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List of USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners (men)

See also: List of USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners (women) and List of USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners (men)

The USA Indoor Track and Field Championships is an annual indoor track and field competition in the sport of athletics currently organized by USA Track & Field. It serves as the national championships for the sport in the United States. The venue of the championships is decided on an annual basis and sometimes indoor combined track and field events championships were held separately.

There was a track and field championship at Madison Square Garden staged by the Amateur Athletic Union in 1888, and in the following years there were demonstrations staged as part of other meets. However, sports historians today acknowledge the 1906 edition to be the first official men's national indoor championships.[1] The men's and women's championships have been held jointly since 1965. Following professionalization of the sport, the running of the national championships was taken over by The Athletics Congress of the USA (TAC) since 1980. TAC rebranded as USA Track & Field (USATF) in 1993.[2][3]

The national championships for outdoor track and field and other sport of athletics disciplines are held separately from the indoor competition.

Athletes with the most wins

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As of 2024, not including relays:

Rank Athlete Wins
1st Tim Seaman 17
2nd Platt Adams 14
3rd Harold Osborn 13
Pat McDonald
5th Lance Deal 12
6th John Eller 10
Henry Laskau
Henry Dreyer
9th Loren Murchison 9
Joe McCluskey
Mike Conley Sr.
Parry O'Brien

List of winners

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Track

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60 m (60 yards, 55 m)

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400 m (440 yards, 300 m, 300 yards)

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600 m (600 yards, 500 m)

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800 m (1000 yards, 1000 m)

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Mile (1500 m)

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3000 m (2 miles, 5000 m, 3 miles)

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60 m hurdles (70 yards hurdles, 65 m hurdles, 60 yards hurdles, 55 m hurdles)

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Racewalking (mile walk, 3000 m walk, 2 miles walk, 3 miles walk)

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Field

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High jump (standing high jump)

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Long jump (standing long jump)

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Triple jump (standing triple jump)

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Pole vault (pole vault for distance)

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Shot put

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Weight throw (weight throw for height)

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Heptathlon

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Discontinued events

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75 yards

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In 1913, 1914, and 1915, the 75 yards was the only short sprint distance held. In other years, the 60 yards was held as a separate event in addition.

150 yards

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200 m

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5 miles

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220 yards hurdles

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440 yards hurdles (300 yards hurdles)

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3000 m steeplechase (2 miles steeplechase)

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Distance was 2 miles except for 1933-1939. All events were run 'dry' with no water jump.

Discus throw

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References

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  1. ^ "History of American Indoor Athletics". worldathletics.org. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  2. ^ "USA INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS". USA Track & Field. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  3. ^ "United States Indoor Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics.
Winners from 1906–2006
Official list (Archived)
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