1940 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Appearance
1940 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | |
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Dates | 28–29 June (men) 7 July (women) |
Host city | Fresno, California (men) Ocean City, New Jersey (women) |
Venue | Ratcliffe Stadium (men) Carey Stadium (women) |
← 1939 1941 → |
The 1940 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 Ratcliffe Stadium in Fresno, California, and it took place 28–29 June. The women's meet was held separately at Carey Stadium in Ocean City, New Jersey, on 7 July.
At the men's championships, Dutch Warmerdam set a world record in the pole vault, becoming the second person in history to jump over 15 feet (4.6 m).[1] The women's competition was marked by the debut of Jean Lane, who won the 50 m and 100 m.[2]
Results
[edit]Men
[edit]Women
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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50 m | Jean Lane | 6.6 | Lucy Newell | Jeanette Jones | ||
100 m | Jean Lane | 12.0 | Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) | Lula Mae Hymes | ||
200 m | Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) | 26.1 | Olive Hasenfus | Edna Gustavson | ||
80 m hurdles | Sybil Cooper | 13.1 | Nancy Cowperthwaite | Lillie Purifoy | ||
High jump | Alice Coachman | 1.50 m | Gerda Gottlieb | Betty Henning | ||
Long jump | Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) | 5.37 m | Lucy Newell | Betty Charters | ||
Shot put (8 lb) | Catherine Fellmeth | 11.67 m | Ramona Harris | Frances Sobczak (POL) | ||
Discus throw | Catherine Fellmeth | 35.02 m | Evelyn Taylor | Frances Sobczak (POL) | ||
Javelin throw | Dorothy Dodson | 38.43 m | Miriam Melton | Marie Sostar | ||
Baseball throw[4] | Angela Mica | 241 ft 91⁄2 in (73.69 m) |
See also
[edit]- List of USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners (men)
- List of USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners (women)
References
[edit]- ^ "Sites/Dates Of The U.S. Men's Nationals, 1876–2023". Track & Field News. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "Sites & Dates Of The U.S. National Women's Championships". Track & Field News. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Podiums for usa track and field championships: 1940 usa track and field championships". Athletics Podium .
- ^ "USATF Outdoor Champions". USA Track & Field. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- Results
- "U.S. National Championships History 1876–2023: Results by Event". Track & Field News. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- "Track and Field Statistics: USA National Championship 1940 Men, Track". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- "Track and Field Statistics: USA National Championship 1940 Men, Field". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- "Track and Field Statistics: USA National Championship 1940 Women, Track". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- "Track and Field Statistics: USA National Championship 1940 Women, Field". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
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