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1920 United States Olympic trials (track and field)

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1920 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Dates17 July
9–10 July (decathlon, steeplechase)
Host cityCambridge, Massachusetts
Travers Island, New York (decathlon, steeplechase)
VenueHarvard Stadium (men)

The 1920 United States Olympic trials for track and field were held from 9 to 17 July 1920 and decided the United States team for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. As women's athletics was not added to the Olympic programme until 1928, only a men's trials was held. Most of the finals took place 16–17 July in Cambridge, Massachusetts at Harvard Stadium, except for the steeplechase and decathlon in Travers Island, New York and the decathlon in New York City.

The meeting also served as the 1920 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, unlike future editions which were held separately. It was the first U.S. track and field trials that consisted of only one final per event to make the team, except for the marathon trials which took place over four races.[1][2][3]

A maximum of four athletes could be named to the team per event, unlike the three-athlete-limit of future Olympics. Also unlike future Olympic trials, the 1920 trials results were not completely determinative of the team; in several cases athletes who finished outside of the top 4 were selected based on consistency of previous results.[1][4]

The marathon team was said to have been chosen based on results from marathons in Brooklyn, Detroit, Boston, and New York, although in practice only athletes that ran the Detroit, Boston, or New York marathons were selected. The top Americans at each of these races (Charles Mellor, 2:30:04 for 1st in Detroit; Arthur Roth, 2:30:21 for 2nd in Boston; Joseph Organ, 2:51:06.2 for 2nd in New York) were named to the team, along with Carl Linder who was the 2nd American finisher in Boston (2:23:32 for 3rd overall).[4]

Results

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  Indicates athlete was selected to event's Olympic team (or metric analogue for imperial distances)
Event First Second Third Fourth
100 yards Loren Murchison 10.0 Jackson Scholz 10.1 e Charles Paddock 10.2 e Morris Kirksey 10.2 e
220 yards straight Charles Paddock 21.4 Morris Kirksey 21.6 e Loren Murchison 21.6 e George Massengale[a] 22.0 e
440 yards Frank Shea 49.0 Ted Meredith 49.4 e Robert Emery 49.7 e George Bretnall[b] 50.0 e
880 yards Earl Eby 1:54.2 Donald Scott 1:55.0 e Thomas Campbell 1:55.3 e Bryan Sprott 1:55.4 e
1 mile Joseph Ray 4:16.2 Edward Curtis 4:19.0 e Lawrence Shields 4:19.2 e James Connolly 4:20 e
5000 m Hal Brown 15:26.0 Clifford Furnas 15:29.0 e John Simmons[c] 15:30.0 e Ivan Dresser
10,000 m Frederick Faller 32:15.0 Earl Johnson 32:18.0 e George Cornetta Max Bohland[d]
120 yards hurdles Harold Barron 15.2 William Yount Walker Smith Frederick Murray
440 yards hurdles Frank Loomis 55.0 John Norton 55.2 e August Desch Charles Daggs
3000 m steeplechase Patrick Flynn 9:58.2 Michael Devaney 10:06 e Albert Hulsebosch 10:08 e Ray Watson
High jump[4] John Murphy 1.93 m Richmond Landon 1.92 m Harold Muller 1.92 m Christopher Krogness[e] 1.89 m
Egon Erickson[e]
Oliver Corey[e]
Walter Whalen[e]
Pole vault Frank Foss 3.99 m Edwin Myers 3.99 m Edward Knourek 3.91 m Eldon Jenne 3.91 m
Long jump Solomon Butler 7.52 m Sherman Landers[f] 7.14 m Dink Templeton 6.91 m Jack Merchant 6.82 m
Triple jump Sherman Landers 14.83 m Daniel Ahearn 14.55 m Kaufman Geist 14.03 m Clarence Jaquith 13.95 m
Shot put Patrick McDonald 14.33 m Harry Liversedge 14.05 m George Bihlman 13.78 m Howard Cann 13.56 m
Discus throw Augustus Pope 44.63 m William Bartlett 43.22 m Roy Evans[g] 41.13 m Merle Husted[g] 41.03 m
Hammer throw Patrick James Ryan 51.62 m Matthew McGrath 50.68 m James McEachern 47.76 m Basil Bennett 46.74 m
Javelin throw Milton Angier 58.79 m James Lincoln 57.07 m Kenneth Wilson[h] 52.56 m Flint Hanner[h] 52.55 m
Decathlon Brutus Hamilton 7022.9815 pts Everett Bradley[i] 6965.1180 pts Robert LeGendre[i] 6578.7885 pts Harry Goelitz 6461.5310 pts
3000 m walk[5] Willie Plant 13:08.0
Pentathlon[5] Brutus Hamilton 17 pts
Weight throw for distance[5][6] Patrick McDonald 11.56 m

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Notes

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  1. ^ Allen Woodring, who finished 5th in 22.2 estimated, was selected for the 200 m team over Massengale.
  2. ^ George Schiller, who finished 5th in 50.1 estimated, was selected for the 400 m team over Bretnall.
  3. ^ Charles Hunter was selected for the 5000 m team instead of Simmons. Hunter started the trials 5000 m but didn't place in the top 6 known finishers.
  4. ^ Amisoli Patasoni, who won the Midwestern qualifiers but did not make the 10,000 m trials final, was selected for the 10,000 m team instead of Bohland.
  5. ^ a b c d Although there was a four-way tie for 4th place, Whalen won a jump-off for the final Olympic spot over Krogness, Erickson, and Corey.
  6. ^ Carl Johnson, who finished 6th with 6.79 m, was selected for the long jump team instead of Landers because Landers chose to focus on the triple jump instead.
  7. ^ a b Only three athletes were selected for the U.S. discus team, and Kenneth L. Wilson, who finished 3rd in the javelin but didn't compete in the trials discus throw, was selected for the discus team over Evans and Husted.
  8. ^ a b Instead of Wilson (who competed in the Olympic discus competition instead) and Hanner, Arthur Tuck and Jack Mahan were selected for the U.S. javelin team. Tuck finished 5th at the trials with a 52.39 m throw, while there is no record of Mahan competing at the trials.
  9. ^ a b Instead of Bradley and LeGendre, Eugene Vidal and Everett Ellis were selected for the U.S. decathlon team. Vidal finished 5th with 6430.9710 points, while Ellis finished 6th with 6217.9685 points.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Olympic Trials History Introduction". Track & Field News. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Sites/Dates Of The U.S. Men's Nationals, 1876–2023". Track & Field News. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Sites & Dates Of The U.S. National Women's Championships". Track & Field News. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "1920 Cambridge - July 16-17 Results" (PDF). Track & Field News. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Podiums for usa track and field championships: 1920 usa track and field championships ". Athletics Podium [d].
  6. ^ "USATF Outdoor Champions". USA Track & Field. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
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