1946 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

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1946 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Dates28–29 June (men)
4 August (women)
Host city San Antonio, Texas (men)
Buffalo, New York (women)
Venue Alamo Stadium (men)
All-High Stadium (women)
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The 1946 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 Alamo Stadium in San Antonio, Texas, and it took place 28–29 June. The women's meet was held separately at All-High Stadium in Buffalo, New York, on 4 August.

It was the first championships after World War II, marking the return of top men's athletes. [1] The women's competition was highlighted by the debut of Nancy Cowperthwaite-Phillips. [2]

Results

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 m William Mathis 10.7 Bill Martineson Herb Douglas
200 m straight Norwood Ewell 21.2Flag of Panama.svg  Lloyd LaBeach  (PAN) Elmore Harris
400 m Elmore Harris 46.3Flag of Jamaica.svg  Herbert McKenley  (JAM)46.6 Roy Cochran 46.7
800 m John Fulton 1:52.7 Malvin Whitfield Lewis Smith
1500 m Flag of Sweden.svg  Lennart Strand  (SWE)3:54.5 Leslie MacMitchell Thomas Quinn
5000 m Francis Martin 15:50.7 James O'Leary Philip Stillwell
10000 m Edward O'Toole 32:17.5 Victor Dyrgall Theodore Vogel
Marathon Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Gérard Côté  (CAN)2:47:53.6 John A. Kelley 2:50:28.2 Louis White 2:52:21.8
110 m hurdles Harrison Dillard 14.2 Bill Cummins George Walker
200 m hurdles straight [3] Harrison Dillard 23.3
400 m hurdles Oris Erwin 55.5 Jack Morris Hubert Gates
3000 m steeplechase James Rafferty 10:01.0 Browning Ross John Hanley
3000 m walk [4] Ernest Weber 13:51.8
High jump David Albritton 1.99 m Peter Watkins 1.98 m Henry Coffman 1.93 m
John Jones
Paul Robeson
Richard Schnacke
Tom Schofield
Pole vault Irving Moore 4.39 m Guinn Smith 4.31 m Robert Hart 4.23 m
Long jump Willie Steele 7.31 m Herb Douglas 7.27 m Pat Turner 7.12 m
Triple jump Ralph Tate 14.61 m Pat Turner 14.42 m Bobby Lowther 14.09 m
Shot put Bill Bangert 15.91 m James Delaney 15.66 m Aldus Hershey 15.48 m
Discus throw Robert Fitch 54.56 m Jack Donaldson 49.41 m Fortune Gordien 48.39 m
Hammer throw Irving Folwartshny 51.71 m Robert Bennett 50.11 m Chester Cruikshank 48.10 m
Javelin throw Garland Adair 65.10 m Robert Peoples 64.29 m George Salisbury 62.39 m
Weight throw for distance [4] Frank Berst 35 ft 3 in (10.74 m)
Pentathlon [3] Charles Beaudry 2885 pts
Decathlon Irving Mondschein 6466 pts Lloyd Duff 6399 pts Bobby Lowther 6241 pts

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
50 m Alice Coachman 6.5 Katherine Geary Lillian Young
100 m Alice Coachman 12.3Flag of Poland.svg  Stanislawa Walasiewicz  (POL) Nancy Mackay
220 yards Flag of Poland.svg  Stanislawa Walasiewicz  (POL)26.3 Nell Jackson Jeanette Jones
80 m hurdles Nancy Cowperthwaite 12.2 Lillie Purifoy Flag of Poland.svg  Jean Walraven  (POL)
High jump Alice Coachman 1.52 mFlag of Poland.svg  Jean Walraven  (POL)1.37 mnone awarded
Nancy Cowperthwaite
Long jump Flag of Poland.svg  Stanislawa Walasiewicz  (POL)5.26 m Lillian Young 5.03 mFlag of Poland.svg  Jean Walraven  (POL)4.75 m
Shot put (8 lb) Dorothy Dodson 11.85 m Elaine Bradford 9.93 mFlag of Poland.svg  Florence Blasch  (POL)9.90 m
Discus throw Dorothy Dodson 31.10 m Harttie Palmer 30.16 m Estelle Kastenbaum 29.63 m
Javelin throw Dorothy Dodson 36.62 m Marian Twining 34.77 m Hattie Turner 34.14 m
Baseball throw [4] Marion Twining 242 ft 101⁄4 in (74.02 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: 1946 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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