1946 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

American athletics championship event December 2024 1946 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships 200px San Antonio, Texas (men)Buffalo, New York (women) 28–29 June (men)4 August (women) Alamo Stadium (men)All-High Stadium (women) 1945 1947 The 1946 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 Alamo Stadium in San Antonio, Texas, and it took place 28–29 June. The women's meet was held separately at All-High Stadium in Buffalo, New York, on 4 August. It was the first championships after World War II, marking the return of top men's athletes.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 The women's competition was highlighted by the debut of Nancy Cowperthwaite-Phillips.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 William Mathis 10.7 Bill Martineson Herb Douglas 200 m straight Norwood Ewell 21.2 Lloyd LaBeach PAN Elmore Harris 400 m Elmore Harris 46.3 Herbert McKenley JAM 46.6 Roy Cochran 46.7 800 m John Fulton 1:52.7 Malvin Whitfield Lewis Smith 1500 m Lennart Strand SWE 3:54.5 Leslie MacMitchell Thomas Quinn 5000 m Francis Martin 15:50.7 James O'Leary Philip Stillwell 10000 m Edward O'Toole 32:17.5 Victor Dyrgall Theodore Vogel Marathon Gérard Côté CAN 2:47:53.6 John A. Kelley 2:50:28.2 Louis White 2:52:21.8 110 m hurdles Harrison Dillard 14.2 Bill Cummins George Walker 200 m hurdles straightusa-track-and-field-championships/1946-usa-track-and-field-championships Harrison Dillard 23.3 400 m hurdles Oris Erwin 55.5 Jack Morris Hubert Gates 3000 m steeplechase James Rafferty 10:01.0 Browning Ross John Hanley 3000 m walk Ernest Weber 13:51.8 High jump David Albritton 1.99 m Peter Watkins 1.98 m Henry Coffman 1.93 m John Jones Paul Robeson Richard Schnacke Tom Schofield Pole vault Irving Moore 4.39 m Guinn Smith 4.31 m Robert Hart 4.23 m Long jump Willie Steele 7.31 m Herb Douglas 7.27 m Pat Turner 7.12 m Triple jump Ralph Tate 14.61 m Pat Turner 14.42 m Bobby Lowther 14.09 m Shot put Bill Bangert 15.91 m James Delaney 15.66 m Aldus Hershey 15.48 m Discus throw Robert Fitch 54.56 m Jack Donaldson 49.41 m Fortune Gordien 48.39 m Hammer throw Irving Folwartshny 51.71 m Robert Bennett 50.11 m Chester Cruikshank 48.10 m Javelin throw Garland Adair 65.10 m Robert Peoples 64.29 m George Salisbury 62.39 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 35 3.125 Pentathlon Charles Beaudry 2885 pts Decathlon Irving Mondschein 6466 pts Lloyd Duff 6399 pts Bobby Lowther 6241 pts Women 50 m Alice Coachman 6.5 Katherine Geary Lillian Young 100 m Alice Coachman 12.3 Stanislawa Walasiewicz POL Nancy Mackay 220 yards Stanislawa Walasiewicz POL 26.3 Nell Jackson Jeanette Jones 80 m hurdles Nancy Cowperthwaite 12.2 Lillie Purifoy Jean Walraven POL High jump Alice Coachman 1.52 m Jean Walraven POL 1.37 m none awarded Nancy Cowperthwaite Long jump Stanislawa Walasiewicz POL 5.26 m Lillian Young 5.03 m Jean Walraven POL 4.75 m Shot put (8 lb) Dorothy Dodson 11.85 m Elaine Bradford 9.93 m Florence Blasch POL 9.90 m Discus throw Dorothy Dodson 31.10 m Harttie Palmer 30.16 m Estelle Kastenbaum 29.63 m Javelin throw Dorothy Dodson 36.62 m Marian Twining 34.77 m Hattie Turner 34.14 m Baseball throw Marion Twining 242 10.25 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 1946 Men, Track http://trackfield.brinkster.net/USATournaments.asp?TourCode=N&Year=1946&Gender=M&TF=T&P=F&By=Y&Count= trackfield.brinkster.net 4 December 2024 Track and Field Statistics: USA National Championship 1946 Men, Field http://trackfield.brinkster.net/USATournaments.asp?TourCode=N&Year=1946&Gender=M&TF=F&P=F&By=Y&Count= trackfield.brinkster.net 4 December 2024 Track and Field Statistics: USA National Championship 1946 Women, Track http://trackfield.brinkster.net/USATournaments.asp?TourCode=N&Year=1946&Gender=W&TF=T&P=F&By=Y&Count= trackfield.brinkster.net 4 December 2024 Track and Field Statistics: USA National Championship 1946 Women, Field http://trackfield.brinkster.net/USATournaments.asp?TourCode=N&Year=1946&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, 1946 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 Texas Category:Track and field competitions in New York (state) Category:Sports competitions in San Antonio Category:Sports competitions in Buffalo, New York Category:20th century in San Antonio Category:20th century in Buffalo, New York Category:1946 in American women's sports