1906 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

1906 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
Dates	November 9-10
Host city	New York City, New York, United States
Venue	Madison Square Garden
Level	Senior
Type	Indoor
Events	22
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The 1906 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 championships were held at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, and they took place November 9-10. Women's championships were not officially held until 1927. ^{[1] [2]}

At the championships, Martin Sheridan won three out of the five events he competed in on the first day of competition. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

There was an indoor national championship athletics meet held at Madison Square Garden in 1888, and as a precursor to this meet selected events were contested as a national championship as part of other meetings in 1904. ^{[7] [8]} However, sports historians consider the 1906 edition to be the first "official" national indoor championships. ^[9]

Medal summary

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
60 yards	Charles Seitz	6.6	James O'Connell		Smye Northridge
75 yards	Charles Seitz	80⁄5	James O'Connell		L. B. Stevens
150 yards	Lawson Robertson	161⁄5	W. T. Coholan		L. B. Stevens
300 yards	Lawson Robertson	34.0	Harry Sedley		Peter Waters
600 yards	Eli Parsons	1:14.6	Charles Bacon		Harry Sedley
1000 yards	Mel Sheppard	2:17.8	Charles Bacon		Joseph Bromilow
2 miles	George Bonhag	9:39.2	William Frank		John Daly
5 miles	George Bonhag	26:012⁄5	William Nelson		William Frank
220 yards hurdles	John Eller	284⁄5	C. B. Toole		E. L. Ovington
300 yards hurdles	Harry Hillman	362⁄5	John Eller		C. B. Toole
High jump	Herbert Gidney	1.79 m	John Ryan	5 ft 91⁄2 in (1.76 m)	Jerry Mahoney	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Standing high jump	Ray Ewry	5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)	I. F. Weber	5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)	John Biller	4 ft 9 in (1.44 m)
Pole vault	Alfred Carlton Gilbert	3.28 m	Martin Sheridan	10 ft 0 in (3.04 m)	Willard McLeod	9 ft 6 in (2.89 m)
Pole vault for distance	Martin Sheridan	27 ft 11⁄2 in (8.26 m)	Willard McLeod	24 ft 5 in (7.44 m)	M. Peabody	24 ft 21⁄2 in (7.37 m)
Standing long jump	Ray Ewry	3.39 m	Martin Sheridan	10 ft 6 in (3.2 m)	I. F. Weber	10 ft 41⁄2 in (3.16 m)
Triple jump	James O'Connell	13.81 m	Floyd Risley	44 ft 81⁄2 in (13.62 m)	Martin Sheridan	42 ft 01⁄2 in (12.81 m)
Standing triple jump	Martin Sheridan	32 ft 71⁄4 in (9.93 m)	Ray Ewry	32 ft 5 in (9.88 m)	L. B. Packard	31 ft 51⁄4 in (9.58 m)
Shot put (8 lbs)	Martin Sheridan	61 ft 8 in (18.79 m)	Jerry Mahoney	53 ft 2 in (16.2 m)	John Ryan	53 ft 0 in (16.15 m)
Shot put (24 lbs)	Martin Sheridan	33 ft 1 in (10.08 m)	James Sarsfield Mitchell	29 ft 1 in (8.86 m)	E. Pellinger	27 ft 81⁄2 in (8.44 m)
Weight throw for height	Martin Sheridan	15 ft 3 in (4.64 m)	John Burke	15 ft 0 in (4.57 m)	James Sarsfield Mitchell	14 ft 9 in (4.49 m)

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. "ATHLETES FOR HIGH HONORS". The New York Times. 9 Nov 1906. p. 10. Retrieved 13 Sep 2024.
4. "MAKE THREE NEW MARKS IN A.A.U. INDOOR MEET". The New York Times. 10 Nov 1906. p. 6. Retrieved 13 Sep 2024.
5. "HILLMAN'S RECORD RUN IN 300-YARD HURDLE". The New York Times. 11 Nov 1906. p. 11. Retrieved 13 Sep 2024.
6. "TWO WORLD'S RECORDS SMASHED AT BIG MADISON SQUARE MEET". The Journal. 10 Nov 1906. p. 8. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
7. "TO DECIDE CHAMPIONSHIPS. Four Titular Events in Pastime A. C. Meet on Saturday". The New York Times. 29 Dec 1904. p. 8. Retrieved 13 Sep 2024.
8. "NEW WORLD'S RECORD BY WESTERN ATHLETE". The New York Times. 1 Jan 1905. p. 11. Retrieved 13 Sep 2024.
9. "History of American Indoor Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 13 September 2024.

Results

• "UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
• "UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.