1959 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | |
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Dates | February 21 (men) January 24 (women) |
Host city | New York City, New York, United States (men) Washington, D.C., United States (women) |
Venue | Madison Square Garden (men) D.C. Armory (women) |
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Level | Senior |
Type | Indoor |
Events | 20 (12 men's + 8 women's) |
← 1958 1960 → |
The 1959 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 21. The women's meet was held separately at the D.C. Armory in Washington, D.C., taking place January 24. [1]
At the men's championships, five world records were set including a mark of 4:02.5 in the indoor mile by Ron Delany. 15,789 spectators attended the men's edition. [2] [3]
After two exhibition races the prior year, it was the first time that the women's 440 yards and 880 yards were contested, and the first time that any distance longer than 220 yards was added. [4] [5]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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60 yards | Paul Winder | 6.1 | ||||
600 yards | Josh Culbreath | 1:11.1 | ||||
1000 yards | ![]() | 2:12.6 | ![]() | Arnold Sowell | ||
Mile run [lower-alpha 1] | ![]() | 4:02.5 | ![]() | ![]() | ||
3 miles | Bill Dellinger | 13:37.0 | ||||
60 yards hurdles | Elias Gilbert | 7.3 | ||||
High jump | John Thomas | 2.16 m | ||||
Pole vault | Don Bragg | 4.60 m | ||||
Long jump | Mike Herman | 7.64 m | ||||
Shot put | Parry O'Brien | 18.94 m | ||||
Weight throw | Bob Backus | 20.18 m | ||||
1 mile walk | John Humcke | 6:42.2 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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50 yards | Wilma Rudolph | 6.2 | ||||
100 yards | Martha Hudson | 11.4 | ||||
220 yards | Lucinda Williams | 26.6 | ||||
440 yards | Lillian Greene | 63.4 | ||||
880 yards | Harriet Douthitt | 2:36.3 | ||||
70 yards hurdles | Jo Ann Terry | 9.7 | ||||
High jump | Ann Marie Flynn | 1.54 m | ||||
Standing long jump | Jo Ann Terry | 2.71 m | ||||
Shot put | Marjorie Larney | 12.07 m | ||||
Basketball throw | Amelia Wood | 101 ft 81⁄2 in (31 m) |
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