1958 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

1958 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
DatesFebruary 22 (men)
March 22 (women)
Host cityNew York City, New York, United States (men)
Akron, Ohio, United States (women)
VenueMadison Square Garden (men)
Stile Athletics Field House (women)
LevelSenior
TypeIndoor
Events18 (12 men's + 6 women's)
← 1957
1959 →

The 1958 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 22. The women's meet was held separately at the Stile Athletics Field House in Akron, Ohio, taking place March 22.[1][2]

At the championships, Ed Collymore of Villanova upset to win the men's 60 yards while semi-final winner Dave Sime scratched in the finals.[3][4]

The Tennessee State squad won the women's team title.[5]

Medal summary

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
60 yards Ed Collymore6.2
600 yards Charles Jenkins Sr.1:11.3
1000 yards  Zbigniew Orywal (POL)2:14.1 Joe Soprano
Mile run  Ron Delany (IRL)4:03.7  Istvan Rozsavolgyi (HUN) James Grelle
3 miles  Veliša Mugoša (YUG)13:54.2 John Macy Gordon McKenzie
60 yards hurdles Hayes Jones7.1
High jump Herman Wyatt2.02 m
Pole vault Don Bragg4.57 m
Bob Gutowski
Long jump Greg Bell7.75 m
Shot put Parry O'Brien18.32 m
Weight throw Bob Backus19.92 m
1 mile walk John Humcke6:55.5

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 yards Isabelle Daniels5.8
100 yards Barbara Jones11.9
220 yards Isabelle Daniels26.2
440 yards[a] Ann Smith1:07
880 yards[b] Grace Butcher2:48.6
50 yards hurdles Shirley Crowder7.0
High jump Barbara Brown1.58 m
Ann Marie Flynn
Standing long jump Shirley Hereford2.75 m
Shot put Earlene Brown15.08 m
Basketball throw Earlene Brown135 ft 2 in (41.19 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. ↑ "Sime Pulls Leg Muscle, Drops Out". The News and Observer. 23 Feb 1958. p. 11. Retrieved 23 Aug 2024.
  4. ↑ "In Half-Mile Run Walsh Finishes Third". The Akron Beacon Journal. 23 Mar 1958. p. 54. Retrieved 4 Sep 2024.
  5. ↑ "Tennessee State Romps in AAU". The Plain Dealer. 23 Mar 1958. p. 52. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
Results

Notes

  1. ↑ Exhibition event
  2. ↑ Exhibition event
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