1953 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

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1953 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
DatesFebruary 14 (men)
March 22 (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
Events20 (12 men's + 8 women's)
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The 1953 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.

Contents

The men's edition was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, and it took place February 14. The women's meet was held separately at the Connecticut Street Armory in Buffalo, New York, taking place March 22. [1] [2]

The women's meet was held in conjunction with the JY Cameron Memorial Meet, which featured a long-track men's 4 × 440 yards relay world record. [3] [4]

Medal summary

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
60 yards John Haines 6.2
600 yards Mal Whitfield 1:10.4
1000 yards Flag of Germany.svg  Heinz Ulzheimer  (FRG)2:09.4 Don Gehrmann
Mile run Fred Dwyer 4:12.4
3 miles Horace Ashenfelter 13:47.5
60 yards hurdles Harrison Dillard 7.3
High jump Lewis Hall 2.05 m
Pole vault Bob Richards 4.58 m
Long jump Meredith Gourdine 7.55 m
Shot put Parry O'Brien 17.03 m
Weight throw Steve Dillon 18.24 m
1 mile walk Henry Laskau 6:20.6

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
50 yards Mabel "Dolly" Landry 6.3
100 yards Cynthia Robinson 11.4
220 yards Janet Moreau 26.5
50 yards hurdles Nancy Cowperthwaite-Phillips 7.1
High jump Marion Boos 1.56 m
Standing long jump Janet Moreau 2.61 m
Shot put Amelia Bert 12.46 m
Basketball throw Ramona Massey 95 ft 8 in (29.15 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. ↑ "Grand St. Boys Shatter Mile Relay Mark". Buffalo Courier Express. 22 Mar 1953. p. 33. Retrieved 26 Aug 2024.
  4. ↑ "Gehrmann Nears Good Condition". The Daily Tribune. 16 Feb 1953. p. 6. Retrieved 26 Aug 2024.
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