1944 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

American athletics championship event

International athletics championship event

1944 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

Dates| 17–18 June (men)
8 July (women)
Host city| New York City, New York (men)
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (women)
Venue| Downing Stadium (men)
Fager Field (women)

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The 1944 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 Downing Stadium in New York City, New York, and it took place 17–18 June. The women's meet was held separately at Fager Field in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 8 July.

Due to World War II, the men's athletes did not have much time to train for the championships and notably no meet records were set.[1] In the women's competition, Stella Walsh again won three events, which was the most possible as athletes were not allowed to enter more than three.[2]

## Results

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### Men

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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100 m | Claude Young | 10.5  | Eddie Conwell | 10.7 e | Norwood Ewell |
200 m | Charles Parker | 21.3  | Eddie Conwell | 21.5 e | Donald Campbell |
400 m | Elmore Harris | 48.0  |  Herbert McKenley (JAM) |  | James McGuire |
800 m | Robert Kelley | 1:51.8  | John Fulton | 1:52.2  | William Hulse | 1:52.6
1500 m | William Hulse | 3:54.3  | James Rafferty | 4:00.8  | Robert Umstattd | 4:04.8
5000 m | James Rafferty | 15:22.3  | Francis Martin |  | Norman Bright |
10000 m | Norman Bright | 33:53.0  | William Marr | 200 yards behind | Thomas Crane |
Marathon | Charles Robbins | 2:40:48.6  | Donald Heinicke | 2:45:05.6  | Anthony Medeiros | 2:45:29.2
110 m hurdles | Owen Cassidy | 14.9  | William Mohler |  | Eligio Barberia |
200 m hurdles[3] | Elmore Harris | 24.1  |  |  |  |
400 m hurdles | Oris Erwin | 54.0  | Ed Palmieri |  | Hubert Gates |
3000 m steeplechase | Forrest Efaw | 9:39.6  | Joseph McCluskey |  | James Wisner |
2 miles walk[4] | Fred Sharaga | 14:08.5  |  |  |  |
High jump | Willard Smith | 2.00 m  | none awarded | David Albritton | 1.98 m
Fred Sheffield | Kenneth Whitney
Pole vault | Cornelius Warmerdam | 4.57 m  | Del Smith | 3.96 m  | none awarded
John Schmidt
Milton Padway
Long jump | William Lund | 7.10 m  | Edward Michalski | 6.97 m  | Homer Gillis | 6.93 m
Triple jump | Don Barksdale | 14.38 m  | Burton Cox | 14.04 m  | Raul Lopez | 13.73 m
Shot put | Earl Audet | 16.05 m  | William Watson | 15.20 m  | Victor Schleich | 14.64 m
Discus throw | Hugh Cannon | 49.40 m  | Bill Bangert | 45.67 m  | David Schrader | 42.19 m
Hammer throw | Henry Dreyer | 50.76 m  | Irving Folwartshny | 47.43 m  | Gantt Miller | 47.22 m
Javelin throw | Martin Biles | 64.31 m  | Lowell Todd | 62.38 m  | William Iannicelli | 62.13 m
Weight throw for distance[4] | Frank Berst | 38 ft 41⁄4 in (11.69 m)  |  |  |  |
Pentathlon[3] | Eulace Peacock | 2852 pts  |  |  |  |
Decathlon | Irving Mondschein | 5748 pts  | Wilbur Ross | 5224 pts  | Nathaniel Boyd | 5176 pts

### Women

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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50 m | Alice Coachman | 6.4  | Lillian Young |  | Viola Myers |
100 m |  Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) | 12.0  | Alice Coachman |  | Jean Lowe |
200 m |  Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) | 24.6  | Rowena Harrison | 25.2 e | Mary Cummins |
80 m hurdles | Lillie Purifoy | 12.8  |  Jean Walraven (POL) |  | Leila Perry |
High jump | Alice Coachman | 1.56 m  | Nancy Cowperthwaite | 1.37 m  | Nellie Stafford | 1.34 m
Clara Schroth
Long jump |  Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) | 5.47 m  | Rowena Harrison | 5.36 m  | Jean Kaplan | 4.94 m
Shot put (8 lb)  | Dorothy Dodson | 10.98 m  | Mildred Yetter | 9.84 m  | Cleo Davis | 9.82 m
Discus throw | Hattie Turner | 30.98 m  | Betty Weaver | 28.50 m  | Pauline Ruppeldt | 28.25 m
Javelin throw | Dorothy Dodson | 37.53 m  | Lillian Davis | 31.68 m  | Marie Sostar | 31.06 m
Baseball throw[4] | Hattie Turner | 214 ft 6 in (65.37 m)  |  |  |  |

## See also

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* List of USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners (men)
* List of USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners (women)

## 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 "Podiums for usa track and field championships: 1944 usa track and field championships ". Athletics Podium.
4. ^ a b c "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 1944 Men, Track". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
* "Track and Field Statistics: USA National Championship 1944 Men, Field". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
* "Track and Field Statistics: USA National Championship 1944 Women, Track". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
* "Track and Field Statistics: USA National Championship 1944 Women, Field". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 4 December 2024.

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