1946 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

National athletics championship event 1946 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships #A9F5A9 New York City, New York, United States (men)Cleveland, Ohio, United States (women) February 23 (men)March 31 (women) Madison Square Garden (men)Cleveland Arena (women) 200px Senior Indoor 19 (12 men's + 7 women's) 1945 1947 The 1946 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. The men's edition was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, and it took place February 23. The women's meet was held separately at the Cleveland Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, taking place March 31.UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN) http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/usai.htm GBR Athletics 9 August 2024UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN) http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/usawi.htm GBR Athletics 9 August 2024 At the championships, Leslie MacMitchell won his first national title in the mile. It was described as "the brass ring that had always escaped him in the past".MacMitchell Wins National Mile Title https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-sun-telegraph-macmitchell-win/154097945/ Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph 27 Aug 2024 28 24 Feb 1946A.A.U. Track Title Retained by Tuskegee https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-aau-track-title-retai/154098019/ Chicago Tribune 27 Aug 2024 28 1 Apr 1946U.S. A.A.U. Track Results https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-us-aau-tr/154097868/ The Philadelphia Inquirer 27 Aug 2024 33 24 Feb 1946Stella Walsh Takes 220 in National Meet https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-stella-walsh-tak/154566524/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch 3 Sep 2024 17 1 Apr 1946 Medal summary Men 60 yards Tom Carey 6.3 600 yards Elmore Harris 1:12.9 1000 yards Fred Sickinger 2:15.8 Mile run Leslie MacMitchell 4:18.1 3 miles Forest Efaw 14:40.1 60 yards hurdles Ed Dugger 7.6 High jump John Vislocky 1.98 m Pole vault Bill Moore 4.19 m Long jump Sam Richardson CAN 7.39 m Max Minor 24 3.125 Shot put Bernie Mayer 16.07 m Weight throw Henry Dreyer 16.80 m 1 mile walk Joe Medgyesi 7:11.4 Women 50 yards Alice Coachman 6.4 220 yards Stella Walsh POL 28.6 Juanita Watson 50 yards hurdles Lillie Purifoy 7.8 High jump Alice Coachman 1.39 m Standing long jump Lorraine Boeson 2.46 m Shot put Dorothy Dodson 10.52 m Basketball throw Marian Twining 101 4.25 References Results UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN) http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/usai.htm GBR Athletics 9 August 2024 UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN) http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/usawi.htm GBR Athletics 9 August 2024 1946 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships USA Indoor Track and Field Championships USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Category:Track and field competitions in New York City Category:Sports competitions in Cleveland USA Indoor Track and Field Championships USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Category:Track and field in Ohio Category:Events at Madison Square Garden Category:1940s in Cleveland