1945 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

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1945 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
DatesFebruary 24 (men)
March 31 (women)
Host city New York City, New York, United States (men)
Buffalo, New York, United States (women)
Venue Madison Square Garden (men)
Connecticut Street Armory (women)
Millrose games 2008.jpg 74th Regimental Armory, Buffalo, N. Y (NYPL b12647398-66646) (cropped).tiff
LevelSenior
TypeIndoor
Events19 (12 men's + 7 women's)
← 1944
1946 →

The 1945 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.

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The men's edition was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, and it took place February 24. The women's meet was held separately at the Connecticut Street Armory in Buffalo, New York, taking place March 31. [1] [2]

The women's championships were held in conjunction with invitational men's mile and hurdles events. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Medal summary

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
60 yards Norwood "Barney" Ewell 6.2
600 yards Elmore Harris 1:13.2
1000 yards Don Burnham 2:17.7
Mile run James Rafferty 4:17.5
3 miles Forest Efaw 14:26.3
60 yards hurdles Ed Dugger 7.5
High jump Ken Wiesner 1.98 m
Josh Williamson
Pole vault Bill Moore 4.22 m
Long jump Norwood "Barney" Ewell 7.29 m
Shot put Wilfred Bangert 15.38 m
Weight throw Henry Dreyer 17.02 m
1 mile walk Joe Medgyesi 7:13.9

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
50 yards Alice Coachman 6.1
220 yards Flag of Poland.svg  Stella Walsh  (POL)26.3 Nell Jackson
50 yards hurdles Nancy Cowperthwaite-Phillips 7.6
High jump Alice Coachman 1.42 m
Standing long jump Clara Schroth 2.43 m
Shot put Dorothy Dodson 10.70 m
Basketball throw Marion Twining 94 ft 101⁄2 in (28.91 m)

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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. ↑ "AAU Mile to Rafferty In His Slowest Time". Daily News. 25 Feb 1945. p. 315. Retrieved 27 Aug 2024.
  4. ↑ "Rafferty Beats Nurmi Record In Winning Haeggless Mile". Evening star. 1 Apr 1945. p. 16. Retrieved 27 Aug 2024.
  5. ↑ "Miss Taylor Third In National Meet". Harrisburg Telegraph. 2 Apr 1945. p. 13. Retrieved 3 Sep 2024.
  6. ↑ "Rafferty Runs 4:10.9; Haegg Misses Meet". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 1 Apr 1945. p. 25. Retrieved 3 Sep 2024.
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