1926 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
{{short description|American athletics championship event}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox Athletics Championships
| Name = 1926 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
| Stadium image = 200px
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| Host city = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| Dates = 2 July (men)
9–10 July (women)
| Stadium = Municipal Stadium
| Athletes participating =
| Events =
| Previous = 1925
| Next = 1927
}}
The 1926 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 Municipal Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it took place 2 July. The women's meet was held separately at the same venue on 9–10 July.
At the men's championships, an American record was set in the 3 miles walk. It was the first time that relays counted towards the team championships.{{cite web |title=Sites/Dates Of The U.S. Men's Nationals, 1876–2023 |url=https://trackandfieldnews.com/sites-of-the-national-mens-championships/ |website=Track & Field News |access-date=4 December 2024 |date=19 October 2020}} In the women's competition, Lillian Copeland won the shot put, discus, and javelin.{{cite web |title=Sites & Dates Of The U.S. National Women's Championships |url=https://trackandfieldnews.com/sites-dates-of-the-national-womens-championships/ |website=Track & Field News |access-date=4 December 2024}}
Results
=Men=
| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}} | |||
| 100 yards | 9.8 | 2 yards behind | 2 yards behind 2nd |
| 220 yards straight | 21.4 | | Jackson Scholz | |
| 440 yards | 48.6 | | George Oestrich | |
| 880 yards | 1:53.6 | | Ray Watson | |
| 1 mile | 4:16.0 | | Ray Conger | |
| 6 miles | 31:31.0 | | {{flai|Ove Andersen|FIN}} | |
| Marathon | 2:45:05.2 | 2:53:00.0 | 2:58:15.6 |
| 120 yards hurdles | 14.6 | | Hugo Leistner | |
| 440 yards hurdles | 55.0 | | George Meyers | |
| 2 miles steeplechase | 10:34.2 | 50 yards behind
| {{flai|Ove Andersen|FIN}} | |
| High jump | 1.94 m | 1.92 m | 1.89 m |
| Pole vault | 3.96 m | 3.96 m | 3.81 m |
| Long jump | 7.68 m | 7.38 m | 7.18 m |
| Triple jump | 15.04 m | 14.46 m | 14.09 m |
| Shot put | 15.21 m | 14.92 m | 14.57 m |
| Discus throw | 46.80 m | 43.41 m | 42.13 m |
| Hammer throw | 49.64 m | 47.74 m | 47.71 m |
| Javelin throw | 60.83 m | 60.75 m | 58.38 m |
| Decathlon | 7187.832 pts | 6820.346 pts | 6348.4625 pts |
| 220 yards hurdles | 24.0
| | | | |
| Pentathlon | 10 pts
| | | | |
| Weight throw for distance | 11.14 m
| | | |
=Women=
| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}} | |||
| 50 yards | 6.1 | | Mary Weime | |
| 100 yards
| {{flai|Rosa Grosse|CAN}} | 11.8 | | Eleanor Egg | |
| 200 m | 28.6 | | Ethel Nichols | |
| 80 yards hurdles | 8.7 | | Nellie Todd | |
| High jump | 1.50 m | | Ruth Brinton | |
| Long jump | 5.07 m | | Elta Cartwright | |
| Shot put (8 lb) | 11.68 m | | Aurelia Brown | |
| Discus throw | 30.81 m | | Dee Boeckman | |
| Javelin throw | 34.28 m | | Alice Ryden | |
| Baseball throw | {{tf2|212|9}}
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See also
References
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{{cite web |title=USATF Outdoor Champions |website=USA Track & Field |url=https://www.usatf.org/resources/statistics/usatf-champions/usatf-outdoor-champions |access-date=4 December 2024}}
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; Results
- {{cite web |title=U.S. National Championships History 1876–2023: Results by Event |url=https://trackandfieldnews.com/u-s-national-championships-history/ |website=Track & Field News |access-date=4 December 2024}}
- {{cite web |title=Track and Field Statistics: USA National Championship 1926 Men, Track |url=http://trackfield.brinkster.net/USATournaments.asp?TourCode=N&Year=1926&Gender=M&TF=T&P=F&By=Y&Count= |website=trackfield.brinkster.net |access-date=4 December 2024}}
- {{cite web |title=Track and Field Statistics: USA National Championship 1926 Men, Field |url=http://trackfield.brinkster.net/USATournaments.asp?TourCode=N&Year=1926&Gender=M&TF=F&P=F&By=Y&Count= |website=trackfield.brinkster.net |access-date=4 December 2024}}
- {{cite web |title=Track and Field Statistics: USA National Championship 1926 Women, Track |url=http://trackfield.brinkster.net/USATournaments.asp?TourCode=N&Year=1926&Gender=W&TF=T&P=F&By=Y&Count= |website=trackfield.brinkster.net |access-date=4 December 2024}}
- {{cite web |title=Track and Field Statistics: USA National Championship 1926 Women, Field |url=http://trackfield.brinkster.net/USATournaments.asp?TourCode=N&Year=1926&Gender=W&TF=F&P=F&By=Y&Count= |website=trackfield.brinkster.net |access-date=4 December 2024}}
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