1945 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

1945 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Dates29–30 June (men)
30 June (women)
Host cityNew York City, New York (men)
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (women)
VenueDowning Stadium (men)
Fager Field (women)
← 1944
1946 →

The 1945 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.

The men's edition was held at Downing Stadium in New York City, New York, and it took place 29–30 June. The women's meet was held separately at Fager Field in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 30 June.

At the men's championships, Barney Ewell broke the meeting record in the 100 m.[1] In the women's competition, Tuskegee Institute won its second consecutive team title.[2]

Results

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m Norwood Ewell 10.3 Perry Samuels 4 yards behind Rudy Nedd
200 m Elmore Harris 21.9 Robert Crowson George Guida
400 m  Herbert McKenley (JAM) 48.4 James Herbert 48.4 John Taylor 48.4
800 m Robert Kelley 1:54.1 Stanton Callender 10 yards behind David Smith
1500 m Roland Sink 3:58.4 Tom Quinn 10 yards behind Jack Dianetti 14 yards behind 2nd
5000 m John Kandl 16:14.4 Henry Walsh Benny Mannix
10000 m Theodore Vogel 35:30.7 John A. Kelley John Kersnason
Marathon Charles Robbins 2:37.14 John A. Kelley 2:40.27  Robert Rankine (CAN) 2:41.25
110 m hurdles Charles Morgan 14.9 August Erfurth Oris Erwin
200 m hurdles[3] Ronald Frazier 24.0
400 m hurdles Oris Erwin 53.7 Hubert Gates Jack Morris
3000 m steeplechase James Wisner 10:00.6 Walter Soltow William Berger
2 miles walk[4] Sam Bleifer 14:27.5
High jump Joshua Williamson 1.97 m none awarded none awarded
Lester Howe
Richard Schnacke
David Albritton
Pole vault Richmond Morcom 4.11 m none awarded John Schmidt 3.96 m
Robert Phelps Milton Padway
Ray Kring
Long jump Herb Douglas 7.32 m Eulace Peacock 7.29 m Ted Haese 7.15 m
Triple jump Burton Cox 13.99 m Don Barksdale 13.88 m Charles Barnes 13.65 m
Shot put Bill Bangert 16.10 m Earl Audet 15.74 m Edward Quirk 15.45 m
Discus throw John Donaldson 46.07 m Bill Bangert 45.16 m Fortune Gordien 44.54 m
Hammer throw Henry Dreyer 50.89 m Gantt Miller 48.78 m Irving Folwartshny 48.70 m
Javelin throw Frank Earl Marshall 65.63 m Edsel Wibbels 62.20 m Edward Thompson 54.56 m
Weight throw for distance[4] Henry Dreyer 35 ft 2 in (10.71 m)
Pentathlon[3] Eulace Peacock 3148 pts
Decathlon Charles Beaudry 5886 pts Charles Morgan 5850 pts Richard Schnacke 5623 pts

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 m Alice Coachman 6.5 Lillian Young Rowena Harrison
100 m Alice Coachman 12.0  Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) Jean Lowe
200 m  Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) 26.6 Nell Jackson Gwendolyn Taylor
80 m hurdles Lillie Purifoy 12.5 Nancy Cowperthwaite Marie Wingo
High jump Alice Coachman 1.52 m Marie Wingo 1.37 m none awarded
Nancy Cowperthwaite
Long jump  Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) 5.56 m Rowena Harrison 5.42 m Lillian Young 4.93 m
Shot put (8 lb)  Frances Gorn-Sobczak (POL) 11.52 m Helen Steward 10.95 m Dorothy Dodson 10.88 m
Discus throw  Frances Gorn-Sobczak (POL) 31.41 m Hattie Turner 30.15 m Dorothy Dodson 29.94 m
Javelin throw Dorothy Dodson 38.05 m Marian Twining 35.02 m Peggy Anderson 32.98 m
Baseball throw[4] Marion Twining 237 ft 9 in (72.46 m)

See also

References

  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.
  3. ^ a b "Podiums for usa track and field championships: 1945 usa track and field championships ". Athletics Podium.
  4. ^ a b c "USATF Outdoor Champions". USA Track & Field. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
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