1930 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
American athletics championship event
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The 1930 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.
Dates22â25 August (men)
4 July (women)
4 July (women)
Host cityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania (men)
Dallas, Texas (women)
Dallas, Texas (women)
VenuePitt Stadium (men)
Ownby Stadium (women)
Ownby Stadium (women)
| 1930 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22â25 August (men) 4 July (women) |
| Host city | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (men) Dallas, Texas (women) |
| Venue | Pitt Stadium (men) Ownby Stadium (women) |
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â 1929 1931 â | |
The men's edition was held at Pitt Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it took place 22â25 August. The women's meet was held separately at Ownby Stadium in Dallas, Texas, on 4 July.
At the men's championships, the discus world record was set by Paul Jessup.[1] The women's competition was marked by the debut of Stella Walsh, who would go on to win 34 individual titles from 1930 to 1951.[2]
Results
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | Eddie Tolan | 9.7 | George Simpson | inches behind | Russell Sweet | 1 yd behind 2nd |
| 220 yards | George Simpson | 21.3 | Eddie Tolan | Cyrus Leland | ||
| 440 yards | Victor Williams | 48.8 | John Lewis | 48.9 e | Nate Long | |
| 880 yards | Edwin Genung | 1:53.4 | Rupert Beetham | 1:54.0 e | Levi Myers | |
| 1 mile | Ray Conger | 4:19.8 | Paul Rekers | Rufus Kiser | ||
| 10,000 m | Lou Gregory | 31:31.3 | Clark Chamberlain | Thomas McDonough | ||
| Marathon |  Yrjö Korholin-Koski (FIN) | 2:25:21.2 |  Jack O'Reilly (CAN) | 2:33:08.0 | Jack Lamb | 2:33:20.0 |
| 120 yards hurdles | Steve Anderson | 14.4 | Charles Kaster | James Hatfield | ||
| 440 yards hurdles | Richard Pomeroy | 53.1 | Clyde Blanchard | Arthur Holman | ||
| 2 miles steeplechase | Joseph McCluskey | 10:44.2 | Harry Werbin | John Zola | ||
| High jump | Anton Burg | 1.95 m | Henry LaSallette | 1.95 m | Henry Coggeshall | 1.88 m |
| Pole vault | Fred Sturdy | 4.11 m | Thomas Warne | 4.11 m | Lowell Allen | 4.06 m |
| Long jump | Al Bates | 7.41 m | George Martin | 7.31 m | Solomon Furth | 7.29 m |
| Triple jump | Levi Casey | 14.62 m | Robert Patton | 14.35 m | Solomon Furth | 14.34 m |
| Shot put | Herman Brix | 15.99 m | Harlow Rothert | 15.32 m | Paul Jessup | 15.05 m |
| Discus throw | Paul Jessup | 51.72 m | Harlow Rothert | 44.10 m | Frank Purma | 43.85 m |
| Hammer throw | Norwood Wright | 49.92 m | Edmund Black | 49.53 m | Edward Flanagan | 46.84 m |
| Javelin throw | James DeMers | 67.84 m | Lee Bartlett | 60.08 m | Lee Weldon | 59.92 m |
| Decathlon | Wilson Charles | 7313.343 pts | James Stewart | 7119.605 pts | Joseph Hall | 7075.071 pts |
| 220 yards hurdles[3] | Robert Maxwell | 24.1 | ||||
| Pentathlon[3] | Barney Berlinger | 3462 pts | ||||
| Weight throw for distance[3] | Leo Sexton | 10.52 m | ||||
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 yards | Mary Carew | 6.2 | Olive Hasenfus | Annette Rogers | ||
| 100 yards | Stanislawa Walasiewicz | 11.2 | Betty Robinson | Olive Hasenfus | ||
| 200 m | Stanislawa Walasiewicz | 25.4 | Florence Wright | Mary Carew | ||
| 80 m hurdles | Evelyne Hall | 13.0 | Ruth Boswell | Anna Koll | ||
| High jump | Jean Shiley | 1.55 m | Genevieve Valvoda | Annette Rogers | ||
| Long jump | Stanislawa Walasiewicz | 5.73 m | Mildred Didrikson | Eleanor Egg | ||
| Shot put | Rena McDonald | 11.87 m | Evelyn Ferrara | Eleanor Egg | ||
| Discus throw | Evelyn Ferrara | 33.98 m | Rena McDonald | Lucy Stratton | ||
| Javelin throw | Mildred Didrikson | 40.61 m | Katherine Mearls | Lucy Stratton | ||
| Baseball throw[4] | Babe Didrikson | 268 ft 101â2 in (81.95 m) | ||||