1946 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

1946 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Dates28–29 June (men)
4 August (women)
Host citySan Antonio, Texas (men)
Buffalo, New York (women)
VenueAlamo Stadium (men)
All-High Stadium (women)
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The 1946 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 Alamo Stadium in San Antonio, Texas, and it took place 28–29 June. The women's meet was held separately at All-High Stadium in Buffalo, New York, on 4 August.

It was the first championships after World War II, marking the return of top men's athletes.[1] The women's competition was highlighted by the debut of Nancy Cowperthwaite-Phillips.[2]

Results

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m William Mathis10.7 Bill Martineson Herb Douglas
200 m straight Norwood Ewell21.2  Lloyd LaBeach (PAN) Elmore Harris
400 m Elmore Harris46.3  Herbert McKenley (JAM)46.6 Roy Cochran46.7
800 m John Fulton1:52.7 Malvin Whitfield Lewis Smith
1500 m  Lennart Strand (SWE)3:54.5 Leslie MacMitchell Thomas Quinn
5000 m Francis Martin15:50.7 James O'Leary Philip Stillwell
10000 m Edward O'Toole32:17.5 Victor Dyrgall Theodore Vogel
Marathon  Gérard Côté (CAN)2:47:53.6 John A. Kelley2:50:28.2 Louis White2:52:21.8
110 m hurdles Harrison Dillard14.2 Bill Cummins George Walker
200 m hurdles straight[3] Harrison Dillard23.3
400 m hurdles Oris Erwin55.5 Jack Morris Hubert Gates
3000 m steeplechase James Rafferty10:01.0 Browning Ross John Hanley
3000 m walk[4] Ernest Weber13:51.8
High jump David Albritton1.99 m Peter Watkins1.98 m Henry Coffman1.93 m
John Jones
Paul Robeson
Richard Schnacke
Tom Schofield
Pole vault Irving Moore4.39 m Guinn Smith4.31 m Robert Hart4.23 m
Long jump Willie Steele7.31 m Herb Douglas7.27 m Pat Turner7.12 m
Triple jump Ralph Tate14.61 m Pat Turner14.42 m Bobby Lowther14.09 m
Shot put Bill Bangert15.91 m James Delaney15.66 m Aldus Hershey15.48 m
Discus throw Robert Fitch54.56 m Jack Donaldson49.41 m Fortune Gordien48.39 m
Hammer throw Irving Folwartshny51.71 m Robert Bennett50.11 m Chester Cruikshank48.10 m
Javelin throw Garland Adair65.10 m Robert Peoples64.29 m George Salisbury62.39 m
Weight throw for distance[4] Frank Berst35 ft 3 in (10.74 m)
Pentathlon[3] Charles Beaudry2885 pts
Decathlon Irving Mondschein6466 pts Lloyd Duff6399 pts Bobby Lowther6241 pts

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 m Alice Coachman6.5 Katherine Geary Lillian Young
100 m Alice Coachman12.3  Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) Nancy Mackay
220 yards  Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL)26.3 Nell Jackson Jeanette Jones
80 m hurdles Nancy Cowperthwaite12.2 Lillie Purifoy  Jean Walraven (POL)
High jump Alice Coachman1.52 m  Jean Walraven (POL)1.37 m none awarded
Nancy Cowperthwaite
Long jump  Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL)5.26 m Lillian Young5.03 m  Jean Walraven (POL)4.75 m
Shot put (8 lb) Dorothy Dodson11.85 m Elaine Bradford9.93 m  Florence Blasch (POL)9.90 m
Discus throw Dorothy Dodson31.10 m Harttie Palmer30.16 m Estelle Kastenbaum29.63 m
Javelin throw Dorothy Dodson36.62 m Marian Twining34.77 m Hattie Turner34.14 m
Baseball throw[4] Marion Twining242 ft 101⁄4 in (74.02 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: 1946 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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