The 1946 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 Cleveland Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, taking place March 31.
At the championships, Leslie MacMitchell won his first national title in the mile. It was described as "the brass ring that had always escaped him in the past".
Medal summary
Men 60 yards Tom Carey 6.3 600 yards Elmore Harris 1:12.9 1000 yards Fred Sickinger 2:15.8 Mile run Leslie MacMitchell 4:18.1 3 miles Forest Efaw 14:40.1 60 yards hurdles Ed Dugger 7.6 High jump John Vislocky 1.98 m Pole vault Bill Moore 4.19 m Long jump 7.39 m Max Minor Shot put Bernie Mayer 16.07 m Weight throw Henry Dreyer 16.80 m 1 mile walk Joe Medgyesi 7:11.4
Women 50 yards Alice Coachman 6.4 220 yards 28.6 Juanita Watson 50 yards hurdles Lillie Purifoy 7.8 High jump Alice Coachman 1.39 m Standing long jump Lorraine Boeson 2.46 m Shot put Dorothy Dodson 10.52 m Basketball throw Marian Twining
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Results