi Toomsalu 13.73 m Clarence Lewis 13.75 m
Shot put Alfred Blozis 16.37 m Carl Merritt 15.23 m Thomas Montgomery 15.10 m
Discus throw Robert Fitch 50.85 m Philip Fox 49.68 m Archie Harris 49.34 m
Hammer throw Chester Cruikshank 52.94 m Irving Folwartshny 51.40 m Edmund Styrna 50.01 m
Javelin throw Boyd Brown 66.03 m Martin Biles 65.63 m Robert Biles 65.02 m
Decathlon William Terwilliger 6802 pts William Watson 6076 pts Herbert Matter 5963 pts
200 m hurdles[3] Robert Wright 23.5
3000 m walk[3] John Connolly 14:16.3
Weight throw for distance[3] Frank Berst 11.97 m
All-around decathlon[4] Joshua Williamson 6031 pts

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 m Jeanette Jones 6.7  Janet Ellicott (CAN) Mamie Taylor
100 m Alice Coachman 12.1 Rowena Harrison Jean Lowe
200 m  Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) 25.4 Jean Kaplan Katherine Geary
80 m hurdles Lillie Purifoy 12.6 Nancy Cowperthwaite Leila Perry
High jump Alice Coachman 1.42 m Norma Jeffrey  Frances Gorn-Sobczak (POL)
Long jump  Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) 5.46 m Rowena Harrison Betty Moore
Shot put (8 lb) Ramona Harris 37 ft 101⁄2 in (11.54 m)[5] Dorothy Dodson  Frances Gorn-Sobczak (POL)
Discus throw  Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) 33.82 m  Frances Gorn-Sobczak (POL) Anne Pallo
Javelin throw Dorothy Dodson 37.45 m Marie Sostar Marian Twining
Baseball throw[4] Irene Romano 259 ft 7 in (79.12 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 "Podiums for usa track and field championships: 1942 usa track and field championships ". Athletics Podium [d].
  4. ^ a b "USATF Outdoor Champions". USA Track & Field. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  5. ^ "STELLA WALSH STAR OF NATIONAL MEET". Evening Courier. 6 July 1942. p. 19. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
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