1939 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships explained

1939 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
Colour:
  1. A9F5A9
Host City:New York City, New York, United States (men)
Dates:February 25 (men)
Stadium:Madison Square Garden (men)
Level:Senior
Type:Indoor
Events:13 (13 men's + 0 women's)
Previous:1938
Next:1940

The 1939 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships were organized by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and served as the national championships in indoor track and field for the United States.

The men's edition was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, and it took place February 25. There was no corresponding women's meet in 1939.[1] [2]

The 1939 championships ended the U.S. experimentation with the metric system, with all future indoor events expected to use imperial distances. Because of this, the championship records in many events from this edition would stand until the return to metric system at the 1987 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.[3] [4]

Medal summary

Men

60 m6.6
600 m1:21.6
1000 m2:28.6
1500 m3:54.6
5000 m14:30.9
65 m hurdles8.4
3000 m steeplechase8:49.4
High jump2.03 m
Pole vault4.27 m
Long jump7.26 m
Shot put15.52 m
Weight throw16.59 m
1500 m walk6:23.0

References

Results

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN) . GBR Athletics . 9 August 2024.
  2. Web site: UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN) . GBR Athletics . 9 August 2024.
  3. Web site: NEW MEASUREMENT STANDARDS RECOMMENDED BY A.A.U. - Change To Affect Only Indoor Meets . The Record . 28 Aug 2024 . 14 . 27 Feb 1939.
  4. Web site: Tolmich Clears A.A.U. Hurdles for World Mark; Wins Easy For Cunningham, Lash . Evening star . 3 Sep 2024 . 22 . 26 Feb 1939.