1906 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
National athletics championship event
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The 1906 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.
| 1906 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | November 9-10 |
| Host city | New York City, New York, United States |
| Venue | Madison Square Garden |
| |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Indoor |
| Events | 22 |
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The men's championships were held at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, and they took place November 9-10. Women's championships were not officially held until 1927.[1][2]
At the championships, Martin Sheridan won three out of the five events he competed in on the first day of competition.[3][4][5][6]
There was an indoor national championship athletics meet held at Madison Square Garden in 1888, and as a precursor to this meet selected events were contested as a national championship as part of other meetings in 1904.[7][8] However, sports historians consider the 1906 edition to be the first "official" national indoor championships.[9]
Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 yards | Charles Seitz | 6.6 | James O'Connell | Smye Northridge | ||
| 75 yards | Charles Seitz | 80â5 | James O'Connell | L. B. Stevens | ||
| 150 yards | Lawson Robertson | 161â5 | W. T. Coholan | L. B. Stevens | ||
| 300 yards | Lawson Robertson | 34.0 | Harry Sedley | Peter Waters | ||
| 600 yards | Eli Parsons | 1:14.6 | Charles Bacon | Harry Sedley | ||
| 1000 yards | Mel Sheppard | 2:17.8 | Charles Bacon | Joseph Bromilow | ||
| 2 miles | George Bonhag | 9:39.2 | William Frank | John Daly | ||
| 5 miles | George Bonhag | 26:012â5 | William Nelson | William Frank | ||
| 220 yards hurdles | John Eller | 284â5 | C. B. Toole | E. L. Ovington | ||
| 300 yards hurdles | Harry Hillman | 362â5 | John Eller | C. B. Toole | ||
| High jump | Herbert Gidney | 1.79 m | John Ryan | 5 ft 91â2 in (1.76 m) | Jerry Mahoney | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Standing high jump | Ray Ewry | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) | I. F. Weber | 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) | John Biller | 4 ft 9 in (1.44 m) |
| Pole vault | Alfred Carlton Gilbert | 3.28 m | Martin Sheridan | 10 ft 0 in (3.04 m) | Willard McLeod | 9 ft 6 in (2.89 m) |
| Pole vault for distance | Martin Sheridan | 27 ft 11â2 in (8.26 m) | Willard McLeod | 24 ft 5 in (7.44 m) | M. Peabody | 24 ft 21â2 in (7.37 m) |
| Standing long jump | Ray Ewry | 3.39 m | Martin Sheridan | 10 ft 6 in (3.2 m) | I. F. Weber | 10 ft 41â2 in (3.16 m) |
| Triple jump | James O'Connell | 13.81 m | Floyd Risley | 44 ft 81â2 in (13.62 m) | Martin Sheridan | 42 ft 01â2 in (12.81 m) |
| Standing triple jump | Martin Sheridan | 32 ft 71â4 in (9.93 m) | Ray Ewry | 32 ft 5 in (9.88 m) | L. B. Packard | 31 ft 51â4 in (9.58 m) |
| Shot put (8 lbs) | Martin Sheridan | 61 ft 8 in (18.79 m) | Jerry Mahoney | 53 ft 2 in (16.2 m) | John Ryan | 53 ft 0 in (16.15 m) |
| Shot put (24 lbs) | Martin Sheridan | 33 ft 1 in (10.08 m) | James Sarsfield Mitchell | 29 ft 1 in (8.86 m) | E. Pellinger | 27 ft 81â2 in (8.44 m) |
| Weight throw for height | Martin Sheridan | 15 ft 3 in (4.64 m) | John Burke | 15 ft 0 in (4.57 m) | James Sarsfield Mitchell | 14 ft 9 in (4.49 m) |