1945 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

1945 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Dates29–30 June (men)
30 June (women)
Host cityNew York City, New York (men)
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (women)
VenueDowning Stadium (men)
Fager Field (women)
← 1944
1946 →

The 1945 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 29–30 June. The women's meet was held separately at Fager Field in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 30 June.

At the men's championships, Barney Ewell broke the meeting record in the 100 m.[1] In the women's competition, Tuskegee Institute won its second consecutive team title.[2]

Results

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m Norwood Ewell10.3 Perry Samuels4 yards behind Rudy Nedd
200 m Elmore Harris21.9 Robert Crowson George Guida
400 m  Herbert McKenley (JAM)48.4 James Herbert48.4 John Taylor48.4
800 m Robert Kelley1:54.1 Stanton Callender10 yards behind David Smith
1500 m Roland Sink3:58.4 Tom Quinn10 yards behind Jack Dianetti14 yards behind 2nd
5000 m John Kandl16:14.4 Henry Walsh Benny Mannix
10000 m Theodore Vogel35:30.7 John A. Kelley John Kersnason
Marathon Charles Robbins2:37.14 John A. Kelley2:40.27  Robert Rankine (CAN)2:41.25
110 m hurdles Charles Morgan14.9 August Erfurth Oris Erwin
200 m hurdles[3] Ronald Frazier24.0
400 m hurdles Oris Erwin53.7 Hubert Gates Jack Morris
3000 m steeplechase James Wisner10:00.6 Walter Soltow William Berger
2 miles walk[4] Sam Bleifer14:27.5
High jump Joshua Williamson1.97 m none awarded none awarded
Lester Howe
Richard Schnacke
David Albritton
Pole vault Richmond Morcom4.11 m none awarded John Schmidt3.96 m
Robert PhelpsMilton Padway
Ray Kring
Long jump Herb Douglas7.32 m Eulace Peacock7.29 m Ted Haese7.15 m
Triple jump Burton Cox13.99 m Don Barksdale13.88 m Charles Barnes13.65 m
Shot put Bill Bangert16.10 m Earl Audet15.74 m Edward Quirk15.45 m
Discus throw John Donaldson46.07 m Bill Bangert45.16 m Fortune Gordien44.54 m
Hammer throw Henry Dreyer50.89 m Gantt Miller48.78 m Irving Folwartshny48.70 m
Javelin throw Frank Earl Marshall65.63 m Edsel Wibbels62.20 m Edward Thompson54.56 m
Weight throw for distance[4] Henry Dreyer35 ft 2 in (10.71 m)
Pentathlon[3] Eulace Peacock3148 pts
Decathlon Charles Beaudry5886 pts Charles Morgan5850 pts Richard Schnacke5623 pts

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 m Alice Coachman6.5 Lillian Young Rowena Harrison
100 m Alice Coachman12.0  Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) Jean Lowe
200 m  Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL)26.6 Nell Jackson Gwendolyn Taylor
80 m hurdles Lillie Purifoy12.5 Nancy Cowperthwaite Marie Wingo
High jump Alice Coachman1.52 m Marie Wingo1.37 m none awarded
Nancy Cowperthwaite
Long jump  Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL)5.56 m Rowena Harrison5.42 m Lillian Young4.93 m
Shot put (8 lb)  Frances Gorn-Sobczak (POL)11.52 m Helen Steward10.95 m Dorothy Dodson10.88 m
Discus throw  Frances Gorn-Sobczak (POL)31.41 m Hattie Turner30.15 m Dorothy Dodson29.94 m
Javelin throw Dorothy Dodson38.05 m Marian Twining35.02 m Peggy Anderson32.98 m
Baseball throw[4] Marion Twining237 ft 9 in (72.46 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: 1945 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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