1955 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | |
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Dates | February 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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Level | Senior |
Type | Indoor |
Events | 22 (12 men's + 10 women's) |
← 1954 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.
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]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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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 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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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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