1940 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
| 1940 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | February 24 (men) |
| Host city | New York City, New York, United States (men) |
| Venue | Madison Square Garden (men) |
 | |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Indoor |
| Events | 14 (14 men's + 0 women's) |
← 1939 → | |
The 1940 national championships in indoor track and field for the United States.
The men's edition was held at
New York City, New York, and it took place February 24. There was no corresponding women's championships in 1940.[1][2]
At the championships, the
Greg Rice ran a world record time of 13:55.9 for 3 miles indoors. He ran the race minutes after Taisto Mäki raced in an exhibition at the same venue, and commentators viewed Rice's performance as a response to Finnish distance running dominance of the time. About 15,000 spectators attended.[3][4]
Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
60 yards
|
Mozelle Ellerbe | 6.2 | ||||
600 yards
|
Charles Belcher | 1:11.6 | ||||
1000 yards
|
John Borican | 2:13.0 | ||||
| Mile run | Charles Fenske | 4:08.8 | ||||
3 miles
|
Greg Rice |
13:55.9 | ||||
70 yards hurdles
|
Allan Tolmich | 8.4 | ||||
2 miles steeplechase[a]
|
Joe McCluskey | 10:03.4 | ||||
| High jump | Arthur Byrnes | 1.94 m | ||||
| Pole vault | Earle Meadows | 4.35 m | ||||
| Long jump | Anson Perina | 7.21 m | ||||
| Shot put | Al Blozis | 16.98 m | ||||
| Weight throw | Niles Perkins | 17.08 m | ||||
1 mile walk
|
Charles Eschenbach | 6:51.7 | ||||
References
- ^ "UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Greg Rice New Distance Running Sensation". The Burlington Free Press. 26 Feb 1940. p. 11. Retrieved 28 Aug 2024.
- ^ "Track Champs". Daily News. 25 Feb 1940. p. 377. Retrieved 3 Sep 2024.
- Results
- "UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- "UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
Notes
- ^ Run without a water jump.