1947 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The 1947 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.

1947 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Dates	3–4 July (men) 28-29 June (women)
Host city	Lincoln, Nebraska (men) San Antonio, Texas (women)
Venue	Memorial Stadium (men) Alamo Stadium (women)
← 1946 1948 →

The men's edition was held at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it took place 3–4 July. The women's meet was held separately at Alamo Stadium in San Antonio, Texas, on 28-29 June.

At the men's championships, Steve Seymour set an American record in the javelin throw.^[1] The women's competition featured the "big three" (as described then) of Alice Coachman, Stella Walsh, and Dorothy Dodson.^[2]

Results

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 m	William Mathis	10.5	Norwood Ewell		Eddie Conwell
200 m	Norwood Ewell	21.0	Charles Parker		Joseph Cianciabella
400 m	Herbert McKenley (JAM)	47.1	David Bolen	47.5 e	George Guida	47.9 e
800 m	Reginald Pearman	1:50.9	Malvin Whitfield	1:51.0	Tarver Perkins
1500 m	Gerald Karver	3:52.9	William Mack		Donald Gehrmann
5000 m	Curt Stone	15:02.7	Jerry Thompson		Earef Aydin (TUR)
10000 m	Edward O'Toole	33:28.3	Browning Ross		Donald Lash
Marathon	Theodore Vogel	2:40.11	Thomas Crane	2:42.11	William Steiner	2:43.49
110 m hurdles	Harrison Dillard	14.0	Floyd Simmons		Dan Yovetich
200 m hurdles[3]	Harrison Dillard	23.3
400 m hurdles	Walter Smith	52.3	Roy Cochran		Lee Hofacre
3000 m steeplechase	Forrest Efaw	9:32.5	Joseph McCluskey		James Rafferty
2 miles walk[4]	Ernest Weber	14:10.1
High jump	David Albritton	1.98 m	Charles Hanger	1.93 m	none awarded
			Irving Mondschein
			Jack Heintzman
			John Vislocky
			Lester Steers
			Tom Follis
			Tom Scofield
			William Vessie
Pole vault	Richmond Morcom	4.27 m	Earle Meadows	4.27 m	Ray Kring	4.11 m
					Bob Richards
					Guinn Smith
					George Rasmussen
Long jump	William Steele	7.55 m	John Robertson	7.38 m	William Lewis	7.38 m
Triple jump	Robert Beckus	14.00 m	Dick Ganslen	13.85 m	William Albans	13.83 m
Shot put	James Delaney	16.09 m	Fortune Gordien	16.05 m	Stan Lampert	15.91 m
Discus throw	Fortune Gordien	53.07 m	Robert Fitch	52.56 m	Byrl Thompson	47.67 m
Hammer throw	Robert Bennett	55.14 m	Samuel Felton	52.55 m	Edmund Styrna	52.09 m
Javelin throw	Steve Seymour	75.84 m	Martin Biles	72.06 m	Herb Grote	64.11 m
Weight throw for distance[4]	Frank Berst	36 ft 41⁄2 in (11.08 m)
Pentathlon[3]	John Voight	2972 pts
Decathlon	Irving Mondschein	6715 pts	Lloyd Duff	6705 pts	Floyd Simmons	6580 pts

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
50 m	Alice Coachman	6.8	Katherine Geary		Mabel Walker
100 m	Juanita Watson	13.1	Alice Coachman		Mary Griggs
200 m	Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL)	26.2	Audrey Patterson		Nell Jackson
80 m hurdles	Nancy Cowperthwaite	12.6	Theresa Manuel		Lillie Purifoy
High jump	Alice Coachman	1.55 m	Emma Reed	1.50 m	Mary Oprea	1.47 m
					Gertrude Orr
Long jump	Lillie Purifoy	5.33 m	Nancy Cowperthwaite		Lillian Young
Shot put (8 lb)	Dorothy Dodson	11.56 m	Francis Kaszubski (POL)	11.17 m	Katherine Geary	10.91 m
Discus throw	Francis Kaszubski (POL)	33.65 m	Dorothy Dodson	32.66 m	Pauline Ruppeldt	30.12 m
Javelin throw	Dorothy Dodson	37.31 m	Hattie Palmer	34.68 m	Marian Twining	32.28 m
Baseball throw[4]	Marion Barone	252 ft 8 in (77.01 m)

See also

• List of USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners (men)
• List of USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners (women)