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1940 USA Track & Field Championships

Fresno, CA, United States of America 28–29 Jun 1940
events
36
medals awarded
36
nations on the podium
1
world record
1

Podiums

Sprints

100m

1 Harold Davis (1921) CR 10.3
Sprints

200m

1 Harold Davis (1921) Straight track CR 20.4 ST
Sprints

400m

1 Grover Klemmer (1921) 47.0
Middle & long

1500m

1 Walter Mehl (1916) AR 3:47.9
Middle & long

5000m

1 Greg Rice (1916) 14:33.4
Middle & long

10,000m

1 Donald Lash (1914) 32:29.2
Road

Marathon

1 Louis Gregory Yonkers-NY, 10.11.1940 / OC winner: Gerard Cote (CAN) 2:34:07 2:35:10
Hurdles

110m hurdles

1 Fred Wolcott (1917) CR 13.9
Hurdles

200m hurdles

1 Fred Wolcott (1917) Straight track 22.6 ST
Hurdles

400m hurdles

1 Carl McBain (1918) CR= 51.6
Jumps

Pole vault

1 Cornelius Warmerdam (1915) WR 4.60
Jumps

Long jump

1 Billy Brown (1918) 7.65
Jumps

Triple jump

1 Billy Brown (1918) 15.31
Throws

Shot put

1 Alfred Blozis (1919) 16.77
Throws

Discus throw

1 Phil Levy-Fox (1913) 51.93
Throws

Hammer throw

1 Stanley Johnson (1918) 55.66
Throws

Javelin throw

1 Boyd Brown (1918) 68.01
Throws

56-pound weight throw

1 Henry Dreyer (1911) 10.82
Race walks

3000m race walk

1 Otto Kotraba 13:52.0
Race walks

20 km race walk

1 Leo Schnepel Upper Darby-PA, 21.09.1940 1:56:03
Race walks

50 km race walk

1 William Mihalo 5:06:45
Combined

Pentathlon

1 Harry March 2981
Cross country

Cross country

1 Donald Lash (1912) Northville-MI, 28.11.1940 3025 10k

Medal table

1 nations · 36 medals
#NationTotal
1 United States of America USA360036

Records set

1 WR · 5 CR · 1 AR
  • WR Cornelius Warmerdam (1915) Pole vault · Men 4.60
  • CR Harold Davis (1921) 100m · Men 10.3
  • CR Harold Davis (1921) 200m · Men 20.4
  • AR Walter Mehl (1916) 1500m · Men 3:47.9
  • CR Fred Wolcott (1917) 110m hurdles · Men 13.9
  • CR= Carl McBain (1918) 400m hurdles · Men 51.6
  • CR Les Steers High jump · Men 2.05

About this edition

Women's Championships venue & date: Ocean City-NJ

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