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1930 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Dates22–25 August (men)
4 July (women)
Host cityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania (men)
Dallas, Texas (women)
VenuePitt Stadium (men)
Ownby Stadium (women)
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The 1930 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 Pitt Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it took place 22–25 August. The women's meet was held separately at Ownby Stadium in Dallas, Texas, on 4 July.

At the men's championships, the discus world record was set by Paul Jessup.[1] The women's competition was marked by the debut of Stella Walsh, who would go on to win 34 individual titles from 1930 to 1951.[2]

Results

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Men

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Eddie Tolan 9.7 George Simpson inches behind Russell Sweet 1 yd behind 2nd
220 yards George Simpson 21.3 Eddie Tolan Cyrus Leland
440 yards Victor Williams 48.8 John Lewis 48.9 e Nate Long
880 yards Edwin Genung 1:53.4 Rupert Beetham 1:54.0 e Levi Myers
1 mile Ray Conger 4:19.8 Paul Rekers Rufus Kiser
10,000 m Lou Gregory 31:31.3 Clark Chamberlain Thomas McDonough
Marathon  Yrjö Korholin-Koski (FIN) 2:25:21.2  Jack O'Reilly (CAN) 2:33:08.0 Jack Lamb 2:33:20.0
120 yards hurdles Steve Anderson 14.4 Charles Kaster James Hatfield
440 yards hurdles Richard Pomeroy 53.1 Clyde Blanchard Arthur Holman
2 miles steeplechase Joseph McCluskey 10:44.2 Harry Werbin John Zola
High jump Anton Burg 1.95 m Henry LaSallette 1.95 m Henry Coggeshall 1.88 m
Pole vault Fred Sturdy 4.11 m Thomas Warne 4.11 m Lowell Allen 4.06 m
Long jump Al Bates 7.41 m George Martin 7.31 m Solomon Furth 7.29 m
Triple jump Levi Casey 14.62 m Robert Patton 14.35 m Solomon Furth 14.34 m
Shot put Herman Brix 15.99 m Harlow Rothert 15.32 m Paul Jessup 15.05 m
Discus throw Paul Jessup 51.72 m Harlow Rothert 44.10 m Frank Purma 43.85 m
Hammer throw Norwood Wright 49.92 m Edmund Black 49.53 m Edward Flanagan 46.84 m
Javelin throw James DeMers 67.84 m Lee Bartlett 60.08 m Lee Weldon 59.92 m
Decathlon Wilson Charles 7313.343 pts James Stewart 7119.605 pts Joseph Hall 7075.071 pts
220 yards hurdles[3] Robert Maxwell 24.1
Pentathlon[3] Barney Berlinger 3462 pts
Weight throw for distance[3] Leo Sexton 10.52 m

Women

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 yards Mary Carew 6.2 Olive Hasenfus Annette Rogers
100 yards Stanislawa Walasiewicz 11.2 Betty Robinson Olive Hasenfus
200 m Stanislawa Walasiewicz 25.4 Florence Wright Mary Carew
80 m hurdles Evelyne Hall 13.0 Ruth Boswell Anna Koll
High jump Jean Shiley 1.55 m Genevieve Valvoda Annette Rogers
Long jump Stanislawa Walasiewicz 5.73 m Mildred Didrikson Eleanor Egg
Shot put Rena McDonald 11.87 m Evelyn Ferrara Eleanor Egg
Discus throw Evelyn Ferrara 33.98 m Rena McDonald Lucy Stratton
Javelin throw Mildred Didrikson 40.61 m Katherine Mearls Lucy Stratton
Baseball throw[4] Babe Didrikson 268 ft 101⁄2 in (81.95 m)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sites/Dates Of The U.S. Men's Nationals, 1876–2023". Track & Field News. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Sites & Dates Of The U.S. National Women's Championships". Track & Field News. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Podiums for usa track and field championships: 1930 usa track and field championships". Athletics Podium [d].
  4. ^ "USATF Outdoor Champions". USA Track & Field. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
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