1949 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

1949 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Dates24–25 June (men)
12-13 August (women)
Host cityFresno, California (men)
Odessa, Texas (women)
VenueRatcliffe Stadium (men)
Broncho Stadium (women)
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The 1949 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 Ratcliffe Stadium in Fresno, California, and it took place 24–25 June. The women's meet was held separately at Broncho Stadium in Odessa, Texas, on 12-13 August.

At the men's championships, about 8,000 spectators attended.[1] In the women's competition, Nell Jackson broke Stella Walsh's seven-year win streak in the 200 m.[2] The women's meet was sponsored by the Odessa Shriners club.[3]

Results

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m Andrew Stanfield10.3 Robert Work10.4 Charles Peters10.4
200 m straight Andrew Stanfield20.4 w Charles Peters20.9 w Donald Campbell20.9 w
400 m  George Rhoden (JAM)46.4  Herbert McKenley (JAM)46.7 Hugo Maiocco47.5
800 m Malvin Whitfield1:50.5 Herbert Barten1:51.2e Pat Bowers1:51.9e
1500 m John Twomey3:52.6 Bob Karnes3:53.3 Bill McGuire3:53.6
5000 m Fred Wilt14:49.3 Horace Ashenfelter14:56.0 Robert Black15:19.5
10000 m Fred Wilt31:05.7 Robert Black32:28.4 Thomas Quinn32:42.0
Marathon Victor Dyrgall2:38:48.9 John A. Kelley2:39.30 Louis White2:40.47
110 m hurdles Craig Dixon13.8 Harrison Dillard13.8 Richard Attlesey14.0
200 m hurdles straight[4] Craig Dixon22.6
400 m hurdles Charley Moore51.1 Dick Ault51.9 Ronald Frazier52.5
3000 m steeplechase Curt Stone9:31.0 Forrest Efaw9:33.2 Browning Ross9:35.5
3000 m walk[5] Henry Laskau13:34.0
High jump Richard Phillips1.99 m Jack Heintzman1.96 m David Albritton1.94 m
Irving Mondschein
Pole vault Bob Richards4.37 m George Rasmussen4.27 m Donald Laz4.11 m
Tom Bennett
John Montgomery
Bobby Smith
Long jump Gaylord Bryan7.66 m Herb Douglas7.59 m Henry Aihara7.52 m
Triple jump Gaylord Bryan14.96 m Erkki Koutonen14.61 m Dick Lyster14.26 m
Shot put James Fuchs17.43 m Stan Lampert16.32 m Wilbur Thompson16.24 m
Discus throw Fortune Gordien53.17 m Victor Frank50.70 m Jack Donaldson50.39 m
Hammer throw Samuel Felton53.90 m Henry Dreyer53.50 m Tom Montgomery47.62 m
Javelin throw Bud Held70.78 m Martin Biles70.10 m Delfs Pickarts67.25 m
Weight throw for distance[5] Henry Dreyer38 ft 43⁄4 in (11.7 m)
Pentathlon[4] Wilbur Ross3429 pts
Decathlon Robert Mathias7556 pts Irving Mondschein7044 pts Bill Albans6715 pts

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 m Juanita Watson6.5 Jean Patton Dolores Dwyer
100 m Jean Patton12.1 Audrey Patterson Dorothy Jacobs
200 m Nell Jackson24.2  Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) Audrey Patterson
80 m hurdles Bernice Robinson11.9 Theresa Manuel Mildred Martin
High jump Gertrude Orr1.52 m Bernice Robinson Evelyn Lawler
Long jump Mabel Landry5.31 m Bernice Robinson  Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL)
Shot put Juanita Watson12.09 m  Francis Kaszubski (POL) Dorothy Dodson
Discus throw  Francis Kaszubski (POL)37.72 m Herta Rand  Concepcion Villaneuva (MEX)
Javelin throw Dorothy Dodson Herta Rand  Maria Julia Perez (CUB)
Baseball throw[5] Juanita Watson233 ft 8 in (71.22 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. ↑ "Eight More Entries In For AAU Track". Odessa American. 1 May 1949. p. 8. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Podiums for usa track and field championships: 1949 usa track and field championships ". Athletics Podium.
  5. 1 2 3 "USATF Outdoor Champions". USA Track & Field. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
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