1955 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

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1955 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
DatesFebruary 19 (men)
February 5 (women)
Host city New York City, New York, United States (men)
Chicago, Illinois, United States (women)
Venue Madison Square Garden (men)
Henry Crown Field House (women)
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LevelSenior
TypeIndoor
Events22 (12 men's + 10 women's)
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1956 →

The 1955 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 19. The women's meet was held separately at the Henry Crown Field House in Chicago, Illinois, taking place February 5. [1] [2]

The women's meeting served as a qualifier for the U.S. team at the 1955 Pan American Games. Because of this, the discus throw and javelin throw were contested at the meet for the first time. [3] [4]

Medal summary

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
60 yards John Haines 6.1
600 yards Charles Jenkins Sr. 1:11.9
1000 yards Arnie Sowell 2:08.2
Mile run Wes Santee 4:07.9
3 miles Horace Ashenfelter 13:54.0
60 yards hurdles Harrison Dillard 7.3
High jump Lewis Hall 2.05 m
Ernie Shelton
Pole vault Bob Richards 4.67 m
Long jump Roslyn Range 7.64 m
Shot put Parry O'Brien 18.12 m
Weight throw Bob Backus 18.40 m
1 mile walk Henry Laskau 6:30.4

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
60 m Isabelle Daniels 7.9
100 m Barbara Jones 12.3
220 yards Alfrances Lyman 26.2
80 m hurdles Nancy Cowperthwaite-Phillips 12.0
High jump Mildred McDaniel 1.57 m
Standing long jump Shirley Hereford 2.72 m
Shot put Lois Testa 11.45 m
Discus throw Marjorie Larney 122 ft 2 in (37.23 m)
Javelin throw Amelia Wershoven 138 ft 10 in (42.31 m)
Basketball throw Amelia Wershoven 98 ft 2 in (29.92 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. ↑ "FOUR CHICAGO GIRLS GAIN U.S. TRACK BERTHS". Chicago Tribune. 6 Feb 1955. p. 47. Retrieved 23 Aug 2024.
  4. ↑ "O'BRIEN SETS WORLD INDOOR SHOT PUT MARK OF 59-5 1/2: Pittsburgh's Sowell Ties 1,000 Record In Garden". The Record. 21 Feb 1955. p. 94. Retrieved 23 Aug 2024.
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