1955 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

1955 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
DatesFebruary 19 (men)
February 5 (women)
Host cityNew York City, New York, United States (men)
Chicago, Illinois, United States (women)
VenueMadison Square Garden (men)
Henry Crown Field House (women)
LevelSenior
TypeIndoor
Events22 (12 men's + 10 women's)
← 1954
1956 →

The 1955 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships were organized by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and served as the national championships in indoor track and field for the United States.

The men's edition was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, and it took place February 19. The women's meet was held separately at the Henry Crown Field House in Chicago, Illinois, taking place February 5.[1][2]

The women's meeting served as a qualifier for the U.S. team at the 1955 Pan American Games. Because of this, the discus throw and javelin throw were contested at the meet for the first time.[3][4]

Medal summary

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
60 yards John Haines6.1
600 yards Charles Jenkins Sr.1:11.9
1000 yards Arnie Sowell2:08.2
Mile run Wes Santee4:07.9
3 miles Horace Ashenfelter13:54.0
60 yards hurdles Harrison Dillard7.3
High jump Lewis Hall2.05 m
Ernie Shelton
Pole vault Bob Richards4.67 m
Long jump Roslyn Range7.64 m
Shot put Parry O'Brien18.12 m
Weight throw Bob Backus18.40 m
1 mile walk Henry Laskau6:30.4

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
60 m Isabelle Daniels7.9
100 m Barbara Jones12.3
220 yards Alfrances Lyman26.2
80 m hurdles Nancy Cowperthwaite-Phillips12.0
High jump Mildred McDaniel1.57 m
Standing long jump Shirley Hereford2.72 m
Shot put Lois Testa11.45 m
Discus throw Marjorie Larney122 ft 2 in (37.23 m)
Javelin throw Amelia Wershoven138 ft 10 in (42.31 m)
Basketball throw Amelia Wershoven98 ft 2 in (29.92 m)

References

  1. ↑ "UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "FOUR CHICAGO GIRLS GAIN U.S. TRACK BERTHS". Chicago Tribune. 6 Feb 1955. p. 47. Retrieved 23 Aug 2024.
  4. ↑ "O'BRIEN SETS WORLD INDOOR SHOT PUT MARK OF 59-5 1/2: Pittsburgh's Sowell Ties 1,000 Record In Garden". The Record. 21 Feb 1955. p. 94. Retrieved 23 Aug 2024.
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