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1936 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Dates3–4 July (men)
4 July (women)
Host cityPrinceton, New Jersey (men)
Providence, Rhode Island (women)
VenuePalmer Stadium (men)
Brown University Field (women)
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The 1936 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 Palmer Stadium in Princeton, New Jersey, and it took place 3–4 July. The women's meet was held separately at Brown University Field in Providence, Rhode Island, on 4 July.

The men's competition was held as a separate event from the 1936 United States Olympic trials, but the women's event doubled as the Olympic trials for Olympic disciplines. At the men's championships, George Varoff set a world record in the pole vault.[1] In the women's competition, Helen Stephens won the 100 m, shot put, and discus throw, but could not contest the shot put at the Olympics as it wasn't part of the programme.[2]

Results

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Men

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m Jesse Owens 10.4 Ralph Metcalfe 10.6 e Samuel Stoller
200 m straight Ralph Metcalfe 21.2 Robert Packard 2 ft behind  Robert Rodenkirchen (GER) 2 yards behind 2nd
440 yards Harold Smallwood 47.3 James LuValle 47.4 e Archie Williams 47.4 e
800 m Charles Beetham 1:50.3 John Woodruff 1:50.4 Charles Hornbostel 1:50.8
1500 m Glenn Cunningham 3:54.2 Archie San Romani Gene Venzke
5000 m Donald Lash 15:04.8 Norman Bright James Smith
10,000 m Donald Lash 31:06.9 Eino Pentti Stanley Wudyka
Marathon Billy McMahon 2:38:14.2 John A. Kelley 2:40:07.0 Melvin Porter 2:43:49.0
110 m hurdles Forrest Towns 14.2 Philip Cope Alvin Moreau
400 m hurdles Glenn Hardin 51.6 Dale Schofield Lorin Benke
3000 m steeplechase Harold Manning 9:15.1 Glen Dawson 20 yards behind Joseph McCluskey
High jump[a] Cornelius Johnson 2.03 m Melvin Walker 2.03 m David Albritton 2.03 m
Pole vault George Varoff 4.43 m Earle Meadows 4.34 m William Sefton 4.27 m
Long jump Jesse Owens 8.00 m Kermit King 7.75 m Milton Green 7.56 m
Triple jump Billy Brown 14.98 m Rolland Romero 14.88 m Dudley Wilkins 14.87 m
Shot put Dimitri Zaitz 15.44 m Jack Torrance 15.42 m Gordon Dunn 15.33 m
Discus throw Ken Carpenter 50.65 m Gordon Dunn 50.63 m Paul Halleck 48.12 m
Hammer throw William Rowe 53.52 m Irving Folwartshny 50.91 m Henry Dreyer 50.67 m
Javelin throw John Mottram 65.42 m Horace O'Dell 63.81 m Donald Johnson 58.68 m
Decathlon Glenn Morris 7880 pts Robert Clark 7598 pts Jack Parker 7290 pts
200 m hurdles[3] James Hucker 23.8
3000 m walk[3] Harry Hinkel 13:36.8
Pentathlon[3] Arkie Trenko 2899 pts
Weight throw for distance[3] Louis Lepis 10.69 m

Women

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Main article: 1936 United States Olympic trials (track and field) § Women
Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 m Ivy Wilson 6.7 Genevieve Brick Marguerite Jones
100 m Helen Stephens 11.7 Annette Rogers 12.1 e Harriet Bland 12.3 e
200 m Beverly Hobbs 26.6 Cora Gaines Marion Thompson
80 m hurdles Anne Vrana-O'Brien 12.0 Tidye Pickett Simone Schaller
High jump Annette Rogers 1.59 m Alice Arden 1.56 m Kathlyn Kelly 1.53 m
Long jump Mabel Smith 5.48 m Etta Tate 5.31 m Sylvia Broman 5.18 m
Shot put (8 lb) Helen Stephens 12.71 m Florence Wright 11.89 m Catherine Fellmeth 11.26 m
Discus throw Helen Stephens 37.04 m Gertrude Wilhelmsen 35.58 m Evelyn Ferrara 35.40 m
Javelin throw Martha Worst 38.10 m Betty Burch 36.46 m Gertrude Wilhelmsen 36.35 m
Baseball throw[4] Josephine Lally 247 ft 3 in (75.36 m)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Johnson won the high jump in a jump-off against Walker and Albritton. Walker was given 2nd place after winning a coin toss.

References

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  1. ^ "Sites/Dates Of The U.S. Men's Nationals, 1876–2023". Track & Field News. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Sites & Dates Of The U.S. National Women's Championships". Track & Field News. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "Podiums for usa track and field championships: 1936 usa track and field championships". Athletics Podium [d].
  4. ^ "USATF Outdoor Champions". USA Track & Field. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
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