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1952 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Dates20–21 June (men)
29 June (women)
5 October (pentathlon)
Host cityLong Beach, California (men)
Waterbury, Connecticut (women)
Houston, Texas (pentathlon)
VenueVeterans Memorial Stadium (men)
Municipal Stadium (women)
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The 1952 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 Veterans Memorial Stadium in Long Beach, California, and it took place 20–21 June. The women's meet was held separately at Municipal Stadium in Waterbury, Connecticut, on 29 June. The pentathlon was held on 5 October in Houston, Texas.

Both championships were held one week before their respective 1952 United States Olympic trials, with the exception of the men's 10,000 m which served as both the U.S. championships and Olympic selection event. There were winds up to 10 miles per hour (16 km/h) impacting the men's races and jumps.[1] In the women's competition, Catherine Hardy became the first sprinter to win all three short sprints, sweeping the 50 m, 100 m, and 200 m.[2]

Results

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Men

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m Dean Smith 10.5 Alexander Burl 10.6 William Mathis 10.6
200 m Andrew Stanfield 21.1 Ollie Matson 21.4 Charles Thomas 21.5
400 m Malvin Whitfield 46.4  George Rhoden (JAM) 46.7 Richard Maiocco 47.5
800 m Reginald Pearman 1:53.5 Leonard Truex 1:53.6 Robert McMillen 1:53.9
1500 m Wesley Santee 3:49.3 Warren Dreutzler 3:52.3 Javier Montes 3:52.8
5000 m Curt Stone 15:03.3 Charles Cappozzoli 15:07.2 Fred Wilt 15:15.5
10000 m Curt Stone 30:33.4 Fred Wilt 30:41.2 Horace Ashenfelter 30:45.8
Marathon Victor Dyrgall 2:38:28.4 Thomas Jones 2:42:22.2 Theodore Corbitt 2:43:23.0
110 m hurdles Harrison Dillard 13.7 Jack Davis 13.9 Craig Dixon 14.0
200 m hurdles[3] Ralph Person 22.5 w
400 m hurdles Charley Moore 51.2 Don Halderman 52.2 Dewie Lee Yoder 52.2
3000 m steeplechase Robert McMullen 9:25.3 Horace Ashenfelter 9:28.5 William Ashenfelter 9:29.6
High jump Walter Davis 2.09 m Arnold Betton 2.04 m none awarded
Emery Barnes
Pole vault Bob Richards 4.47 m none awarded George Mattos 4.37 m
Donald Laz
Long jump George Brown 7.85 m Meredith Gourdine 7.50 m Jerome Biffle 7.47 m
Triple jump Walter Ashbaugh 15.46 m w Sal Mazzoca 15.42 m w George Shaw 15.26 m w
Shot put Parry O'Brien 17.49 m James Fuchs 17.36 m Bernard Mayer 17.05 m
Discus throw James Dillion 53.43 m Fortune Gordien 52.67 m Simeon Iness 51.73 m
Hammer throw Thomas Bane 54.85 m Clifford Blair 54.79 m Samuel Felton 53.37 m
Javelin throw William Miller 71.96 m Cyrus Young 70.98 m Robert Allison 67.02 m
Weight throw for distance[4] Henry Dreyer 40 ft 3 in (12.26 m)
All-around decathlon[4] Raymond Bussard 5822 pts
Decathlon Robert Mathias 7829 pts Milt Campbell 7055 pts Floyd Simmons 6804 pts

Women

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 m Catherine Hardy 6.4 Barbara Jones Sarah Pointer
100 m Catherine Hardy 12.3 Mae Faggs Cynthia Robinson
200 m Catherine Hardy 25.5 Mae Faggs Janet Moreau
80 m hurdles Constance Darnowski 12.1 Nancy Phillips Theresa Manuel
High jump Marion Boos 1.51 m Lula Bell 1.48 m none awarded
Lolita Mauer
Long jump Mabel Landry 5.52 m Nancy Phillips 5.25 m Barbara Jones 5.01 m
Jean Simmons
Shot put (8 lb) Amelia Bert 11.50 m Janet Dicks Carolyn Nave
Discus throw Janet Dicks 34.94 m  Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) 33.31 m Doris Sutter 33.27 m
Javelin throw Marjorie Larney 38.63 m Amelia Wershoven 38.36 m Theresa Manuel 33.62 m
Janet Dicks
Women's pentathlon  Stella Walasiewicz (POL) 2183 pts Jo Culver 1588 pts Helen Hale 1585 pts

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. ^ "Podiums for usa track and field championships: 1952 usa track and field championships". Athletics Podium [d].
  4. ^ a b "USATF Outdoor Champions". USA Track & Field. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
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