1922 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

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The 1922 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.

Dates9–11 September (men)
Host cityNewark, New Jersey (men)
VenueWeequahic Park (men)
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1922 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Dates9–11 September (men)
Host cityNewark, New Jersey (men)
VenueWeequahic Park (men)
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The men's edition was held at Weequahic Park in Newark, New Jersey, and it took place 9–11 September. The first women's championships were not held until 1923.[1]

The championships were considered the best attended meet to date, with over 40,000 spectators reported. The weather was cloudy and cool.[2]

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Robert McAllister10.0 Alfred Leconey2 feet behind Edward Farrell4 feet behind 2nd
220 yards Alfred Leconey22.1 Harold Jones5 yards behind William Hayes
440 yards Jim Driscoll49.9 William Stevenson50.8 Earl Dudley
880 yards Alan Helffrich1:56.3 Thomas Campbell8 yards behind Joseph Ray1 yard behind 2nd
1 mile Joseph Ray4:17.0 James Connolly10 yards behind Russell Wharton2 yards behind 2nd
5 miles Earl Johnson25:33.0  Ville Ritola (FIN)6 yards behind Lloyd Rathburn220 yards behind 2nd
120 yards hurdles  Earl Thomson (CAN)15.3 Karl Anderson Harrison Thompson
440 yards hurdles Joseph Hall56.5 DeGay Ernst George Stolley
2 miles steeplechase Michael Devaney11:10.2 Marvin Rick30 yards behind Albert Michelson30 yards behind 2nd
High jump Devey Alberts1.96 m Harold Osborn1.96 m LeRoy Brown1.85 m
Pole vault Edward Knourek3.96 m Ralph Spearow3.96 m Edwin Myers3.66 m
Long jump William DeHart Hubbard7.45 m Edward Gourdin7.31 m Solomon Butler7.21 m
Triple jump William DeHart Hubbard14.67 m Harold Osborn14.25 m Anthony Plansky13.98 m
Shot put Patrick McDonald14.31 m Ralph Hills14.22 m Orville Wanzer14.03 m
Discus throw Augustus Pope44.47 m Clarence Houser43.11 m Thomas Lieb41.93 m
Hammer throw Matthew McGrath47.47 m Charles Dandrow46.58 m Ralph Hills46.51 m
Javelin throw Flint Hanner58.88 m Harry Hoffman55.88 m Racine Thompson51.16 m
Decathlon Harrison Thompson6890.23 pts Harold Osborn6798.46 pts Eugene Vidal6461.58 pts
220 yards hurdles[3] John Coard Taylor24.6
Pentathlon[3] Ned Gourdin10 pts
Weight throw for distance[3] Matt McGrath10.92 m
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