The 1953 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 14. The women's meet was held separately at the Connecticut Street Armory in Buffalo, New York, taking place March 22.
The women's meet was held in conjunction with the JY Cameron Memorial Meet, which featured a long-track men's 4 × 440 yards relay world record.
Medal summary
Men 60 yards John Haines 6.2 600 yards Mal Whitfield 1:10.4 1000 yards 2:09.4 Don Gehrmann Mile run Fred Dwyer 4:12.4 3 miles Horace Ashenfelter 13:47.5 60 yards hurdles Harrison Dillard 7.3 High jump Lewis Hall 2.05 m Pole vault Bob Richards 4.58 m Long jump Meredith Gourdine 7.55 m Shot put Parry O'Brien 17.03 m Weight throw Steve Dillon 18.24 m 1 mile walk Henry Laskau 6:20.6
Women 50 yards Mabel "Dolly" Landry 6.3 100 yards Cynthia Robinson 11.4 220 yards Janet Moreau 26.5 50 yards hurdles Nancy Cowperthwaite-Phillips 7.1 High jump Marion Boos 1.56 m Standing long jump Janet Moreau 2.61 m Shot put Amelia Bert 12.46 m Basketball throw Ramona Massey
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Results