| 1972 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | |
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| Host City: | New York City, New York, United States |
| Dates: | February 25 |
| Stadium: | Madison Square Garden |
| Level: | Senior |
| Type: | Indoor |
| Events: | 22 (13 men's + 9 women's) |
| Previous: | 1971 |
| Next: | 1973 |
The 1972 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships were held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. Organized by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), the competition took place on February 25 and served as the national championships in indoor track and field for the United States.[1]
The meeting was used to select the U.S. team for a dual meet against the Soviet Union to be held in Richmond, Virginia on March 17. At the championships, Byron Dyce of Jamaica became the first black person to win a mile run final at Madison Square Garden.[2]
| 60 yards | 6.2 | ||||||
| 600 yards | 1:11.3 | ||||||
| 1000 yards | 2:09.8 | 2:09.8 | 2:10.8 | ||||
| Mile run | 4:01.8 | 4:04.6 | 4:05.9 | ||||
| 3 miles | 13:18.4 | 13:19.4 | |||||
| 60 yards hurdles | 7.1 | ||||||
| High jump | 2.18 m | ||||||
| Pole vault | 5.45 m | ||||||
| Long jump | 7.90 m | ||||||
| Triple jump | 16.56 m | ||||||
| Shot put | 20.15 m | ||||||
| Weight throw | 22.04 m | ||||||
| 1 mile walk | 6:13.4 |
| 60 yards | 6.9 | ||||||
| 220 yards | 24.6 | ||||||
| 440 yards | 54.9 | ||||||
| 880 yards | 2:08.2 | ||||||
| Mile run | 4:44.0 | ||||||
| 60 yards hurdles | 7.5 | ||||||
| High jump | 1.73 m | 1.73 m | |||||
| Long jump | 6.39 m | ||||||
| Shot put | 15.53 m |