1958 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

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1958 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
DatesFebruary 22 (men)
March 22 (women)
Host city New York City, New York, United States (men)
Akron, Ohio, United States (women)
Venue Madison Square Garden (men)
Stile Athletics Field House (women)
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LevelSenior
TypeIndoor
Events18 (12 men's + 6 women's)
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The 1958 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 22. The women's meet was held separately at the Stile Athletics Field House in Akron, Ohio, taking place March 22. [1] [2]

At the championships, Ed Collymore of Villanova upset to win the men's 60 yards while semi-final winner Dave Sime scratched in the finals. [3] [4]

Medal summary

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
60 yards Ed Collymore 6.2
600 yards Charles Jenkins Sr. 1:11.3
1000 yards Flag of Poland.svg  Zbigniew Orywal  (POL)2:14.1 Joe Soprano
Mile run Flag of Ireland.svg  Ron Delany  (IRL)4:03.7Flag of Hungary.svg  Istvan Rozsavolgyi  (HUN) James Grelle
3 miles Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Veliša Mugoša  (YUG)13:54.2 John Macy Gordon McKenzie
60 yards hurdles Hayes Jones 7.1
High jump Herman Wyatt 2.02 m
Pole vault Don Bragg 4.57 m
Bob Gutowski
Long jump Greg Bell 7.75 m
Shot put Parry O'Brien 18.32 m
Weight throw Bob Backus 19.92 m
1 mile walk John Humcke 6:55.5

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
50 yards Isabelle Daniels 5.8
100 yards Barbara Jones 11.9
220 yards Isabelle Daniels 26.2
440 yards [a] Ann Smith 1:07
880 yards [b] Grace Butcher 2:48.6
50 yards hurdles Shirley Crowder 7.0
High jump Barbara Brown 1.58 m
Ann Marie Flynn
Standing long jump Shirley Hereford 2.75 m
Shot put Earlene Brown 15.08 m
Basketball throw Earlene Brown 135 ft 2 in (41.19 m)

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. ↑ "Sime Pulls Leg Muscle, Drops Out". The News and Observer. 23 Feb 1958. p. 11. Retrieved 23 Aug 2024.
  4. ↑ "In Half-Mile Run Walsh Finishes Third". The Akron Beacon Journal. 23 Mar 1958. p. 54. Retrieved 4 Sep 2024.
Results

Notes

  1. ↑ Exhibition event
  2. ↑ Exhibition event
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