1944 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

American athletics championship event December 2024 1944 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships 200px New York City, New York (men)Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (women) 17–18 June (men)8 July (women) Downing Stadium (men)Fager Field (women) 1943 1945 The 1944 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 Downing Stadium in New York City, New York, and it took place 17–18 June. The women's meet was held separately at Fager Field in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 8 July. Due to World War II, the men's athletes did not have much time to train for the championships and notably no meet records were set.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, Stella Walsh again won three events, which was the most possible as athletes were not allowed to enter more than three.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 Claude Young 10.5 Eddie Conwell 10.7 e Norwood Ewell 200 m Charles Parker 21.3 Eddie Conwell 21.5 e Donald Campbell 400 m Elmore Harris 48.0 Herbert McKenley JAM James McGuire 800 m Robert Kelley 1:51.8 John Fulton 1:52.2 William Hulse 1:52.6 1500 m William Hulse 3:54.3 James Rafferty 4:00.8 Robert Umstattd 4:04.8 5000 m James Rafferty 15:22.3 Francis Martin Norman Bright 10000 m Norman Bright 33:53.0 William Marr 200 yards behind Thomas Crane Marathon Charles Robbins 2:40:48.6 Donald Heinicke 2:45:05.6 Anthony Medeiros 2:45:29.2 110 m hurdles Owen Cassidy 14.9 William Mohler Eligio Barberia 200 m hurdlesusa-track-and-field-championships/1944-usa-track-and-field-championships Elmore Harris 24.1 400 m hurdles Oris Erwin 54.0 Ed Palmieri Hubert Gates 3000 m steeplechase Forrest Efaw 9:39.6 Joseph McCluskey James Wisner 2 miles walk Fred Sharaga 14:08.5 High jump Willard Smith 2.00 m none awarded David Albritton 1.98 m Fred Sheffield Kenneth Whitney Pole vault Cornelius Warmerdam 4.57 m Del Smith 3.96 m none awarded John Schmidt Milton Padway Long jump William Lund 7.10 m Edward Michalski 6.97 m Homer Gillis 6.93 m Triple jump Don Barksdale 14.38 m Burton Cox 14.04 m Raul Lopez 13.73 m Shot put Earl Audet 16.05 m William Watson 15.20 m Victor Schleich 14.64 m Discus throw Hugh Cannon 49.40 m Bill Bangert 45.67 m David Schrader 42.19 m Hammer throw Henry Dreyer 50.76 m Irving Folwartshny 47.43 m Gantt Miller 47.22 m Javelin throw Martin Biles 64.31 m Lowell Todd 62.38 m William Iannicelli 62.13 m Weight throw for distanceUSATF Outdoor Champions USA Track & Field https://www.usatf.org/resources/statistics/usatf-champions/usatf-outdoor-champions 4 December 2024 Frank Berst 38 4.25 Pentathlon Eulace Peacock 2852 pts Decathlon Irving Mondschein 5748 pts Wilbur Ross 5224 pts Nathaniel Boyd 5176 pts Women 50 m Alice Coachman 6.4 Lillian Young Viola Myers 100 m Stanislawa Walasiewicz POL 12.0 Alice Coachman Jean Lowe 200 m Stanislawa Walasiewicz POL 24.6 Rowena Harrison 25.2 e Mary Cummins 80 m hurdles Lillie Purifoy 12.8 Jean Walraven POL Leila Perry High jump Alice Coachman 1.56 m Nancy Cowperthwaite 1.37 m Nellie Stafford 1.34 m Clara Schroth Long jump Stanislawa Walasiewicz POL 5.47 m Rowena Harrison 5.36 m Jean Kaplan 4.94 m Shot put (8 lb) Dorothy Dodson 10.98 m Mildred Yetter 9.84 m Cleo Davis 9.82 m Discus throw Hattie Turner 30.98 m Betty Weaver 28.50 m Pauline Ruppeldt 28.25 m Javelin throw Dorothy Dodson 37.53 m Lillian Davis 31.68 m Marie Sostar 31.06 m Baseball throw Hattie Turner 214 6 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 1944 Men, Track http://trackfield.brinkster.net/USATournaments.asp?TourCode=N&Year=1944&Gender=M&TF=T&P=F&By=Y&Count= trackfield.brinkster.net 4 December 2024 Track and Field Statistics: USA National Championship 1944 Men, Field http://trackfield.brinkster.net/USATournaments.asp?TourCode=N&Year=1944&Gender=M&TF=F&P=F&By=Y&Count= trackfield.brinkster.net 4 December 2024 Track and Field Statistics: USA National Championship 1944 Women, Track http://trackfield.brinkster.net/USATournaments.asp?TourCode=N&Year=1944&Gender=W&TF=T&P=F&By=Y&Count= trackfield.brinkster.net 4 December 2024 Track and Field Statistics: USA National Championship 1944 Women, Field http://trackfield.brinkster.net/USATournaments.asp?TourCode=N&Year=1944&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, 1944 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Category:Track and field competitions in New York City Category:Track and field competitions in Pennsylvania Category:Sports in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Category:1944 in women's sport of athletics Category:Women's sports in Pennsylvania Category:1944 in American women's sports