1957 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

August 2023 1957 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Dayton, Ohio (men)Shaker Heights, Ohio (women)United States June 20–22 (men)August 10 (women) Welcome Stadium (men)Shaker Heights High School Field (women) 1956 1958 thumb|Welcome Stadium hosted the men's championships The 1957 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships men's competition took place between June 20–22 at Welcome Stadium in Dayton, Ohio. The high jump apron at Welcome Stadium was made of asphalt to the surprise of Olympic Champion Charles Dumas who brought long spikes. After a visit to a local shoe store, Dumas went on to win at 6'10¼"https://www.si.com/vault/1957/07/01/602299/no-charity-for-junior No Charity for Junior The men's edition was described as "one of the worst-organized meets in AAU history" by Track & Field News, with many officiating errors, timing errors, incorrect staggers in the 220 and 440 yards, and poor weather.Sites/Dates Of The U.S. Men’s Nationals, 1876–2023 https://trackandfieldnews.com/sites-of-the-national-mens-championships/ Track & Field News 4 December 2024 19 October 2020 Results Men track events 100 yards (-1.7 m/s) Leamon King 9.7 David Sime 9.7 Ira Murchison 9.8 220 yards (+1.3 m/s)Lanes improperly measured Ollan Cassell 21.0(214 2/3 yds) Ed Collymore 21.0(217 1/3 yds) Preston Griffin 21.2(216 yds)440 yards (+1.3 m/s)Lanes improperly measured Reginald Pearman 46.4(432 yds) John Telford 46.5(430 2/3 yds) Charles Jenkins 46.7(436 yds) 880 yards Thomas Courtney 1:50.1 Arnold Sowell 1:50.6 Lang Stanley 1:51.1Mile run Merv Lincoln Bob Seaman 4:06.1 CRy4:07.1 Don Bowden 4:07.2 Burr Grim 4:07.2 3 miles John Macy 13:55.0 Max Truex 14:03.0 Bill Dellinger 14:04.56 miles Douglas Kyle Jerry Smartt 29:22.8 CRy29:48.3 John Kelley 30:01.0 Mal Robertson 30:16.8 Marathon John Kelley 2:24:55.2 Alfred Confalone 2.34.11 Theodore Corbitt 2.34.17120 yard hurdles Lee Calhoun 13.8 Elias Gilbert 14.1 Charles Pratt 14.3 220 yards hurdlesusa-track-and-field-championships/1957-usa-track-and-field-championships Elias Gilbert 22.5 440 yard hurdles Glenn Davis 50.9 CRy Josh Culbreath 51.2 Cliff Cushman 53.0 2 mile steeplechase Charles Jones 9:49.6 CRy Horace Ashenfelter 9:54.8 Lew Stieglitz 10:05.6 2 miles walk Henry Laskau 14:28.3 20 kilometres race walk Rudy Haluza 1:49:16 Adolph Weinacker 1:50:08 Carl Kurr 1:51:14 Men field events High jump Charles Dumas 6 10.25 Phil ReavisErnie Shelton 6 9 Pole vault Bob Richards 15 1.5 Don Bragg 14 10.5 Ron MorrisGeorge MattosDave KenlyJerry Welbourn 14 7.25 Long jump Ernie Shelby 25 2.5 John Bennett 24 7.25 Frank Herrmann 24 5 Triple jump Bill Sharpe 50 4.25 Kent Floerke 50 2.75 George Shaw 49 1.75 Shot put Bill Nieder 61 6.5 CR Dave Owen 57 0 Don Vick 56 11.25 Discus throw Al Oerter 181 6 Rink Babka 180 3.5 Fortune Gordien 174 3 Javelin throw Bob Voiles Note: All marks, with the exception of Fromm’s, were made in qualifying on June 21251 5.5 Bud Held 248 6 John Fromm 243 3 Hammer throw Hal Connolly 216 3 CR Al Hall 213 0 John Lawlor Marty Engel 199 11197 1 Weight throw for distance Bob Backus 44 8.5 Pentathlon Howard Smith 3362 pts All-around decathlonUSATF Outdoor Champions USA Track & Field https://www.usatf.org/resources/statistics/usatf-champions/usatf-outdoor-champions 4 December 2024 Tom Pagani 6741 pts Decathlon Charles Pratt 7164 Dave Edstrom 6981 Bob Lawson 6910 Women track events 50 yards Barbara Jones 6.2 Martha Hudson Annetta Anderson 100 yards Barbara Jones 10.9 Isabelle Daniels Alfrances Lyman 220 yards Isabelle Daniels 24.7 Margaret Matthews Alfrances Lyman80 metres hurdles Shirley Crowder 12.4 Doris McCaffey Lauretta Foley Women field events High jump Hazel UlmerNeomia RogersVerneda Thomas 4 11 Long jump Margaret Matthews 19 5.5 Anna Lois Smith 19 3.25 Willye White Shot put Earlene Brown 43 0 Lois Ann Testa 41 1.25 Marjorie Larney 38 10 Discus throw Olga Connolly 147 8.25 Earlene Brown 141 6.5 Marjorie Larney 136 5.25 Javelin throw Marjorie Larney 187 8 Amelia Wershoven 132 1 Annette Jenkins 116 7 Baseball throw Earlene Brown 271 10 Pentathlon Ann Roniger 3803 Barbara Mueller 3721 Betty Scott 3450 See also United States Olympic Trials (track and field) References Results from T&FN results Category:USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Usa Outdoor Track And Field Championships, 1957 Category:Track and field competitions in Ohio Category:1957 in sports in Ohio Category:Sports competitions in Dayton, Ohio