The 1939 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.
| 1939 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | February 25 (men) |
| Host city | New York City, New York, United States (men) |
| Venue | Madison Square Garden (men) |
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| Level | Senior |
| Type | Indoor |
| Events | 13 (13 men's + 0 women's) |
← 1938 1940 → | |
The men's edition was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, and it took place February 25. There was no corresponding women's meet in 1939.[1][2]
The 1939 championships ended the U.S. experimentation with the metric system, with all future indoor events expected to use imperial distances. Because of this, the championship records in many events from this edition would stand until the return to metric system at the 1987 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.[3][4]
Medal summary
editMen
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 m | Herbert Thompson | 6.6 | ||||
| 600 m | Charlie Beetham | 1:21.6 | ||||
| 1000 m | John Borican | 2:28.6 | ||||
| 1500 m | Glenn Cunningham | 3:54.6 | ||||
| 5000 m | Don Lash | 14:30.9 | ||||
| 65 m hurdles | Allan Tolmich | 8.4 | ||||
| 3000 m steeplechase[a] | Thomas Deckard | 8:49.4 | Joseph McCluskey | George De George | ||
| High jump | Mel Walker | 2.03 m | ||||
| Pole vault | Cornelius "Dutch" Warmerdam | 4.27 m | ||||
| Long jump | Ed Gordon | 7.26 m | ||||
| Shot put | Frank Ryan | 15.52 m | ||||
| Weight throw | Henry Dreyer | 16.59 m | ||||
| 1500 m walk | Otto Kotraba | 6:23.0 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "NEW MEASUREMENT STANDARDS RECOMMENDED BY A.A.U. - Change To Affect Only Indoor Meets". The Record. 27 Feb 1939. p. 14. Retrieved 28 Aug 2024.
- ^ "Tolmich Clears A.A.U. Hurdles for World Mark; Wins Easy For Cunningham, Lash". Evening star. 26 Feb 1939. p. 22. Retrieved 3 Sep 2024.
- Results
- "UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- "UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
Notes
edit- ^ Run without a water jump.