1939 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | |
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Dates | 3–4 July (men) 4 September (women) |
Host city | Lincoln, Nebraska (men) Waterbury, Connecticut (women) |
Venue | Memorial Stadium (men) Municipal Stadium (women) |
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The 1939 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 Lincoln, Nebraska, and it took place 3–4 July. The women's meet was held separately at Municipal Stadium in Waterbury, Connecticut, on 4 September.
The men's championships were held in unusually hot 100 °F (38 °C) weather. [1] In the women's competition, Dorothy Dodson won the first of her 11 consecutive javelin throw titles and Alice Coachman won the first of what would be her 10 consecutive long jump titles. [2]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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50 m | Gertrude Johnson | 6.7 | Ivy Wilson | Jeanette Jones | ||
100 m | Olive Hasenfus | 12.6 | Lucy Newell | Elizabeth Kinnard | ||
200 m | ![]() | 25.5 | Esther Brown | Hilda Plepis | ||
80 m hurdles | Marie Cottrell | 12.5 | Sybil Cooper | Leila Perry | ||
High jump | Alice Coachman | 1.57 m | ![]() | 1.55 m | Barbara Howe | 1.47 m |
Long jump | ![]() | 5.89 m | Lula Mae Hymes | 5.52 m | Lucy Newell | 5.28 m |
Shot put (8 lb) | Catherine Fellmeth | 12.54 m | Ramona Harris | 11.50 m | Florence Wright | 11.30 m |
Discus throw | Catherine Fellmeth | 34.63 m | Hattie Hall | 31.73 m | Florence Wright | 30.29 m |
Javelin throw | Dorothy Dodson | 39.62 m | Rose Auerbach | 37.62 m | Jeanette McGunnegle | 37.26 m |
Baseball throw [4] | Catherine O'Connell | 233 ft 31⁄2 in (71.1 m) |