1952 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

American athletics championship event December 2024 1952 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships 200px Long Beach, California (men)Waterbury, Connecticut (women)Houston, Texas (pentathlon) 20–21 June (men)29 June (women)5 October (pentathlon) Veterans Memorial Stadium (men)Municipal Stadium (women) 1951 1953 The 1952 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 Veterans Memorial Stadium in Long Beach, California, and it took place 20–21 June. The women's meet was held separately at Municipal Stadium in Waterbury, Connecticut, on 29 June. The pentathlon was held on 5 October in Houston, Texas. Both championships were held one week before their respective 1952 United States Olympic trials, with the exception of the men's 10,000 m which served as both the U.S. championships and Olympic selection event. There were winds up to 10 mph impacting the men's races and jumps.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, Catherine Hardy became the first sprinter to win all three short sprints, sweeping the 50 m, 100 m, and 200 m.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 Dean Smith 10.5 Alexander Burl 10.6 William Mathis 10.6 200 m Andrew Stanfield 21.1 Ollie Matson 21.4 Charles Thomas 21.5 400 m Malvin Whitfield 46.4 George Rhoden JAM 46.7 Richard Maiocco 47.5 800 m Reginald Pearman 1:53.5 Leonard Truex 1:53.6 Robert McMillen 1:53.9 1500 m Wesley Santee 3:49.3 Warren Dreutzler 3:52.3 Javier Montes 3:52.8 5000 m Curt Stone 15:03.3 Charles Cappozzoli 15:07.2 Fred Wilt 15:15.5 10000 m Curt Stone 30:33.4 Fred Wilt 30:41.2 Horace Ashenfelter 30:45.8 Marathon Victor Dyrgall 2:38:28.4 Thomas Jones 2:42:22.2 Theodore Corbitt 2:43:23.0 110 m hurdles Harrison Dillard 13.7 Jack Davis 13.9 Craig Dixon 14.0 200 m hurdlesusa-track-and-field-championships/1952-usa-track-and-field-championships Ralph Person 22.5 w 400 m hurdles Charley Moore 51.2 Don Halderman 52.2 Dewie Lee Yoder 52.2 3000 m steeplechase Robert McMullen 9:25.3 Horace Ashenfelter 9:28.5 William Ashenfelter 9:29.6 3000 m walk Henry Laskau 12:52.7 High jump Walter Davis 2.09 m Arnold Betton 2.04 m none awarded Emery Barnes Pole vault Bob Richards 4.47 m none awarded George Mattos 4.37 m Donald Laz Long jump George Brown 7.85 m Meredith Gourdine 7.50 m Jerome Biffle 7.47 m Triple jump Walter Ashbaugh 15.46 m w Sal Mazzoca 15.42 m w George Shaw 15.26 m w Shot put Parry O'Brien 17.49 m James Fuchs 17.36 m Bernard Mayer 17.05 m Discus throw James Dillion 53.43 m Fortune Gordien 52.67 m Simeon Iness 51.73 m Hammer throw Thomas Bane 54.85 m Clifford Blair 54.79 m Samuel Felton 53.37 m Javelin throw William Miller 71.96 m Cyrus Young 70.98 m Robert Allison 67.02 m Weight throw for distance Henry Dreyer 40 3.125 Pentathlon Brayton Norton 3129 pts All-around decathlonUSATF Outdoor Champions USA Track & Field https://www.usatf.org/resources/statistics/usatf-champions/usatf-outdoor-champions 4 December 2024 Raymond Bussard 5822 pts Decathlon Robert Mathias 7829 pts Milt Campbell 7055 pts Floyd Simmons 6804 pts Women 50 m Catherine Hardy 6.4 Barbara Jones Sarah Pointer 100 m Catherine Hardy 12.3 Mae Faggs Cynthia Robinson 200 m Catherine Hardy 25.5 Mae Faggs Janet Moreau 80 m hurdles Constance Darnowski 12.1 Nancy Phillips Theresa Manuel High jump Marion Boos 1.51 m Lula Bell 1.48 m none awarded Lolita Mauer Long jump Mabel Landry 5.52 m Nancy Phillips 5.25 m Barbara Jones 5.01 m Jean Simmons Shot put (8 lb) Amelia Bert 11.50 m Janet Dicks Carolyn Nave Discus throw Janet Dicks 34.94 m Stanislawa Walasiewicz POL 33.31 m Doris Sutter 33.27 m Javelin throw Marjorie Larney 38.63 m Amelia Wershoven 38.36 m Theresa Manuel 33.62 m Janet Dicks Baseball throw Marion Brown Young 245 11 Women's pentathlon Stella Walasiewicz POL 2183 pts Jo Culver 1588 pts Helen Hale 1585 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 1952 Men, Track http://trackfield.brinkster.net/USATournaments.asp?TourCode=N&Year=1952&Gender=M&TF=T&P=F&By=Y&Count= trackfield.brinkster.net 4 December 2024 Track and Field Statistics: USA National Championship 1952 Men, Field http://trackfield.brinkster.net/USATournaments.asp?TourCode=N&Year=1952&Gender=M&TF=F&P=F&By=Y&Count= trackfield.brinkster.net 4 December 2024 Track and Field Statistics: USA National Championship 1952 Women, Track http://trackfield.brinkster.net/USATournaments.asp?TourCode=N&Year=1952&Gender=W&TF=T&P=F&By=Y&Count= trackfield.brinkster.net 4 December 2024 Track and Field Statistics: USA National Championship 1952 Women, Field http://trackfield.brinkster.net/USATournaments.asp?TourCode=N&Year=1952&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, 1952 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 competitions in Long Beach, California Category:Sports in Waterbury, Connecticut Category:1952 in sports in Texas Category:Sports competitions in Houston Category:Track and field competitions in Texas 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