The 1942 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 Downing Stadium in New York City, New York, and it took place 19–20 June. The women's meet was held separately at Carey Stadium in Ocean City, New Jersey, on 4 July.
At the men's championships, only the pole vault and weight throw meet records were broken due to World War II. The women's competition also suffered due to gas rationing from the war, although Stella Walsh won the maximum number of events in the 200 m, long jump, and discus throw.
Results
Men 100 m Harold Davis 10.5 Edward Greenidge 10.7 Herbert Thompson 200 m straight Harold Davis 20.9 Edward Greenidge Charles Shaw 400 m Cliff Bourland 46.7 John Wachtler 47.3 Hubert Kerns 800 m John Borican 1:51.2 William Lyda 1:51.5 Lewis Smith 1:53.8 1500 m Gilbert Dodds 3:50.2 Leroy Weed 3:51.4 Leslie MacMitchell 3:52.5 5000 m Gregory Rice 14:39.7 Art Cazares Robert Madrid 10000 m Joseph McCluskey 32:38.3 Fred Wilt Herman Goffberg Marathon Fred McGlone 2:37.54 John A. Kelley 2:42.21 2:43.59 110 m hurdles Bill Cummins 14.1 Joe Batiste Robert Wright 400 m hurdles Walter Smith 52.0 Bill Cummins 52.2 Oris Erwin 52.3 3000 m steeplechase George DeGeorge 9:16.5 Forrest Efaw Joseph McCluskey High jump Adam Berry 2.00 m Richmond Morcom 1.98 m Joshua Williamson 1.93 m Pole vault Cornelius Warmerdam 4.63 m Jack DeField 4.37 m Earle Meadows 4.27 m Harold Hunt Long jump Billy Brown 7.40 m William Steele 7.32 m Clarence Lewis 7.27 m Triple jump Billy Brown 14.92 m Ruudi Toomsalu 13.73 m Clarence Lewis 13.75 m Shot put Alfred Blozis 16.37 m Carl Merritt 15.23 m Thomas Montgomery 15.10 m Discus throw Robert Fitch 50.85 m Philip Fox 49.68 m Archie Harris 49.34 m Hammer throw Chester Cruikshank 52.94 m Irving Folwartshny 51.40 m Edmund Styrna 50.01 m Javelin throw Boyd Brown 66.03 m Martin Biles 65.63 m Robert Biles 65.02 m Decathlon William Terwilliger 6802 pts William Watson 6076 pts Herbert Matter 5963 pts 200 m hurdles Robert Wright 23.5 3000 m walk John Connolly 14:16.3 Weight throw for distance Frank Berst 11.97 m All-around decathlon Joshua Williamson 6031 pts
Women 50 m Jeanette Jones 6.7 Mamie Taylor 100 m Alice Coachman 12.1 Rowena Harrison Jean Lowe 200 m 25.4 Jean Kaplan Katherine Geary 80 m hurdles Lillie Purifoy 12.6 Nancy Cowperthwaite Leila Perry High jump Alice Coachman 1.42 m Norma Jeffrey Long jump 5.46 m Rowena Harrison Betty Moore Shot put (8 lb) Ramona Harris Dorothy Dodson Discus throw 33.82 m Anne Pallo Javelin throw Dorothy Dodson 37.45 m Marie Sostar Marian Twining Baseball throw Irene Romano
See also List of USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners (men) List of USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners (women)
References
Results