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1942 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
The 1942 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships were organized by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and served as the national championships in indoor track and field for the United States.
| 1942 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships |
|---|
| February 28 (men) |
| New York City, New York, United States (men) |
| Madison Square Garden (men) |
| Senior |
| Indoor |
| 12 (12 men's + 0 women's) |
| ← 1941 1943 → |
The 1942 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships were organized by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and served as the national championships in indoor track and field for the United States.
The men's edition was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, and it took place February 28. There was no corresponding women's championships in 1942.
At the championships, Leslie MacMitchell's 20-race win streak in the mile was broken by Gil Dodds.
The indoor steeplechase event was removed from the 1942 program, as was one of the relay events.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 yards | Norwood "Barney" Ewell | 6.2 | ||||
| 600 yards | Roy Cochran | 1:12.4 | ||||
| 1000 yards | John Borican | 2:10.5 | ||||
| Mile run | Gil Dodds | 4:08.7 | ||||
| 3 miles | Greg Rice | 13:45.7 | ||||
| 60 yards hurdles | Fred Wolcott | 7.2 | ||||
| High jump | Adam Berry | 1.99 m | ||||
| Josh Williamson | ||||||
| Pole vault | Richmond "Boo" Morcom | 4.27 m | ||||
| Long jump | José de Assis (BRA) | 7.51 m | Norwood Ewell | 23 ft 11.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}1⁄2 in (7.3 m) | ||
| Shot put | Al Blozis | 17.39 m | ||||
| Weight throw | Henry Dreyer | 17.05 m | ||||
| 1 mile walk | Al Cicerone | 7:13.9 |
Results
- "UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)". GBR Athletics.
- "UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN)". GBR Athletics.
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