1926 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

American athletics championship event December 2024 1926 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships 200px Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2 July (men)9–10 July (women) Municipal Stadium 1925 1927 The 1926 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 Municipal Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it took place 2 July. The women's meet was held separately at the same venue on 9–10 July. At the men's championships, an American record was set in the 3 miles walk. It was the first time that relays counted towards the team championships.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, Lillian Copeland won the shot put, discus, and javelin.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 yards Charles Borah 9.8 Jackson Scholz 2 yards behind William DeHart Hubbard 2 yards behind 2nd 220 yards straight Tom Sharkey 21.4 Charles Borah Jackson Scholz 440 yards Kenneth Kennedy 48.6 Horatio Fitch George Oestrich 880 yards Alvah Martin 1:53.6 Walter Caine Ray Watson 1 mile Lloyd Hahn 4:16.0 William Goodwin Ray Conger 6 miles Phillip Osif 31:31.0 Verne Booth Ove Andersen FIN Marathon Clarence DeMar 2:45:05.2 Albert Michelson 2:53:00.0 William Agee 2:58:15.6 120 yards hurdles Leighton Dye 14.6 Charles Werner Hugo Leistner 440 yards hurdles F. Morgan Taylor 55.0 John Gibson George Meyers 2 miles steeplechase Ville Ritola 10:34.2 Russell Payne 50 yards behind Ove Andersen FIN High jump Harold Osborn 1.94 m Gail Robinson 1.92 m Robert Juday 1.89 m Pole vault Paul Harrington 3.96 m Edwin Myers 3.96 m Lee Barnes 3.81 m Long jump William DeHart Hubbard 7.68 m Paul Jones 7.38 m Clifton Reynolds 7.18 m Triple jump Levi Casey 15.04 m Earl Wilson 14.46 m Homer Martin 14.09 m Shot put Herbert Schwarze 15.21 m John Kuck 14.92 m Clarence Houser 14.57 m Discus throw Clarence Houser 46.80 m Wellington Charles 43.41 m Arthur Baker 42.13 m Hammer throw Matthew McGrath 49.64 m James McEachern 47.74 m Donald Gwinn 47.71 m Javelin throw John Kuck 60.83 m Creth Hines 60.75 m Charles Harlow 58.38 m Decathlon Harold Osborn 7187.832 pts Harry Frieda 6820.346 pts Clifford Hoffman 6348.4625 pts 220 yards hurdles Kenneth Grumbles 24.0 Pentathlon Theodore Drews 10 pts Weight throw for distance Patrick McDonald 11.14 m Women 50 yards Elta Cartwright 6.1 Betty Siska Mary Weime 100 yards Rosa Grosse CAN 11.8 Helen Filkey Eleanor Egg 200 m Frances Keddie 28.6 Ellen Brough Ethel Nichols 80 yards hurdles Helen Filkey 8.7 Hazel Kirk Nellie Todd High jump Catherine Maguire 1.50 m Elizabeth Stine Ruth Brinton Long jump Nellie Todd 5.07 m Helen Filkey Elta Cartwright Shot put (8 lb) Lillian Copeland 11.68 m Rena McDonald Aurelia Brown Discus throw Lillian Copeland 30.81 m Maybelle Reichardt Dee Boeckman Javelin throw Lillian Copeland 34.28 m Pauline Hascup Alice Ryden Baseball throw Mabel Holmes 212 9 See also 1926 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships List of USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners (men) List of USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners (women) References USATF Outdoor Champions USA Track & Field https://www.usatf.org/resources/statistics/usatf-champions/usatf-outdoor-champions 4 December 2024 usa-track-and-field-championships/1926-usa-track-and-field-championships 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 1926 Men, Track http://trackfield.brinkster.net/USATournaments.asp?TourCode=N&Year=1926&Gender=M&TF=T&P=F&By=Y&Count= trackfield.brinkster.net 4 December 2024 Track and Field Statistics: USA National Championship 1926 Men, Field http://trackfield.brinkster.net/USATournaments.asp?TourCode=N&Year=1926&Gender=M&TF=F&P=F&By=Y&Count= trackfield.brinkster.net 4 December 2024 Track and Field Statistics: USA National Championship 1926 Women, Track http://trackfield.brinkster.net/USATournaments.asp?TourCode=N&Year=1926&Gender=W&TF=T&P=F&By=Y&Count= trackfield.brinkster.net 4 December 2024 Track and Field Statistics: USA National Championship 1926 Women, Field http://trackfield.brinkster.net/USATournaments.asp?TourCode=N&Year=1926&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, 1926 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Category:Track and field competitions in Pennsylvania Category:Sports competitions in Philadelphia Category:1926 in Philadelphia Category:Women's sports in Philadelphia Category:1926 in American women's sports