1929 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
American athletics championship event
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The 1929 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.
Dates3â5 July (men)
27 July (women)
27 July (women)
Host cityDenver, Colorado (men)
Chicago, Illinois (women)
Chicago, Illinois (women)
VenueDU Stadium (men)
Soldier Field (women)
Soldier Field (women)
| 1929 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3â5 July (men) 27 July (women) |
| Host city | Denver, Colorado (men) Chicago, Illinois (women) |
| Venue | DU Stadium (men) Soldier Field (women) |
| |
â 1928 1930 â | |
The men's edition was held at DU Stadium in Denver, Colorado, and it took place 3â5 July. The women's meet was held separately at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois, on 27 July.
At the men's championships, significant winds caused slow times in running events.[1] In the women's competition, the 800 m event was removed due to International Olympic Committee backlash following its inclusion at the 1928 Olympics.[2]
Results
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | Eddie Tolan | 10.0 | Claude Bracey | inches behind | Russell Sweet | 1 ft behind 2nd |
| 220 yards | Eddie Tolan | 21.9 | Frank Wykoff | 5 yards behind | Cyrus Leland | |
| 440 yards | Reginald Bowen | 48.4 | William Storie | 10 yards behind | Edgar Blake | 2 yards behind 2nd |
| 880 yards |  Philip Edwards (CAN) | 1:55.7 | Edwin Genung | 5 yards behind | Samuel Martin | 20 yards behind 2nd |
| 1 mile | Leo Lermond | 4:24.6 | Rufus Kiser | 2 yards behind | Harold Manning | 15 yards behind 2nd |
| 10,000 m | Lou Gregory | 33:47.7 | Harry Chauca | George Harbeck | ||
| Marathon | John Miles (CAN) | 2:33:08.8 |  Yrjö Korholin-Koski (FIN) | 2:35:25.0 | Ville Kyrönen (FIN) | 2:35:44.0 |
| 120 yards hurdles | Steve Anderson | 14.9 | Charles Kaster | Jed Welsh | ||
| 440 yards hurdles | Gordon Allott | 54.3 | F. Morgan Taylor | yards behind | Clyde Blanchard | yards behind 2nd |
| 2 miles steeplechase | David Abbott | 10:59.1 | Edward Parker | Harry Chauca | ||
| High jump | Henry LaSallette | 1.92* m | Henry Coggeshall | 1.92* m | Jack McIntosh | 1.92* m |
| Pole vault | Fred Sturdy | 4.20 m | Tom Warne | 4.09 m | Victor Pickard (CAN) | 4.05 m |
| Long jump | Ed Gordon | 7.42 m | George Martin | 7.38 m | Wilson Charles | 7.19 m |
| Triple jump | Robert Kelley | 14.80 m | Solomon Furth | 14.67 m | Robert Patton | 14.57 m |
| Shot put | Herman Brix | 15.30 m | Eric Krenz | 15.14 m | Harlow Rothert | 14.54 m |
| Discus throw | Eric Krenz | 47.90 m | Ed Moeller | 46.49 m | Paul Jessup | 44.19 m |
| Hammer throw | Jack Merchant | 51.97 m | Norwood Wright | 50.72 m | Edmund Black | 50.49 m |
| Javelin throw | Jesse Mortensen | 62.43 m | Lee Bartlett | 61.58 m | Emory Curtice | 59.18 m |
| Decathlon | Kenneth Doherty | 7784.68 pts | Vernon Kennedy | 7275.453 pts | Wilson Charles | 7240.035 pts |
| 220 yards hurdles[3] | Stephen Anderson | 24.1 | ||||
| Pentathlon[3] | Paul Courtois | 2900 pts | ||||
| Weight throw for distance[3] | Pat McDonald | 10.89 m | ||||
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 yards | Betty Robinson | 5.8 | Loretta McNeil | Delores Henders | ||
| 100 yards | Betty Robinson | 11.2 | Jessie Cross | Ethel Harrington | ||
| 200 m | Maybelle Gilliland | 27.4 | Ruth Waldner | Florence McDonald | ||
| 80 m hurdles | Helen Filkey | 12.6 | Evelyne Hall | Nellie Todd | ||
| High jump | Jean Shiley | 1.47 m | Genevieve Valvoda | Eleanor Egg | ||
| Long jump | Nellie Todd | 5.28 m | Margaret Whitcomb | Eleanor Towler | ||
| Shot put (8 lb) | Rena McDonald | 12.88 m | Eleanor Egg | Evelyn Ferrara | ||
| Discus throw | Rena McDonald | 34.54 m | Dee Boeckman | Evelyn Ferrara | ||
| Javelin throw | Estelle Hill | 30.61 m | Fay Langford | Rena McDonald | ||
| Baseball throw[4] | Gloria Russell | 258 ft 1 in (78.66 m) | ||||
