1957 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

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1957 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
DatesJune 20-22
Host cityDayton, Ohio
Shaker Heights, Ohio
United States
VenueWelcome 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
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  Australia
 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  Canada
 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
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  Ireland
 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

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
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[]

  1. ^ "No Charity for Junior".
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