The 1938 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 Civic Stadium in Buffalo, New York, and it took place 2–3 July (the men's 10,000 m was the only event held on 2 July). The women's meet was held separately at Recreation Field in Naugatuck, Connecticut, on 4 August.
At the men's championships, high winds caused slow winning times in most events. In the women's competition, the original host Waterbury, Connecticut withdrew at the last minute causing the meet to be moved. Lula Mae Hymes won the 100 m and long jump.
Results
Men 100 m Ben Johnson 10.7 Wilbur Greer Mozel Ellerbe 200 m Mack Robinson 21.3 Perrin Walker Clyde Jeffrey 400 m Ray Malott 47.6 Jim Herbert 800 m Howard Borck 1:51.5 John Marion 1:51.9 Charles Beetham 1500 m Glenn Cunningham 3:52.5 Charles Fenske 3:52.7 Archie San Romani 5000 m Gregory Rice 15:15.0 Walter Mehl Raymond Sears 10000 m Eino Pentti 32:15.6 Errol Vaughn Marathon Pat Dengis 2:39:38.2 2:43:30.0 Melvin Porter 2:44:05.0 110 m hurdles Fred Wolcott 14.3 Allan Tolmich Harvey Woodstra 400 m hurdles Jack Patterson 52.8 John Borican Grover Bradley 3000 m steeplechase Joseph McCluskey 9:23.3 Forrest Efaw Thomas Deckard High jump Melvin Walker 2.00 m David Albritton 2.00 m Gilbert Cruter 1.94 m Pole vault Cornelius Warmerdam 4.41 m George Varoff 4.27 m none awarded Kenneth Dills Long jump William Lacefield 7.62 m Arnold Nutting 7.40 m Jackie Robinson 7.38 m Triple jump Herschel Neil 14.77 m Eulace Peacock 14.66 m Billy Brown 14.64 m Shot put Francis Ryan 15.89 m William Watson 15.51 m Woodrow Strode 15.40 m Discus throw Peter Zagar 50.98 m Phil Levy 50.23 m Hugh Cannon 50.03 m Hammer throw Irving Folwartshny 54.63 m William Lynch 53.06 m Henry Dreyer 51.71 m Javelin throw Nick Vulmanic 66.64 m Lowell Todd 65.76 m Charles Soper 62.22 m Decathlon Joe Scott 6486 pts Hamilton Morningstar 5419 1/2 pts Allen Scisco 5354 2/3 pts 200 m hurdles Fred Wolcott 23.6 3000 m walk 13:39.9 Pentathlon John Borican 3304 pts Weight throw for distance Louis Lepis 10.70 m
Women 50 m Claire Isicson 6.6 Ivy Wilson Olive Hasenfus 100 m Lula Mae Hymes 12.4 Olive Hasenfus Claire Isicson 200 m Fanny Vitale 26.7 Esther Brown Marie Cottrell 80 m hurdles Marie Cottrell 13.0 Cora Gaines Sylvia Rothenberg High jump Margarete Bergman 1.57 m Mildred Pufundt Beulah Clark Frances Sobczak Mildred Kosick Long jump Lula Mae Hymes 5.23 m Dorothy Catocci Esther Dennis Shot put Catherine Fellmeth 11.73 m Florence Wright Margarete Bergman Discus throw Catherine Fellmeth 38.41 m Frances Sobczak Elizabeth Lindsay Javelin throw Rose Auerbach 37.05 m Margaret Barnes Rose Cea Baseball throw Betsy Jochum
See also 1938 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships List of USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners (men) List of USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners (women)
References
Results