1941 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

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1941 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Dates24–25 June (men)
5 July (women)
Host city Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (men)
Ocean City, New Jersey (women)
Venue Franklin Field (men)
Carey Stadium (women)
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The 1941 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.

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The men's edition was held at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it took place 24–25 June. The women's meet was held separately at Carey Stadium in Ocean City, New Jersey, on 5 July.

They were the last championships before World War II. At the men's championships, Grover Klemmer broke the 400 m world record and Fred Wolcott tied the 110 m hurdles world record. [1] At the women's competition, the schedule had to be changed due to poor weather, and Jean Lane surprised Stella Walsh to win the 100 m. [2]

Results

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 m Norwood Ewell 10.3 Harold Davis 10.3 Payton Jordan 10.4
200 m straight Harold Davis 20.4 Norwood Ewell 20.5 Payton Jordan 20.6
400 m Grover Klemmer 46.0 Hubert Kerns 46.1 Cliff Bourland 46.1
800 m Charles Beetham 1:50.2 John Borican 1:51.0 Clarence Barnes
1500 m Leslie MacMitchell 3:53.1 Walter Mehl 3:53.3 Edward Culp
5000 m Gregory Rice 14:39.7 Robert Madrid Frederick Wilt
10000 m Lou Gregory 33:11.0 Theodore Volmer Eino Pentti
Marathon Bernard Smith 2:36:06.3 Fred McGlone 2:36:16.6 John A. Kelley 2:38:26.0
110 m hurdles Fred Wolcott 13.7 Joe Batiste 13.9 Robert Wright
400 m hurdles Oris Erwin 54.5 Harry March Harry Jackson
3000 m steeplechase Forrest Efaw 9:13.7 Donald Munson William Daly
High jump William Stewart 2.07 m Lester Steers 2.07 m Adam Berry 2.05 m
Pole vault Cornelius Warmerdam 4.57 m Earle Meadows 4.27 mnone awarded
Guinn Smith
Long jump Billy Brown 7.73 m Clarence Lewis 7.33 m Dallas Dupre 7.31 m
Triple jump Billy Brown 15.53 m Richard Rantz 14.16 m Ruudi Toomsalu 13.94 m
Shot put Alfred Blozis 16.48 m Herbert Michael 15.57 m Earl Audet 15.28 m
Discus throw Archie Harris 51.14 m Philip Fox 51.12 m Albert Morro 49.37 m
Hammer throw Irving Folwartshny 53.50 m Stanley Johnson 52.64 m Henry Dreyer 50.52 m
Javelin throw Boyd Brown 66.52 m Martin Biles 66.25 m Lowell Todd 62.76 m
Decathlon John Borican 5666 pts Uyval Jones 5591 pts Joshua Williamson 5236 pts
200 m hurdles [3] Fred Wolcott 22.8
3000 m walk [3] Joseph Medgyesi 14:37.9
Pentathlon [3] John Borican 3244 pts
Weight throw for distance [3] Frank Berst 10.79 m

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
50 m Lucy Newell 6.6 Jeanette Jones Claire Isicson
100 m Jean Lane 12.4 Alice Coachman Rowena Harrison
200 m Jean Lane 25.2Flag of Poland.svg  Stanislawa Walasiewicz  (POL) Esther Brown
80 m hurdles Leila Perry 13.2 Lillie Purifoy Hilda Plepis
High jump Alice Coachman 1.59 m Norma Jeffrey Leila Perry
Long jump Flag of Poland.svg  Stanislawa Walasiewicz  (POL)5.66 m Lucy Newell Betty Charters
Shot put (8 lb) Catherine Fellmeth 11.29 m Dorothy Dodson Hattie Hall
Discus throw Flag of Poland.svg  Stanislawa Walasiewicz  (POL)34.71 m Evelyn Taylor Catherine Fellmeth
Javelin throw Dorothy Dodson 39.20 m Marion Twining Marie Sostar
Baseball throw [4] Angela Mica 260 ft 103⁄4 in (79.52 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. 1 2 3 4 "Podiums for usa track and field championships: 1941 usa track and field championships ". Athletics Podium.
  4. ↑ "USATF Outdoor Champions". USA Track & Field . Retrieved 4 December 2024.
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