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1952 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

The 1952 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.

1952 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
February 16 (men)March 15 (women)
New York City, New York, United States (men)Buffalo, New York, United States (women)
Madison Square Garden (men)Connecticut Street Armory (women)

Senior
Indoor
20 (12 men's + 8 women's)
← 1951 1953 →

The 1952 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 16. The women's meet was held separately at the Connecticut Street Armory in Buffalo, New York, taking place March 15.

At the championships, Don Gehrmann set a new 1000 yards indoor world record, breaking John Borican's mark.

Event	Gold	Silver
60 yards	John O'Connell	6.3
600 yards	Charles Moore	1:10.9
1000 yards	Don Gehrmann	2:08.2
Mile run	Bill Mack	4:11.4
3 miles	Horace Ashenfelter	14:02.0
60 yards hurdles	Harrison Dillard	7.4
High jump	Lewis Hall	1.98 m
Pole vault	Bob Richards	4.57 m
Long jump	Lorenzo Wright	7.24 m
Shot put	Jim Fuchs	17.14 m
Weight throw	Gil Borjeson	17.94 m
1 mile walk	Henry Laskau	6:28.0

Event	Gold	Silver
50 yards	Dolores Dwyer	6.2
100 yards	Mae Faggs	11.1
220 yards	Mae Faggs	26.2
50 yards hurdles	Nancy Cowperthwaite-Phillips	7.5
High jump	Marion Boos	1.54 m
Standing long jump	Janet Moreau	2.69 m
Shot put	Amelia Bert	12.48 m
Basketball throw	Elizabeth Cipolt	90 ft 6 in (27.58 m)

Results

"UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)". GBR Athletics.
"UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN)". GBR Athletics.

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