1944 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

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1944 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Dates17–18 June (men)
8 July (women)
Host city New York City, New York (men)
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (women)
Venue Downing Stadium (men)
Fager Field (women)
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The 1944 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 Downing Stadium in New York City, New York, and it took place 17–18 June. The women's meet was held separately at Fager Field in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 8 July.

Due to World War II, the men's athletes did not have much time to train for the championships and notably no meet records were set. [1] In the women's competition, Stella Walsh again won three events, which was the most possible as athletes were not allowed to enter more than three. [2]

Results

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 m Claude Young 10.5 Eddie Conwell 10.7 e Norwood Ewell
200 m Charles Parker 21.3 Eddie Conwell 21.5 e Donald Campbell
400 m Elmore Harris 48.0Flag of Jamaica.svg  Herbert McKenley  (JAM) James McGuire
800 m Robert Kelley 1:51.8 John Fulton 1:52.2 William Hulse 1:52.6
1500 m William Hulse 3:54.3 James Rafferty 4:00.8 Robert Umstattd 4:04.8
5000 m James Rafferty 15:22.3 Francis Martin Norman Bright
10000 m Norman Bright 33:53.0 William Marr 200 yards behind Thomas Crane
Marathon Charles Robbins 2:40:48.6 Donald Heinicke 2:45:05.6 Anthony Medeiros 2:45:29.2
110 m hurdles Owen Cassidy 14.9 William Mohler Eligio Barberia
200 m hurdles [3] Elmore Harris 24.1
400 m hurdles Oris Erwin 54.0 Ed Palmieri Hubert Gates
3000 m steeplechase Forrest Efaw 9:39.6 Joseph McCluskey James Wisner
2 miles walk [4] Fred Sharaga 14:08.5
High jump Willard Smith 2.00 mnone awarded David Albritton 1.98 m
Fred Sheffield Kenneth Whitney
Pole vault Cornelius Warmerdam 4.57 m Del Smith 3.96 mnone awarded
John Schmidt
Milton Padway
Long jump William Lund 7.10 m Edward Michalski 6.97 m Homer Gillis 6.93 m
Triple jump Don Barksdale 14.38 m Burton Cox 14.04 m Raul Lopez 13.73 m
Shot put Earl Audet 16.05 m William Watson 15.20 m Victor Schleich 14.64 m
Discus throw Hugh Cannon 49.40 m Bill Bangert 45.67 m David Schrader 42.19 m
Hammer throw Henry Dreyer 50.76 m Irving Folwartshny 47.43 m Gantt Miller 47.22 m
Javelin throw Martin Biles 64.31 m Lowell Todd 62.38 m William Iannicelli 62.13 m
Weight throw for distance [4] Frank Berst 38 ft 41⁄4 in (11.69 m)
Pentathlon [3] Eulace Peacock 2852 pts
Decathlon Irving Mondschein 5748 pts Wilbur Ross 5224 pts Nathaniel Boyd 5176 pts

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
50 m Alice Coachman 6.4 Lillian Young Viola Myers
100 m Flag of Poland.svg  Stanislawa Walasiewicz  (POL)12.0 Alice Coachman Jean Lowe
200 m Flag of Poland.svg  Stanislawa Walasiewicz  (POL)24.6 Rowena Harrison 25.2 e Mary Cummins
80 m hurdles Lillie Purifoy 12.8Flag of Poland.svg  Jean Walraven  (POL) Leila Perry
High jump Alice Coachman 1.56 m Nancy Cowperthwaite 1.37 m Nellie Stafford 1.34 m
Clara Schroth
Long jump Flag of Poland.svg  Stanislawa Walasiewicz  (POL)5.47 m Rowena Harrison 5.36 m Jean Kaplan 4.94 m
Shot put (8 lb) Dorothy Dodson 10.98 m Mildred Yetter 9.84 m Cleo Davis 9.82 m
Discus throw Hattie Turner 30.98 m Betty Weaver 28.50 m Pauline Ruppeldt 28.25 m
Javelin throw Dorothy Dodson 37.53 m Lillian Davis 31.68 m Marie Sostar 31.06 m
Baseball throw [4] Hattie Turner 214 ft 6 in (65.37 m)

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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 "Podiums for usa track and field championships: 1944 usa track and field championships ". Athletics Podium  [ d ].
  4. 1 2 3 "USATF Outdoor Champions". USA Track & Field . Retrieved 4 December 2024.
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