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.
| 1958 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | February 22 (men) March 22 (women) |
| Host city | New York City, New York, United States (men) Akron, Ohio, United States (women) |
| Venue | Madison Square Garden (men) Stile Athletics Field House (women) |
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| Level | Senior |
| Type | Indoor |
| Events | 18 (12 men's + 6 women's) |
← 1957 1959 → | |
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]
Medal summary
editMen
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 yards | Ed Collymore | 6.2 | ||||
| 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 Jones | 7.1 | ||||
| High jump | Herman Wyatt | 2.02 m | ||||
| Pole vault | Don Bragg | 4.57 m | ||||
| Bob Gutowski | ||||||
| Long jump | Greg Bell | 7.75 m | ||||
| Shot put | Parry O'Brien | 18.32 m | ||||
| Weight throw | Bob Backus | 19.92 m | ||||
| 1 mile walk | John Humcke | 6:55.5 | ||||
Women
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 yards | Isabelle Daniels | 5.8 | ||||
| 100 yards | Barbara Jones | 11.9 | ||||
| 220 yards | Isabelle Daniels | 26.2 | ||||
| 440 yards[a] | Ann Smith | 1:07 | ||||
| 880 yards[b] | Grace Butcher | 2:48.6 | ||||
| 50 yards hurdles | Shirley Crowder | 7.0 | ||||
| High jump | Barbara Brown | 1.58 m | ||||
| Ann Marie Flynn | ||||||
| Standing long jump | Shirley Hereford | 2.75 m | ||||
| Shot put | Earlene Brown | 15.08 m | ||||
| Basketball throw | Earlene Brown | 135 ft 2 in (41.19 m) | ||||
References
edit- ^ "UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Sime Pulls Leg Muscle, Drops Out". The News and Observer. 23 Feb 1958. p. 11. Retrieved 23 Aug 2024.
- ^ "In Half-Mile Run Walsh Finishes Third". The Akron Beacon Journal. 23 Mar 1958. p. 54. Retrieved 4 Sep 2024.
- Results
- "Delany's 4:03.7 Tenth Off Record". Star-Gazette. 23 Feb 1958. p. 29. Retrieved 23 Aug 2024.
- "UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- "UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.