1930 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

1930 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
DatesMarch 18 (men)
April 19 (women)
Host cityNew York City, New York, United States (men)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States (women)
VenueMadison Square Garden (men)
Boston Garden (women)
LevelSenior
TypeIndoor
Events19 (13 men's + 6 women's)
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The 1930 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 March 18. The women's meet was held separately at Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, taking place April 19.[1][2]

At the championships, Herman Brix of the Los Angeles Athletic Club broke the world record for the indoor 16 pounds (7.3 kg) shot put.[3][4][5][6][7]

Medal summary

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
60 yards Chester Bowman6.4
300 yards John Lewis32.2
600 yards  Phil Edwards (BGU)1:13.6 Eddie Roll
1000 yards  Paul Martin (SUI)2:12.6 Ray Conger
2 miles Joe McCluskey9:30.8
70 yards hurdles Lee Sentman8.6
2 miles steeplechase Hans Assert10:35.3
High jump Anton Burg1.88 m
Standing high jump Harold Osborn5 ft 01⁄4 in (1.53 m)
Pole vault Fred Sturdy4.19 m
Standing long jump William Werner3.27 m
Shot put Herman Brix15.60 m
1 mile walk Michael Pecora6:43.8

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
40 yards Mary Carew5.2
220 yards  Stella Walsh (POL)26.2 Catherine Capp
50 yards hurdles Catherine Donovan7.8
High jump Jean Shiley1.61 m
Standing long jump Katherine Mearls2.53 m
Shot put Margaret "Rena" MacDonald11.62 m
Basketball throw Gertrude Mayer

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. ↑ "Joe McCluskey Captures Two Mile National Championship On Garden Track". Hartford Courant. 19 Mar 1930. p. 18. Retrieved 29 Aug 2024.
  4. ↑ "Stella Walsh Is Come-Back Victor". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. 20 Apr 1930. p. 10. Retrieved 29 Aug 2024.
  5. ↑ "Local Girls Win Prizes". The Morning Call. 21 Apr 1930. p. 13. Retrieved 29 Aug 2024.
  6. ↑ "SENTMAN DEFEATS WELLS IN HURDLES". The Boston Globe. 19 March 1930. p. 16. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "Four World Marks Fall In Women's Meet In Boston". Daily News. 20 Apr 1930. p. 489. Retrieved 5 Sep 2024.
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