1948 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

1948 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Dates2–3 July (men)
6 July (women)
Host cityMilwaukee, Wisconsin (men)
Grand Rapids, Michigan (women)
VenueMarquette Stadium (men)
Houseman Field (women)
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The 1948 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 Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it took place 2–3 July. The women's meet was held separately at Houseman Field in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on 6 July.

Both championships were held about one week before their respective 1948 United States Olympic trials, except for the men's 10,000 m which served as both the national championships and Olympic team selection event. At the men's edition, Herb McKenley set a men's 400 m world record in the heats.[1] It was the first year that a separate Olympic trials was held for women.[2]

Results

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m Norwood Ewell 10.6 Harrison Dillard Paul Bienz
200 m Lloyd LaBeach 21.0 Cliff Bourland Norwood Ewell
400 m  Herbert McKenley (JAM) 46.3 Malvin Whitfield Ollie Matson
800 m Herbert Barten 1:51.3 Reginald Pearman Tarver Perkins
1500 m Gilbert Dodds 3:52.1 Roland Sink William Mack
5000 m Curt Stone 14:49.1 Jerry Thompson Clarence Robison
10000 m Edward O'Toole 32:29.7 Fred Wilt 32:31.0 Herman Goffberg 33:10.0
Marathon John A. Kelley 2:48:32.3 Charles Robbins 2:59.19 Harry Murphy 3:01.05
110 m hurdles William Porter 14.1 Harrison Dillard 14.3 Edward Dugger
200 m hurdles[3] Madill Gartiser 23.9
400 m hurdles Roy Cochran 52.3 Ennis Gray Clarence Doak
3000 m steeplechase Forrest Efaw 9:32.9 Robert McMullen Browning Ross
3000 m walk[4] Henry Laskau 13:17.9
High jump William Vessie 2.02 m none awarded John Vislocky 2.00 m
Tom Schofield Richard Phillips
Vern McGrew
Pole vault Richmond Morcom 4.42 m none awarded Guinn Smith 4.34 m
Bob Richards
Long jump Fred Johnson 7.73 m Lorenzo Wright 7.68 m Eural Davis 7.43 m
Triple jump Gaylord Bryan 14.62 m Bill Albans 14.29 m James Gerhardt 14.25 m
Shot put James Delaney 16.36 m Bernard Mayer 16.22 m Wilbur Thompson 16.15 m
Discus throw Fortune Gordien 51.33 m Byrl Thompson 50.53 m Victor Frank 49.32 m
Hammer throw Robert Bennett 53.52 m Samuel Felton 52.78 m Henry Dreyer 51.93 m
Javelin throw Steve Seymour 70.23 m Martin Biles 66.85 m Delfs Pickarts 61.96 m
Weight throw for distance[4] Henry Dreyer 41 ft 21⁄2 in (12.56 m)[a]
Pentathlon[3] Russell Thomas 3283 pts
Decathlon Robert Mathias 7224 pts Irving Mondschein 7101 pts Floyd Simmons 7054 pts

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 m Mabel Walker 6.7 Alice Coachman Mary Hardaway
100 m  Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) 12.9 Mary Griggs Juanita Watson
200 m  Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) 25.5 Audrey Patterson Nell Jackson
80 m hurdles Bernice Robinson 12.1 Lillie Purifoy Theresa Manuel
High jump Alice Coachman 1.52 m Emma Reed none awarded
Bernice Robinson
Long jump  Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) 5.40 m Lillian Young Nancy Phillips
Shot put (8 lb)  Francis Kaszubski (POL) 12.34 m Dorothy Dodson Pauline Ruppeldt
Discus throw  Francis Kaszubski (POL) 37.88 m Dorothy Dodson Herta Rand
Javelin throw Dorothy Dodson 38.37 m Theresa Manuel Bessie Leick
Baseball throw[4] Juanita Watson 218 ft 6 in (66.59 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 "Podiums for usa track and field championships: 1948 usa track and field championships ". Athletics Podium [d].
  4. ^ a b c d "USATF Outdoor Champions". USA Track & Field. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
Results

Notes

  1. ^ A lighter-than-normal implement was used.[4]