1944 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

1944 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Dates17–18 June (men)
8 July (women)
Host cityNew York City, New York (men)
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (women)
VenueDowning Stadium (men)
Fager Field (women)
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The 1944 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships were organized by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and served as the national championships in outdoor track and field for the United States.

The men's edition was held at Downing Stadium in New York City, New York, and it took place 17–18 June. The women's meet was held separately at Fager Field in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 8 July.

Due to World War II, the men's athletes did not have much time to train for the championships and notably no meet records were set.[1] In the women's competition, Stella Walsh again won three events, which was the most possible as athletes were not allowed to enter more than three.[2]

Results

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m Claude Young10.5 Eddie Conwell10.7 e Norwood Ewell
200 m Charles Parker21.3 Eddie Conwell21.5 e Donald Campbell
400 m Elmore Harris48.0  Herbert McKenley (JAM) James McGuire
800 m Robert Kelley1:51.8 John Fulton1:52.2 William Hulse1:52.6
1500 m William Hulse3:54.3 James Rafferty4:00.8 Robert Umstattd4:04.8
5000 m James Rafferty15:22.3 Francis Martin Norman Bright
10000 m Norman Bright33:53.0 William Marr200 yards behind Thomas Crane
Marathon Charles Robbins2:40:48.6 Donald Heinicke2:45:05.6 Anthony Medeiros2:45:29.2
110 m hurdles Owen Cassidy14.9 William Mohler Eligio Barberia
200 m hurdles[3] Elmore Harris24.1
400 m hurdles Oris Erwin54.0 Ed Palmieri Hubert Gates
3000 m steeplechase Forrest Efaw9:39.6 Joseph McCluskey James Wisner
2 miles walk[4] Fred Sharaga14:08.5
High jump Willard Smith2.00 m none awarded David Albritton1.98 m
Fred SheffieldKenneth Whitney
Pole vault Cornelius Warmerdam4.57 m Del Smith3.96 m none awarded
John Schmidt
Milton Padway
Long jump William Lund7.10 m Edward Michalski6.97 m Homer Gillis6.93 m
Triple jump Don Barksdale14.38 m Burton Cox14.04 m Raul Lopez13.73 m
Shot put Earl Audet16.05 m William Watson15.20 m Victor Schleich14.64 m
Discus throw Hugh Cannon49.40 m Bill Bangert45.67 m David Schrader42.19 m
Hammer throw Henry Dreyer50.76 m Irving Folwartshny47.43 m Gantt Miller47.22 m
Javelin throw Martin Biles64.31 m Lowell Todd62.38 m William Iannicelli62.13 m
Weight throw for distance[4] Frank Berst38 ft 41⁄4 in (11.69 m)
Pentathlon[3] Eulace Peacock2852 pts
Decathlon Irving Mondschein5748 pts Wilbur Ross5224 pts Nathaniel Boyd5176 pts

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 m Alice Coachman6.4 Lillian Young Viola Myers
100 m  Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL)12.0 Alice Coachman Jean Lowe
200 m  Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL)24.6 Rowena Harrison25.2 e Mary Cummins
80 m hurdles Lillie Purifoy12.8  Jean Walraven (POL) Leila Perry
High jump Alice Coachman1.56 m Nancy Cowperthwaite1.37 m Nellie Stafford1.34 m
Clara Schroth
Long jump  Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL)5.47 m Rowena Harrison5.36 m Jean Kaplan4.94 m
Shot put (8 lb) Dorothy Dodson10.98 m Mildred Yetter9.84 m Cleo Davis9.82 m
Discus throw Hattie Turner30.98 m Betty Weaver28.50 m Pauline Ruppeldt28.25 m
Javelin throw Dorothy Dodson37.53 m Lillian Davis31.68 m Marie Sostar31.06 m
Baseball throw[4] Hattie Turner214 ft 6 in (65.37 m)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sites/Dates Of The U.S. Men's Nationals, 1876–2023". Track & Field News. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "Sites & Dates Of The U.S. National Women's Championships". Track & Field News. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Podiums for usa track and field championships: 1944 usa track and field championships ". Athletics Podium.
  4. 1 2 3 "USATF Outdoor Champions". USA Track & Field. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
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