1951 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

1951 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Dates22–23 June (men)
12 August (women)
14 July (pentathlon)
Host cityBerkeley, California (men, pentathlon)
Waterbury, Connecticut (women)
VenueEdwards Stadium (men)
Municipal Stadium (women)
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The 1951 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 Edwards Stadium in Berkeley, California, and it took place 22–23 June. The women's meet was held separately at Municipal Stadium in Waterbury, Connecticut, on 12 August. The pentathlon was held on 14 July also at Berkeley.

About 15,000 spectators attended the men's edition, which was one of the largest crowds in AAU history to that point.[1] In the women's competition, Tuskegee Institute won the team title.[2]

Results

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m James Golliday10.3 Robert Work10.5  Rafael Fortun (CUB)10.6
200 m straight James Ford20.8 Walt McKibben21.0 e Charles Thomas21.1 e
400 m  George Rhoden (JAM)46.0  Herbert McKenley (JAM)46.6 Richard Maiocco47.0
800 m Malvin Whitfield1:52.9 Roscoe Browne1:53.0 Bob Chambers1:54.0
1500 m Leonard Truex3:52.0 Warren Dreutzler3:52.5 Jim Newcomb3:52.8
5000 m Fred Wilt14:47.5 Wesley Santee14:52.4 Herb Semper14:55.1
10000 m Curt Stone32:30.7 Fred Wilt32:30.9 Armand Osterberg32:35.8
Marathon Jesse Van Zant2:37:12.5 John Lafferty2:37:36.0  Walter Fedorick (CAN)2:40.02
110 m hurdles Richard Attlesey13.8 Jack Davis14.1 Craig Dixon14.3
200 m hurdles straight[3] Ralph Person23.2
400 m hurdles Charley Moore51.4 Robert DeVinney51.8 Jack Greenwood53.8
3000 m steeplechase Horace Ashenfelter9:24.5 Curt Stone9:54.1 Robert Kelly10:03.1
3000 m walk[4] Henry Laskau13:13.2
High jump Jay Lewis Hall2.03 m Herman Wyatt2.00 m Fred Pratley1.93 m
Sid Ward
Herb Neff
Ernest Shelton
Eric Roberts
Connie Varneck
Charles Holding
Charles Hanger
Bernard Allard
Barney Dyer
Arnold Webb
Robert Gorden
Pole vault Bob Richards4.37 m Walter Jensen4.27 m none awarded
Donald Laz
Bobby Smith
Long jump George Brown7.53 m Gaylord Bryan7.36 m Jesse Thomas7.30 m
Triple jump Gaylord Bryan14.31 m Sal Mazzoca14.03 m  Francisco Castro (PUR)13.87 m
Shot put Parry O'Brien17.00 m James Fuchs16.81 m Darrow Hooper16.19 m
Discus throw Richard Doyle53.50 m Victor Frank52.54 m Taylor Lewis49.97 m
Hammer throw Samuel Felton56.15 m Henry Dreyer55.68 m Thomas Bane52.06 m
Javelin throw Bud Held73.47 m William Miller71.27 m Steve Seymour69.70 m
Weight throw for distance[4] Henry Dreyer41 ft 63⁄4 in (12.66 m)
Pentathlon[3] Brayton Norton3452 pts
All-around decathlon[4] John Voight5600 pts
Decathlon Bob Richards7834 pts Floyd Simmons7361 pts Otey Scruggs7178 pts

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 m Mary McNabb6.6 Catherine Hardy Dolores Dwyer
100 m Mary McNabb12.2 Catherine Hardy Jean Patton
200 m Jean Patton25.4 Mae Faggs Nell Jackson
80 m hurdles Nancy Phillips12.2 Evelyn Lawler Constance Darnowski
High jump Marion Boos1.47 m Lolita Mauer1.45 m none awarded
Oral Lee Allen
Nancy Phillips
Long jump  Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL)5.26 m Nancy Phillips5.24 m Evelyn Lawler4.95 m
Shot put (8 lb) Amelia Bert12.57 m Janet Dicks11.01 m Ramona Massey10.89 m
Discus throw  Francis Kaszubski (POL)36.89 m  Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL)33.32 m Janet Dicks33.27 m
Javelin throw Francis Licata36.59 m Amelia Bert36.09 m Margaret Mates34.22 m
Baseball throw[4] Amelia Wershoven239 ft 13⁄4 in (72.89 m)
Women's pentathlon  Stella Walasiewicz (POL)1932 pts Doris Sutter1394 pts Norrine Westby1204 pts

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: 1951 usa track and field championships ". Athletics Podium.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "USATF Outdoor Champions". USA Track & Field. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
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