1946 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | |
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Dates | February 23 (men) March 31 (women) |
Host city | New York City, New York, United States (men) Cleveland, Ohio, United States (women) |
Venue | Madison Square Garden (men) Cleveland Arena (women) |
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Level | Senior |
Type | Indoor |
Events | 19 (12 men's + 7 women's) |
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The 1946 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 edition was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, and it took place February 23. The women's meet was held separately at the Cleveland Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, taking place March 31. [1] [2]
At the championships, Leslie MacMitchell won his first national title in the mile. It was described as "the brass ring that had always escaped him in the past". [3] [4] [5] [6]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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60 yards | Tom Carey | 6.3 | ||||
600 yards | Elmore Harris | 1:12.9 | ||||
1000 yards | Fred Sickinger | 2:15.8 | ||||
Mile run | Leslie MacMitchell | 4:18.1 | ||||
3 miles | Forest Efaw | 14:40.1 | ||||
60 yards hurdles | Ed Dugger | 7.6 | ||||
High jump | John Vislocky | 1.98 m | ||||
Pole vault | Bill Moore | 4.19 m | ||||
Long jump | ![]() | 7.39 m | Max Minor | 24 ft 3 in (7.39 m) | ||
Shot put | Bernie Mayer | 16.07 m | ||||
Weight throw | Henry Dreyer | 16.80 m | ||||
1 mile walk | Joe Medgyesi | 7:11.4 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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50 yards | Alice Coachman | 6.4 | ||||
220 yards | ![]() | 28.6 | Juanita Watson | |||
50 yards hurdles | Lillie Purifoy | 7.8 | ||||
High jump | Alice Coachman | 1.39 m | ||||
Standing long jump | Lorraine Boeson | 2.46 m | ||||
Shot put | Dorothy Dodson | 10.52 m | ||||
Basketball throw | Marian Twining | 101 ft 41⁄4 in (30.89 m) |
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