1931 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

The 1931 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships were organized by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and served as the national championships in indoor track and field for the United States.

1931 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
Dates	February 25 (men) March 14 (women)
Host city	New York City, New York, United States (men) Newark, New Jersey, United States (women)
Venue	Madison Square Garden (men) Newark Armory (women)
Level	Senior
Type	Indoor
Events	20 (13 men's + 7 women's)
← 1930 1932 →

The men's edition was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, and it took place February 25. The women's meet was held separately at the Newark Armory in Newark, New Jersey, taking place March 14.^[1][2]

At the women's championships, Stella Walsh retained her 220 yards title, winning by six yards over Catherine Capp.^[3][4][5]

Medal summary

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
60 yards	Ira Singer	6.5
300 yards	Bill Carr	32.4
600 yards[a]	Phil Edwards (BGU)	1:12.6	Sera Martin (FRA)		Alex Wilson (CAN)
1000 yards	Ray Conger	2:14.1
2 miles	Leo Lermond	9:11.8
70 yards hurdles	Percy Beard	8.5
2 miles steeplechase	Hans Assert	10:16.2
High jump	Anton Burg	1.98 m
Standing high jump	Harold Osborn	5 ft 1 in (1.54 m)
Pole vault	Fred Sturdy	4.24 m
Standing long jump	William Werner	3.30 m
Shot put	Leo Sexton	14.91 m
1 mile walk	William Carlson	6:47.8

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
40 yards	Mary Carew	5.2
220 yards	Stella Walsh (POL)	27.2	Catherine Capp
50 yards hurdles	Evelyne Hall	7.6
High jump	Jean Shiley	1.60 m
Standing long jump	Katherine Mearls	2.50 m
Shot put	Margaret "Rena" MacDonald	11.43 m
Basketball throw	Carolyn Dieckman	96 ft 2 in (29.31 m)