| 1948 United States men's Olympic trials | |
| Host City: | Evanston, Illinois, United States |
| Dates: | July 9–10 |
| Stadium: | Ryan Field |
| Level: | Senior |
| Type: | Outdoor |
| Previous: | 1936 |
| Next: | 1952 |
The men's portion of the 1948 United States Olympic trials for track and field was held at Dyche Stadium on the campus of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Organized by Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), the two-day competition lasted from July 9 to 10.
The results of the event determined qualification for the United States at the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London.[1] [2]
| 100 metres | 10.2/10.33 | 10.3/10.45 | 10.4/10.50 | ||||
| 200 meters | 20.7 =AR | 20.7 =AR | 21.0 | ||||
| 400 meters | 46.6/46.77 | 47.0/47.15 | 47.2/47.35 | ||||
| 800 meters | 1:50.6 | 1:50.7 | 1:51.4 | ||||
| 1500 meters | 3:52.2/41 | 3:52.5/62 | 3:52.5/66 | ||||
| 3000 meters steeplechase | 9:18.7 | 9:21.0 | 9:28.4 | ||||
| 5000 meters | 14:40.7 | 14:41.2 | 14:44.2 | ||||
| 10000 meters | 32:29.7 | 32:31.0 | 33:10.0 | ||||
| 50 kilometer walk | 5:04:30 | 5:05:46 | 5:05:48 | ||||
| 110 meters hurdles | 13.9/13.90 | 14.1/14.11 | 14.2/14.18 | ||||
| 400 meters hurdles | 51.7/51.83 | 51.8/51.96 | 51.9/52.00 | ||||
| High jump | 6'8 1/4" (2.038) | 6'8 1/4" (2.038) | 6'7 1/4" (2.013) | ||||
| Pole vault | 14'8 1/8" (4.47) | 14'8 1/8" (4.47) | 14'6 1/8" (4.42) | ||||
| Long jump | 26'2" (7.97) * | 25'3" (7.69) | 25'0 1/4" (7.62) * | ||||
| Triple jump | 48'11 1/2" (14.92) | 48'11 1/2" (14.92) | 48'1 3/4" (14.67) | ||||
| Shot put | 55'1 3/4" (16.81) | 54'11 7/8" (16.76) | 54'8 3/8" (16.67) | ||||
| Discus throw | 166'2" (50.64) * | 165'10 3/4" (50.56) | 163'9" 3/4 (49.93) * | ||||
| Hammer throw | 177'8 1/2" (54.16) | 173'4 3/4" (52.84) | 171'3 3/4" (52.21) | ||||
| Javelin throw | 225'9" (68.81) | 222'3 1/2" (67.75) | 218'9" (66.68) | ||||
The women's Olympic trials were conducted on July 12 as a single day event in Providence, Rhode Island. It was considered horribly organized, or at least the women athletes were not accorded the same respect as the men in the sense that they had to conduct heats, semi-finals and finals all in the same day. Audrey Patterson ran five races that day to qualify in two events. Lillian Young ran three races and long jumped.
| 100 meters | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.6 | ||||
| 200 meters | 25.3 | 25.8 | 25.9 | ||||
| 80 meters hurdles | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.6 | ||||
| High jump | 5'4 3/4" (1.644) | 5'1 3/4" (1.568) | 5'0 3/4" (1.543) | ||||
| Long jump | 18'4 5/8" (5.60) | 17'9" 3/8 (5.42) | 17'5" (5.31) | ||||
| Shot put | 38'8 1/4" (11.79) | 38'4 1/2" (11.70) | 37'3 3/4" (11.38) | ||||
| Discus throw | 122'6 1/2" (37.33) | 113'11" (34.31) | 104'10 3/4 (31.96) | ||||
| Javelin throw | 140'4" (42.76) | 115'0" (34.64) | 102'6" (31.24) | ||||