1941 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
American athletics championship event
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The 1941 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.
5 July (women)
Ocean City, New Jersey (women)
Carey Stadium (women)
| 1941 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24–25 June (men) 5 July (women) |
| Host city | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (men) Ocean City, New Jersey (women) |
| Venue | Franklin Field (men) Carey Stadium (women) |
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The men's edition was held at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it took place 24–25 June. The women's meet was held separately at Carey Stadium in Ocean City, New Jersey, on 5 July.
They were the last championships before World War II. At the men's championships, Grover Klemmer broke the 400 m world record and Fred Wolcott tied the 110 m hurdles world record.[1] At the women's competition, the schedule had to be changed due to poor weather, and Jean Lane surprised Stella Walsh to win the 100 m.[2]
Results
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | Norwood Ewell | 10.3 | Harold Davis | 10.3 | Payton Jordan | 10.4 |
| 200 m straight | Harold Davis | 20.4 | Norwood Ewell | 20.5 | Payton Jordan | 20.6 |
| 400 m | Grover Klemmer | 46.0 | Hubert Kerns | 46.1 | Cliff Bourland | 46.1 |
| 800 m | Charles Beetham | 1:50.2 | John Borican | 1:51.0 | Clarence Barnes | |
| 1500 m | Leslie MacMitchell | 3:53.1 | Walter Mehl | 3:53.3 | Edward Culp | |
| 5000 m | Gregory Rice | 14:39.7 | Robert Madrid | Frederick Wilt | ||
| 10000 m | Lou Gregory | 33:11.0 | Theodore Volmer | Eino Pentti | ||
| Marathon | Bernard Smith | 2:36:06.3 | Fred McGlone | 2:36:16.6 | John A. Kelley | 2:38:26.0 |
| 110 m hurdles | Fred Wolcott | 13.7 | Joe Batiste | 13.9 | Robert Wright | |
| 400 m hurdles | Oris Erwin | 54.5 | Harry March | Harry Jackson | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase | Forrest Efaw | 9:13.7 | Donald Munson | William Daly | ||
| High jump | William Stewart | 2.07 m | Lester Steers | 2.07 m | Adam Berry | 2.05 m |
| Pole vault | Cornelius Warmerdam | 4.57 m | Earle Meadows | 4.27 m | none awarded | |
| Guinn Smith | ||||||
| Long jump | Billy Brown | 7.73 m | Clarence Lewis | 7.33 m | Dallas Dupre | 7.31 m |
| Triple jump | Billy Brown | 15.53 m | Richard Rantz | 14.16 m | Ruudi Toomsalu | 13.94 m |
| Shot put | Alfred Blozis | 16.48 m | Herbert Michael | 15.57 m | Earl Audet | 15.28 m |
| Discus throw | Archie Harris | 51.14 m | Philip Fox | 51.12 m | Albert Morro | 49.37 m |
| Hammer throw | Irving Folwartshny | 53.50 m | Stanley Johnson | 52.64 m | Henry Dreyer | 50.52 m |
| Javelin throw | Boyd Brown | 66.52 m | Martin Biles | 66.25 m | Lowell Todd | 62.76 m |
| Decathlon | John Borican | 5666 pts | Uyval Jones | 5591 pts | Joshua Williamson | 5236 pts |
| 200 m hurdles[3] | Fred Wolcott | 22.8 | ||||
| 3000 m walk[3] | Joseph Medgyesi | 14:37.9 | ||||
| Pentathlon[3] | John Borican | 3244 pts | ||||
| Weight throw for distance[3] | Frank Berst | 10.79 m | ||||
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m | Lucy Newell | 6.6 | Jeanette Jones | Claire Isicson | ||
| 100 m | Jean Lane | 12.4 | Alice Coachman | Rowena Harrison | ||
| 200 m | Jean Lane | 25.2 |  Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) | Esther Brown | ||
| 80 m hurdles | Leila Perry | 13.2 | Lillie Purifoy | Hilda Plepis | ||
| High jump | Alice Coachman | 1.59 m | Norma Jeffrey | Leila Perry | ||
| Long jump | Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) | 5.66 m | Lucy Newell | Betty Charters | ||
| Shot put (8 lb) | Catherine Fellmeth | 11.29 m | Dorothy Dodson | Hattie Hall | ||
| Discus throw | Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) | 34.71 m | Evelyn Taylor | Catherine Fellmeth | ||
| Javelin throw | Dorothy Dodson | 39.20 m | Marion Twining | Marie Sostar | ||
| Baseball throw[4] | Angela Mica | 260 ft 103⁄4 in (79.52 m) | ||||