The 1932 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 22. The women's meet was held separately at the Newark Armory in Newark, New Jersey, taking place March 12.
At the men's championships, three world records were broken. Gene Venzke's mile win was described as a "walk-over", with only two rivals challenging him instead of the originally expected ten. Unlike in previous championships, the standing high jump was dropped from the program.
Medal summary
Men 60 yards Emmett Toppino 6.2 300 yards Horace Whitney 32.8 600 yards 1:13.0 Edwin Roll 1000 yards Dale Letts 2:13.0 Mile run Gene Venzke 4:15.0 3 miles George Lermond 14:26.4 70 yards hurdles Percy Beard 8.7 2 miles steeplechase Joseph McCluskey 9:46.4 High jump George Spitz 2.01 m Pole vault Fred Sturdy 4.11 m Long jump Everett Utterback 7.21 m Shot put Herman Brix 15.66 m Weight throw Leo Sexton 15.48 m 1 mile walk Michael Pecora 6:27.2
Women 40 yards Mary Carew 5.6 220 yards Catherine Capp 28.6 50 yards hurdles Nellie Sharka 7.8 High jump Jean Shiley 1.57 m Standing long jump Kay Ungenach 2.46 m Shot put Margaret "Rena" MacDonald 11.74 m Basketball throw Carolyn Dieckman
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Results