The 1947 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 Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it took place 3–4 July. The women's meet was held separately at Alamo Stadium in San Antonio, Texas, on 28-29 June.
At the men's championships, Steve Seymour set an American record in the javelin throw. The women's competition featured the "big three" (as described then) of Alice Coachman, Stella Walsh, and Dorothy Dodson.
Results
Men 100 m William Mathis 10.5 Norwood Ewell Eddie Conwell 200 m Norwood Ewell 21.0 Charles Parker Joseph Cianciabella 400 m 47.1 David Bolen 47.5 George Guida 47.9 800 m Reginald Pearman 1:50.9 Malvin Whitfield 1:51.0 Tarver Perkins 1500 m Gerald Karver 3:52.9 William Mack Donald Gehrmann 5000 m Curt Stone 15:02.7 Jerry Thompson 10000 m Edward O'Toole 33:28.3 Browning Ross Donald Lash Marathon Theodore Vogel 2:40.11 Thomas Crane 2:42.11 William Steiner 2:43.49 110 m hurdles Harrison Dillard 14.0 Floyd Simmons Dan Yovetich 200 m hurdles Harrison Dillard 23.3 400 m hurdles Walter Smith 52.3 Roy Cochran Lee Hofacre 3000 m steeplechase Forrest Efaw 9:32.5 Joseph McCluskey James Rafferty 2 miles walk Ernest Weber 14:10.1 High jump David Albritton 1.98 m Charles Hanger 1.93 m none awarded Irving Mondschein Jack Heintzman John Vislocky Lester Steers Tom Follis Tom Scofield William Vessie Pole vault Richmond Morcom 4.27 m Earle Meadows 4.27 m Ray Kring 4.11 m Bob Richards Guinn Smith George Rasmussen Long jump William Steele 7.55 m John Robertson 7.38 m William Lewis 7.38 m Triple jump Robert Beckus 14.00 m Dick Ganslen 13.85 m William Albans 13.83 m Shot put James Delaney 16.09 m Fortune Gordien 16.05 m Stan Lampert 15.91 m Discus throw Fortune Gordien 53.07 m Robert Fitch 52.56 m Byrl Thompson 47.67 m Hammer throw Robert Bennett 55.14 m Samuel Felton 52.55 m Edmund Styrna 52.09 m Javelin throw Steve Seymour 75.84 m Martin Biles 72.06 m Herb Grote 64.11 m Weight throw for distance Frank Berst Pentathlon John Voight 2972 pts Decathlon Irving Mondschein 6715 pts Lloyd Duff 6705 pts Floyd Simmons 6580 pts
Women 50 m Alice Coachman 6.8 Katherine Geary Mabel Walker 100 m Juanita Watson 13.1 Alice Coachman Mary Griggs 200 m 26.2 Audrey Patterson Nell Jackson 80 m hurdles Nancy Cowperthwaite 12.6 Theresa Manuel Lillie Purifoy High jump Alice Coachman 1.55 m Emma Reed 1.50 m Mary Oprea 1.47 m Gertrude Orr Long jump Lillie Purifoy 5.33 m Nancy Cowperthwaite Lillian Young Shot put (8 lb) Dorothy Dodson 11.56 m 11.17 m Katherine Geary 10.91 m Discus throw 33.65 m Dorothy Dodson 32.66 m Pauline Ruppeldt 30.12 m Javelin throw Dorothy Dodson 37.31 m Hattie Palmer 34.68 m Marian Twining 32.28 m Baseball throw Marion Barone
See also List of USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners (men) List of USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners (women)
References
Results