1943 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The 1943 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.

1943 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Dates19–20 June (men)
15 August (women)
Host cityNew York City, New York (men)
Lakewood, Ohio (women)
VenueDowning Stadium (men)
Lakewood High School (women)
1942
1944

The men's edition was held at Downing Stadium in New York City, New York, and it took place 19–20 June. The women's meet was held separately at Lakewood High School in Lakewood, Ohio, on 15 August.

It was the first time in men's championships history that no meeting records were set (mostly due to World War II).[1] In the women's competition, Stella Walsh led her Polish Olympic Women's Athletic Club to the team title by winning three events.[2]

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m Harold Davis 10.3 Herbert Thompson 10.3 e Edward Greenidge
200 m straight Harold Davis 20.2 Edward Greenidge 21.5 e George Guida
400 m Cliff Bourland 47.7 Francis Cotter 3 yards behind John Fulton
800 m William Hulse 1:53.4 Robert Ufer 1:53.8 Donald Burnham 1:54.4
1500 m Gilbert Dodds 3:50.0 William Hulse 3:55.4 Fred Wilt 3:55.8
5000 m   Gunder Hägg (SWE) 14:48.5 Gregory Rice Jerry Thompson
10000 m Lou Gregory 33:22.0 James Rafferty Theodore Vogel
Marathon   Gérard Côté (CAN) 2:38:35.3 Fred McGlone 2:39:08.5 Clayton Farrar 2:39:30.0
110 m hurdles Bill Cummins 14.3 James Fieweger John Saunders
400 m hurdles Oris Erwin 53.1 Bruce Miller 53.6 Hubert Gates
3000 m steeplechase Joseph McCluskey 9:39.7 Ray Phillips Ralph Dewey
High jump Peter Watkins 2.02 m Joshua Williamson 2.00 m Fred Sheffield 1.97 m
Pole vault Cornelius Warmerdam 4.57 m Jack DeField 4.27 m Irving Moore 4.11 m
Keith Groswird
Long jump William Christopher 7.43 m Eulace Peacock 7.33 m Edsel Curry 7.31 m
Triple jump Billy Brown 13.84 m Clarence Lewis 13.65 m Rundi Toomasuli 13.34 m
Shot put Earl Audet 16.14 m Elmer Aussieker 15.71 m James Delaney 513 7 m
Discus throw Hugh Cannon 49.12 m Howard Debus 47.29 m George Huber 45.97 m
Hammer throw Henry Dreyer 50.16 m Irving Folwartshny 47.97 m George Huber 47.48 m
Javelin throw Martin Biles 61.69 m Steve Seymour 60.90 m William Footrick 55.62 m
Decathlon William Watson 5994 pts Joshua Williamson 5808 pts Donald Wanner 5614 pts

Women

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 m Alice Coachman 6.5 Jeanette Jones Lillian Young
100 m   Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) 11.6 Alice Coachman 11.7 e Rowena Harrison
200 m   Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) 26.3   Alice Jagus (POL) Mary Cummins
80 m hurdles Nancy Cowperthwaite 12.3 Joan Davis Leila Perry
High jump Alice Coachman 1.52 m Adrienne Robinson Bernice Robinson
Long jump   Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) 5.81 m Rowena Harrison Betty Dummeldinger
Shot put (8 lb)   Frances Gorn-Sobczak (POL) 11.56 m Dorothy Dodson Mildred Yetter
Discus throw   Frances Gorn-Sobczak (POL) 33.38 m Betty Weaver   Anne Pallo (POL)
Javelin throw Dorothy Dodson 33.91 m Marian Twining Bessie Leick

See also

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References

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  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.
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