The 1948 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships were organized by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and served as the national championships in outdoor track and field for the United States.
The men's edition was held at Marquette Stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it took place 2–3 July. The women's meet was held separately at Houseman Field in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on 6 July.
Both championships were held about one week before their respective 1948 United States Olympic trials, except for the men's 10,000 m which served as both the national championships and Olympic team selection event. At the men's edition, Herb McKenley set a men's 400 m world record in the heats. It was the first year that a separate Olympic trials was held for women.
Results
Men 100 m Norwood Ewell 10.6 Harrison Dillard Paul Bienz 200 m Lloyd LaBeach 21.0 Cliff Bourland Norwood Ewell 400 m 46.3 Malvin Whitfield Ollie Matson 800 m Herbert Barten 1:51.3 Reginald Pearman Tarver Perkins 1500 m Gilbert Dodds 3:52.1 Roland Sink William Mack 5000 m Curt Stone 14:49.1 Jerry Thompson Clarence Robison 10000 m Edward O'Toole 32:29.7 Fred Wilt 32:31.0 Herman Goffberg 33:10.0 Marathon John A. Kelley 2:48:32.3 Charles Robbins 2:59.19 Harry Murphy 3:01.05 110 m hurdles William Porter 14.1 Harrison Dillard 14.3 Edward Dugger 200 m hurdles Madill Gartiser 23.9 400 m hurdles Roy Cochran 52.3 Ennis Gray Clarence Doak 3000 m steeplechase Forrest Efaw 9:32.9 Robert McMullen Browning Ross 3000 m walk Henry Laskau 13:17.9 High jump William Vessie 2.02 m none awarded John Vislocky 2.00 m Tom Schofield Richard Phillips Vern McGrew Pole vault Richmond Morcom 4.42 m none awarded Guinn Smith 4.34 m Bob Richards Long jump Fred Johnson 7.73 m Lorenzo Wright 7.68 m Eural Davis 7.43 m Triple jump Gaylord Bryan 14.62 m Bill Albans 14.29 m James Gerhardt 14.25 m Shot put James Delaney 16.36 m Bernard Mayer 16.22 m Wilbur Thompson 16.15 m Discus throw Fortune Gordien 51.33 m Byrl Thompson 50.53 m Victor Frank 49.32 m Hammer throw Robert Bennett 53.52 m Samuel Felton 52.78 m Henry Dreyer 51.93 m Javelin throw Steve Seymour 70.23 m Martin Biles 66.85 m Delfs Pickarts 61.96 m Weight throw for distance Henry Dreyer Pentathlon Russell Thomas 3283 pts Decathlon Robert Mathias 7224 pts Irving Mondschein 7101 pts Floyd Simmons 7054 pts
Women 50 m Mabel Walker 6.7 Alice Coachman Mary Hardaway 100 m 12.9 Mary Griggs Juanita Watson 200 m 25.5 Audrey Patterson Nell Jackson 80 m hurdles Bernice Robinson 12.1 Lillie Purifoy Theresa Manuel High jump Alice Coachman 1.52 m Emma Reed none awarded Bernice Robinson Long jump 5.40 m Lillian Young Nancy Phillips Shot put (8 lb) 12.34 m Dorothy Dodson Pauline Ruppeldt Discus throw 37.88 m Dorothy Dodson Herta Rand Javelin throw Dorothy Dodson 38.37 m Theresa Manuel Bessie Leick Baseball throw Juanita Watson
See also List of USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners (men) List of USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners (women)
References
Results
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