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The 1943 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.
| 1943 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19–20 June (men) 15 August (women) |
| Host city | New York City, New York (men) Lakewood, Ohio (women) |
| Venue | Downing Stadium (men) Lakewood High School (women) |
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← 1942 1944 → | |
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 Lakewood High School in Lakewood, Ohio, on 15 August.
It was the first time in men's championships history that no meeting records were set (mostly due to World War II).[1] In the women's competition, Stella Walsh led her Polish Olympic Women's Athletic Club to the team title by winning three events.[2]
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Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | Harold Davis | 10.3 | Herbert Thompson | 10.3 e | Edward Greenidge | |
| 200 m straight | Harold Davis | 20.2 | Edward Greenidge | 21.5 e | George Guida | |
| 400 m | Cliff Bourland | 47.7 | Francis Cotter | 3 yards behind | John Fulton | |
| 800 m | William Hulse | 1:53.4 | Robert Ufer | 1:53.8 | Donald Burnham | 1:54.4 |
| 1500 m | Gilbert Dodds | 3:50.0 | William Hulse | 3:55.4 | Fred Wilt | 3:55.8 |
| 5000 m |  Gunder Hägg (SWE) | 14:48.5 | Gregory Rice | Jerry Thompson | ||
| 10000 m | Lou Gregory | 33:22.0 | James Rafferty | Theodore Vogel | ||
| Marathon |  Gérard Côté (CAN) | 2:38:35.3 | Fred McGlone | 2:39:08.5 | Clayton Farrar | 2:39:30.0 |
| 110 m hurdles | Bill Cummins | 14.3 | James Fieweger | John Saunders | ||
| 200 m hurdles straight[3] | Bill Cummins | 22.1 | ||||
| 400 m hurdles | Oris Erwin | 53.1 | Bruce Miller | 53.6 | Hubert Gates | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Joseph McCluskey | 9:39.7 | Ray Phillips | Ralph Dewey | ||
| 2 miles walk[4] | John Wilson | 14:16.9 | ||||
| High jump | Peter Watkins | 2.02 m | Joshua Williamson | 2.00 m | Fred Sheffield | 1.97 m |
| Pole vault | Cornelius Warmerdam | 4.57 m | Jack DeField | 4.27 m | Irving Moore | 4.11 m |
| Keith Groswird | ||||||
| Long jump | William Christopher | 7.43 m | Eulace Peacock | 7.33 m | Edsel Curry | 7.31 m |
| Triple jump | Billy Brown | 13.84 m | Clarence Lewis | 13.65 m | Rundi Toomasuli | 13.34 m |
| Shot put | Earl Audet | 16.14 m | Elmer Aussieker | 15.71 m | James Delaney | 513 7 m |
| Discus throw | Hugh Cannon | 49.12 m | Howard Debus | 47.29 m | George Huber | 45.97 m |
| Hammer throw | Henry Dreyer | 50.16 m | Irving Folwartshny | 47.97 m | George Huber | 47.48 m |
| Javelin throw | Martin Biles | 61.69 m | Steve Seymour | 60.90 m | William Footrick | 55.62 m |
| Weight throw for distance[4] | Frank Berst | 35 ft 2 in (10.71 m) | ||||
| Pentathlon[3] | Eulace Peacock | 3225 pts | ||||
| Decathlon | William Watson | 5994 pts | Joshua Williamson | 5808 pts | Donald Wanner | 5614 pts |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m | Alice Coachman | 6.5 | Jeanette Jones | Lillian Young | ||
| 100 m |  Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) | 11.6 | Alice Coachman | 11.7 e | Rowena Harrison | |
| 200 m | Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) | 26.3 | Alice Jagus (POL) | Mary Cummins | ||
| 80 m hurdles | Nancy Cowperthwaite | 12.3 | Joan Davis | Leila Perry | ||
| High jump | Alice Coachman | 1.52 m | Adrienne Robinson | Bernice Robinson | ||
| Long jump | Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) | 5.81 m | Rowena Harrison | Betty Dummeldinger | ||
| Shot put (8 lb) | Frances Gorn-Sobczak (POL) | 11.56 m | Dorothy Dodson | Mildred Yetter | ||
| Discus throw | Frances Gorn-Sobczak (POL) | 33.38 m | Betty Weaver | Anne Pallo (POL) | ||
| Javelin throw | Dorothy Dodson | 33.91 m | Marian Twining | Bessie Leick | ||
| Baseball throw[4] | Elaine Grothe | 260 ft 61⁄4 in (79.4 m) | ||||
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