The 1930 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 March 18. The women's meet was held separately at Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, taking place April 19.
At the championships, Herman Brix of the Los Angeles Athletic Club broke the world record for the indoor shot put.
Medal summary
Men 60 yards Chester Bowman 6.4 300 yards John Lewis 32.2 600 yards 1:13.6 Eddie Roll 1000 yards 2:12.6 Ray Conger 2 miles Joe McCluskey 9:30.8 70 yards hurdles Lee Sentman 8.6 2 miles steeplechase Hans Assert 10:35.3 High jump Anton Burg 1.88 m Standing high jump Harold Osborn Pole vault Fred Sturdy 4.19 m Standing long jump William Werner 3.27 m Shot put Herman Brix 15.60 m 1 mile walk Michael Pecora 6:43.8
Women 40 yards Mary Carew 5.2 220 yards 26.2 Catherine Capp 50 yards hurdles Catherine Donovan 7.8 High jump Jean Shiley 1.61 m Standing long jump Katherine Mearls 2.53 m Shot put Margaret "Rena" MacDonald 11.62 m Basketball throw Gertrude Mayer
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Results