The 1956 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 23. The women's meet was held separately at the D.C. Armory in Washington, D.C., taking place January 21.
At the championships, foreign guest Ron Delany won the mile by 10 yards. The women's championships were held in conjunction with the ninth annual Washington Star Games invitational track meet in January.
Medal summary
Men 60 yards John Haines 6.2 600 yards Lou Jones 1:11.0 1000 yards Arnie Sowell 2:08.4 Mile run 4:14.5 Fred Dwyer 3 miles Horace Ashenfelter 14:09.6 60 yards hurdles Lee Calhoun 7.2 High jump Ernie Shelton 2.06 m Pole vault Don Bragg 4.60 m Bob Richards Long jump Roslyn Range 7.50 m Shot put Parry O'Brien 18.72 m Weight throw Bob Backus 19.47 m 1 mile walk Henry Laskau 6:44.5
Women 50 yards Isabelle Daniels 6.2 100 yards Isabelle Daniels 11.1 220 yards Mae Faggs 26.8 70 yards hurdles Connie Darnowski 9.7 High jump Mildred McDaniel 1.62 m Standing long jump Nancy Cowperthwaite-Phillips 2.49 m Shot put 13.52 m Louis Testa Basketball throw Catherine Walsh
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Results