The 1946 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 Alamo Stadium in San Antonio, Texas, and it took place 28–29 June. The women's meet was held separately at All-High Stadium in Buffalo, New York, on 4 August.

It was the first championships after World War II, marking the return of top men's athletes.[1] The women's competition was highlighted by the debut of Nancy Cowperthwaite-Phillips.[2]

Results

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m William Mathis 10.7 Bill Martineson Herb Douglas
200 m straight Norwood Ewell 21.2  Lloyd LaBeach (PAN) Elmore Harris
400 m Elmore Harris 46.3  Herbert McKenley (JAM) 46.6 Roy Cochran 46.7
800 m John Fulton 1:52.7 Malvin Whitfield Lewis Smith
1500 m  Lennart Strand (SWE) 3:54.5 Leslie MacMitchell Thomas Quinn
5000 m Francis Martin 15:50.7 James O'Leary Philip Stillwell
10000 m Edward O'Toole 32:17.5 Victor Dyrgall Theodore Vogel
Marathon  Gérard Côté (CAN) 2:47:53.6 John A. Kelley 2:50:28.2 Louis White 2:52:21.8
110 m hurdles Harrison Dillard 14.2 Bill Cummins George Walker
200 m hurdles straight[3] Harrison Dillard 23.3
400 m hurdles Oris Erwin 55.5 Jack Morris Hubert Gates
3000 m steeplechase James Rafferty 10:01.0 Browning Ross John Hanley
3000 m walk[4] Ernest Weber 13:51.8
High jump David Albritton 1.99 m Peter Watkins 1.98 m Henry Coffman 1.93 m
John Jones
Paul Robeson
Richard Schnacke
Tom Schofield
Pole vault Irving Moore 4.39 m Guinn Smith 4.31 m Robert Hart 4.23 m
Long jump Willie Steele 7.31 m Herb Douglas 7.27 m Pat Turner 7.12 m
Triple jump Ralph Tate 14.61 m Pat Turner 14.42 m Bobby Lowther 14.09 m
Shot put Bill Bangert 15.91 m James Delaney 15.66 m Aldus Hershey 15.48 m
Discus throw Robert Fitch 54.56 m Jack Donaldson 49.41 m Fortune Gordien 48.39 m
Hammer throw Irving Folwartshny 51.71 m Robert Bennett 50.11 m Chester Cruikshank 48.10 m
Javelin throw Garland Adair 65.10 m Robert Peoples 64.29 m George Salisbury 62.39 m
Weight throw for distance[4] Frank Berst 35 ft 3 in (10.74 m)
Pentathlon[3] Charles Beaudry 2885 pts
Decathlon Irving Mondschein 6466 pts Lloyd Duff 6399 pts Bobby Lowther 6241 pts

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 m Alice Coachman 6.5 Katherine Geary Lillian Young
100 m Alice Coachman 12.3  Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) Nancy Mackay
220 yards  Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) 26.3 Nell Jackson Jeanette Jones
80 m hurdles Nancy Cowperthwaite 12.2 Lillie Purifoy  Jean Walraven (POL)
High jump Alice Coachman 1.52 m  Jean Walraven (POL) 1.37 m none awarded
Nancy Cowperthwaite
Long jump  Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) 5.26 m Lillian Young 5.03 m  Jean Walraven (POL) 4.75 m
Shot put (8 lb) Dorothy Dodson 11.85 m Elaine Bradford 9.93 m  Florence Blasch (POL) 9.90 m
Discus throw Dorothy Dodson 31.10 m Harttie Palmer 30.16 m Estelle Kastenbaum 29.63 m
Javelin throw Dorothy Dodson 36.62 m Marian Twining 34.77 m Hattie Turner 34.14 m
Baseball throw[4] Marion Twining 242 ft 101⁄4 in (74.02 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: 1946 usa track and field championships ". Athletics Podium [d].
  4. ^ a b c "USATF Outdoor Champions". USA Track & Field. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
Results
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1946_USA_Outdoor_Track_and_Field_Championships
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