1954 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

American athletics championship event December 2024 1954 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships 200px St. Louis, Missouri (men)Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (women)Cleveland, Ohio (pentathlon) 18–19 June (men)30-31 July (women)9 October (pentathlon) St. Louis Public Schools Stadium (men)Fager Field (women) 1953 1955 The 1954 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 St. Louis Public Schools Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, and it took place 18–19 June. The women's meet was held separately at Fager Field in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 30-31 July. The women's pentathlon was held on 9 October in Cleveland, Ohio. The men's championships were described as hot and humid with little wind.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, the shot put weight was changed from 8 lb to the international standard 4 kg for the first time.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 Arthur Bragg 9.5 Willie Williams 9.58 Dean Smith 9.61 220 yards Arthur Bragg 21.1 Charles Thomas 21.10 Andrew Stanfield 21.19 440 yards James Lea 46.6 Louis Jones 46.68 Jesse Mashburn 46.98 880 yards Malvin Whitfield 1:50.8 Bill Tidwell 1:51.2 Eugene Maynard 1:51.4 1 mile Fred Dwyer 4:09.5 Lowell Zellers 4:09.8 Leonard Simpson 4:11.0 3 miles Horace Ashenfelter 14:18.5 Gordon McKenzie 14:21.6 Gene Matthews 14:23.0 6 miles Curt Stone 31:39.4 Fred Wilt 31:54.8 Richard Hart 32:05.0 Marathon Theodore Corbitt 2:46:13.9 Nick Costes 2:47:59.0 Aldo Scandurra 2:50:19.0 120 yards hurdles Jack Davis 14.0 Willard Thomson 14.36 Willard Wright 14.42 220 yards hurdlesusa-track-and-field-championships/1954-usa-track-and-field-championships Jack Davis 23.2 440 yards hurdles Joshua Culbreath 52.0 Burl McCoy 53.77 Roy Thompson 53.93 2 miles steeplechase William Ashenfelter 10:08.2 Warren Dreutzler 10:13.6 Horace Ashenfelter 10:16.6 2 miles walk Henry Laskau 14:23.3 High jump Ernest Shelton 2.07 m Floyd Jeter 2.05 m Doug Spainhower 2.02 m Pole vault Bob Richards 4.66 m Donald Laz 4.48 m none awarded Bobby Smith Long jump John Bennett 7.57 m George Brown 7.56 m Neville Price RSA 7.40 m Triple jump Claudio Cabrejas CUB 14.40 m Pat Lochiatto 14.33 m Kent Floerke 14.28 m Shot put Parry O'Brien 17.98 m Tom Jones 16.55 m Bill Bangert 16.37 m Discus throw Fortune Gordien 55.52 m Parry O'Brien 54.11 m James Dillion 53.44 m Hammer throw Robert Backus 57.68 m Martin Engel 56.51 m Gilbert Borjeson 54.18 m Javelin throw Bud Held 76.11 m William Miller 71.77 m Leo Long 68.93 m Weight throw for distance Bob Backus 42 5.25 Pentathlon Brayton Norton 3400 pts All-around decathlonUSATF Outdoor Champions USA Track & Field https://www.usatf.org/resources/statistics/usatf-champions/usatf-outdoor-champions 4 December 2024 Merwin Carter 5330 pts Decathlon Bob Richards 6501 pts Aubrey Lewis 6118 pts Rafer Johnson 5874 pts Women 50 m Mabel Landry 6.5 Barbara Lee Dolores Dwyer 100 m Barbara Jones 12.0 Mabel Landry Delores Queary 200 m Mae Faggs 24.5 Betty MacDonnell Alfrances Lyman 80 m hurdles Constance Darnowski 12.2 Lula Bell Barbara Mueller High jump Verneda Thomas 1.55 m none awarded Mildred McDaniel 1.48 m Jeanette Cantrell Lula Bell Veronica Lewis Billie Jo Jackson Long jump Mabel Landry 5.46 m Barbara Jones 5.42 m Elvira Siksnius 5.08 m Shot put Lois Ann Testa 12.79 m Paula Deubel 12.72 m Joan Stouffer Discus throw Marjorie Larney 36.87 m Janet Dicks 32.76 m Lois Ann Testa 30.87 m Javelin throw Karen Anderson 38.73 m Amelia Wershoven 37.59 m Lula Bell 37.02 m Baseball throw Marion Brown Young 245 0.5 Women's pentathlon Stella Walsh POL 1738 pts Betty MacDonnell 1546 pts Dolores Dwyer 1516 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 1954 Men, Track http://trackfield.brinkster.net/USATournaments.asp?TourCode=N&Year=1954&Gender=M&TF=T&P=F&By=Y&Count= trackfield.brinkster.net 4 December 2024 Track and Field Statistics: USA National Championship 1954 Men, Field http://trackfield.brinkster.net/USATournaments.asp?TourCode=N&Year=1954&Gender=M&TF=F&P=F&By=Y&Count= trackfield.brinkster.net 4 December 2024 Track and Field Statistics: USA National Championship 1954 Women, Track http://trackfield.brinkster.net/USATournaments.asp?TourCode=N&Year=1954&Gender=W&TF=T&P=F&By=Y&Count= trackfield.brinkster.net 4 December 2024 Track and Field Statistics: USA National Championship 1954 Women, Field http://trackfield.brinkster.net/USATournaments.asp?TourCode=N&Year=1954&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, 1954 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 Missouri Category:Track and field competitions in Pennsylvania Category:Sports competitions in St. Louis Category:Sports in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Category:1950s in St. Louis Category:Track and field competitions in 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