1951 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

American athletics championship event December 2024 1951 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships 200px Berkeley, California (men, pentathlon)Waterbury, Connecticut (women) 22–23 June (men)12 August (women)14 July (pentathlon) Edwards Stadium (men)Municipal Stadium (women) 1950 1952 The 1951 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 Edwards Stadium in Berkeley, California, and it took place 22–23 June. The women's meet was held separately at Municipal Stadium in Waterbury, Connecticut, on 12 August. The pentathlon was held on 14 July also at Berkeley. About 15,000 spectators attended the men's edition, which was one of the largest crowds in AAU history to that point.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 In the women's competition, Tuskegee Institute won the team title.Sites & Dates Of The U.S. National Women's Championships https://trackandfieldnews.com/sites-dates-of-the-national-womens-championships/ Track & Field News 4 December 2024 Results Men 100 m James Golliday 10.3 Robert Work 10.5 Rafael Fortun CUB 10.6 200 m straight James Ford 20.8 Walt McKibben 21.0 e Charles Thomas 21.1 e 400 m George Rhoden JAM 46.0 Herbert McKenley JAM 46.6 Richard Maiocco 47.0 800 m Malvin Whitfield 1:52.9 Roscoe Browne 1:53.0 Bob Chambers 1:54.0 1500 m Leonard Truex 3:52.0 Warren Dreutzler 3:52.5 Jim Newcomb 3:52.8 5000 m Fred Wilt 14:47.5 Wesley Santee 14:52.4 Herb Semper 14:55.1 10000 m Curt Stone 32:30.7 Fred Wilt 32:30.9 Armand Osterberg 32:35.8 Marathon Jesse Van Zant 2:37:12.5 John Lafferty 2:37:36.0 Walter Fedorick CAN 2:40.02 110 m hurdles Richard Attlesey 13.8 Jack Davis 14.1 Craig Dixon 14.3 200 m hurdles straightusa-track-and-field-championships/1951-usa-track-and-field-championships Ralph Person 23.2 400 m hurdles Charley Moore 51.4 Robert DeVinney 51.8 Jack Greenwood 53.8 3000 m steeplechase Horace Ashenfelter 9:24.5 Curt Stone 9:54.1 Robert Kelly 10:03.1 3000 m walk Henry Laskau 13:13.2 High jump Jay Lewis Hall 2.03 m Herman Wyatt 2.00 m Fred Pratley 1.93 m Sid Ward Herb Neff Ernest Shelton Eric Roberts Connie Varneck Charles Holding Charles Hanger Bernard Allard Barney Dyer Arnold Webb Robert Gorden Pole vault Bob Richards 4.37 m Walter Jensen 4.27 m none awarded Donald Laz Bobby Smith Long jump George Brown 7.53 m Gaylord Bryan 7.36 m Jesse Thomas 7.30 m Triple jump Gaylord Bryan 14.31 m Sal Mazzoca 14.03 m Francisco Castro PUR 13.87 m Shot put Parry O'Brien 17.00 m James Fuchs 16.81 m Darrow Hooper 16.19 m Discus throw Richard Doyle 53.50 m Victor Frank 52.54 m Taylor Lewis 49.97 m Hammer throw Samuel Felton 56.15 m Henry Dreyer 55.68 m Thomas Bane 52.06 m Javelin throw Bud Held 73.47 m William Miller 71.27 m Steve Seymour 69.70 m Weight throw for distance Henry Dreyer 41 6.75 Pentathlon Brayton Norton 3452 pts All-around decathlonUSATF Outdoor Champions USA Track & Field https://www.usatf.org/resources/statistics/usatf-champions/usatf-outdoor-champions 4 December 2024 John Voight 5600 pts Decathlon Bob Richards 7834 pts Floyd Simmons 7361 pts Otey Scruggs 7178 pts Women 50 m Mary McNabb 6.6 Catherine Hardy Dolores Dwyer 100 m Mary McNabb 12.2 Catherine Hardy Jean Patton 200 m Jean Patton 25.4 Mae Faggs Nell Jackson 80 m hurdles Nancy Phillips 12.2 Evelyn Lawler Constance Darnowski High jump Marion Boos 1.47 m Lolita Mauer 1.45 m none awarded Oral Lee Allen Nancy Phillips Long jump Stanislawa Walasiewicz POL 5.26 m Nancy Phillips 5.24 m Evelyn Lawler 4.95 m Shot put (8 lb) Amelia Bert 12.57 m Janet Dicks 11.01 m Ramona Massey 10.89 m Discus throw Francis Kaszubski POL 36.89 m Stanislawa Walasiewicz POL 33.32 m Janet Dicks 33.27 m Javelin throw Francis Licata 36.59 m Amelia Bert 36.09 m Margaret Mates 34.22 m Baseball throw Amelia Wershoven 239 1.75 Women's pentathlon Stella Walasiewicz POL 1932 pts Doris Sutter 1394 pts Norrine Westby 1204 pts See also List of USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners (men) List of USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners (women) References Results U.S. National Championships History 1876–2023: Results by Event https://trackandfieldnews.com/u-s-national-championships-history/ Track & Field News 4 December 2024 Track and Field Statistics: USA National Championship 1951 Men, Track http://trackfield.brinkster.net/USATournaments.asp?TourCode=N&Year=1951&Gender=M&TF=T&P=F&By=Y&Count= trackfield.brinkster.net 4 December 2024 Track and Field Statistics: USA National Championship 1951 Men, Field http://trackfield.brinkster.net/USATournaments.asp?TourCode=N&Year=1951&Gender=M&TF=F&P=F&By=Y&Count= trackfield.brinkster.net 4 December 2024 Track and Field Statistics: USA National Championship 1951 Women, Track http://trackfield.brinkster.net/USATournaments.asp?TourCode=N&Year=1951&Gender=W&TF=T&P=F&By=Y&Count= trackfield.brinkster.net 4 December 2024 Track and Field Statistics: USA National Championship 1951 Women, Field http://trackfield.brinkster.net/USATournaments.asp?TourCode=N&Year=1951&Gender=W&TF=F&P=F&By=Y&Count= trackfield.brinkster.net 4 December 2024 Category:USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships USA Outdoor Track And Field Championships, 1951 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Category:Track and field competitions in California Category:Track and field competitions in Connecticut Category:Sports in Berkeley, California Category:Sports 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