1957 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
1957 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | |
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Dates | June 20-22 |
Host city | Dayton, Ohio Shaker Heights, Ohio United States |
Venue | Welcome Stadium |
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Welcome Stadium hosted the men's championships
The 1957 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships men's competition took place between June 20-22 at Welcome Stadium in Dayton, Ohio. The high jump apron at Welcome Stadium was made of asphalt to the surprise of Olympic Champion Charles Dumas who brought long spikes. After a visit to a local shoe store, Dumas went on to win at 6'10¼"[1]
Results[]
Men track events[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 yards (-1.7 m/s) |
Leamon King | 9.7 | David Sime | 9.7 | Ira Murchison | 9.8 |
220 yards (+1.3 m/s) Lanes improperly measured |
Ollan Cassell | 21.0 (214 2/3 yds) |
21.0 (217 1/3 yds) |
21.2 (216 yds) | ||
440 yards (+1.3 m/s) Lanes improperly measured |
Reginald Pearman | 46.4 (432 yds) |
46.5 (430 2/3 yds) |
Charles Jenkins | 46.7 (436 yds) | |
880 yards | Thomas Courtney | 1:50.1 | Arnold Sowell | 1:50.6 | 1:51.1 | |
Mile run | Merv Lincoln ![]() |
4:06.1 CRy 4:07.1 |
Don Bowden | 4:07.2 | 4:07.2 | |
3 miles | 13:55.0 | Max Truex | 14:03.0 | Bill Dellinger | 14:04.5 | |
6 miles | Douglas Kyle ![]() |
29:22.8 CRy 29:48.3 |
John Kelley | 30:01.0 | 30:16.8 | |
Marathon | John Kelley | 2:24:55.2 | 2.34.11 | Theodore Corbitt | 2.34.17 | |
120 yard hurdles | Lee Calhoun | 13.8 | 14.1 | 14.3 | ||
440 yard hurdles | Glenn Davis | 50.9 CRy | Josh Culbreath | 51.2 | Cliff Cushman | 53.0 |
2 mile steeplechase | Charles Jones | 9:49.6 CRy | Horace Ashenfelter | 9:54.8 | 10:05.6 | |
20 kilometres race walk | Rudy Haluza | 1:49:16 | 1:50:08 | 1:51:14 |
Men field events[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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High jump | Charles Dumas | 6 ft 101⁄4 in (2.08 m) | Phil Reavis Ernie Shelton |
6 ft 9 in (2.05 m) | ||
Pole vault | Bob Richards | 15 ft 11⁄2 in (4.61 m) | Don Bragg | 14 ft 101⁄2 in (4.53 m) | Ron Morris George Mattos |
14 ft 71⁄4 in (4.45 m) |
Long jump | 25 ft 21⁄2 in (7.68 m) | John Bennett | 24 ft 71⁄4 in (7.49 m) | 24 ft 5 in (7.44 m) | ||
Triple jump | Bill Sharpe | 50 ft 41⁄4 in (15.34 m) | Kent Floerke | 50 ft 23⁄4 in (15.3 m) | George Shaw | 49 ft 13⁄4 in (14.97 m) |
Shot put | Bill Nieder | 61 ft 61⁄2 in (18.75 m) CR | 57 ft 0 in (17.37 m) | 56 ft 111⁄4 in (17.35 m) | ||
Discus throw | Al Oerter | 181 ft 6 in (55.32 m) | Rink Babka | 180 ft 31⁄2 in (54.95 m) | Fortune Gordien | 174 ft 3 in (53.11 m) |
Javelin throw | Note: All marks, with the exception of Fromm’s, were made in qualifying on June 21 251 ft 51⁄2 in (76.64 m) |
Bud Held | 248 ft 6 in (75.74 m) | 243 ft 3 in (74.14 m) | ||
Hammer throw | Hal Connolly | 216 ft 3 in (65.91 m) CR | Al Hall | 213 ft 0 in (64.92 m) | John Lawlor ![]() |
199 ft 11 in (60.93 m) 197 ft 1 in (60.07 m) |
Decathlon | 7164 | Dave Edstrom | 6981 | 6910 |
Women track events[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Barbara Jones | 6.2 | Martha Hudson | |||
100 yards |
Barbara Jones | 10.9 | Isabelle Daniels | |||
220 yards |
Isabelle Daniels | 24.7 | Margaret Matthews | |||
80 metres hurdles |
Shirley Crowder | 12.4 |
Women field events[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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High jump | Neomia Rogers Verneda Thomas |
4 ft 11 in (1.49 m) | ||||
Long jump | Margaret Matthews | 19 ft 51⁄2 in (5.93 m) | 19 ft 31⁄4 in (5.87 m) | Willye White | ||
Shot put | Earlene Brown | 43 ft 0 in (13.1 m) | Lois Ann Testa | 41 ft 11⁄4 in (12.52 m) | Marjorie Larney | 38 ft 10 in (11.83 m) |
Discus throw | Olga Connolly | 147 ft 81⁄4 in (45.01 m) | Earlene Brown | 141 ft 61⁄2 in (43.14 m) | Marjorie Larney | 136 ft 51⁄4 in (41.58 m) |
Javelin throw | Marjorie Larney | 187 ft 8 in (57.2 m) | Amelia Wershoven | 132 ft 1 in (40.25 m) | 116 ft 7 in (35.53 m) | |
Pentathlon | Ann Roniger | 3803 | Barbara Mueller | 3721 | 3450 |
See also[]
References[]
Categories:
- USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
- 1957 in athletics (track and field)
- Track and field in Ohio
- 1957 in sports in Ohio
- Sports competitions in Ohio
- Sports in Dayton, Ohio