1947 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

{{Short description|National athletics championship event}}

{{Infobox Athletics Championships

| Name = 1947 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

| Colour = #A9F5A9

| Logo =

| Size =

| Host city = New York City, New York, United States (men)

| Dates = February 22 (men)

| Stadium = Madison Square Garden (men)

| Stadium image = 200px

| Level = Senior

| Type = Indoor

| Athletes participating =

| Events = 12 (12 men's + 0 women's)

| Records set =

| Previous = 1946

| Next = 1948

}}

The 1947 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.

The men's edition was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, and it took place February 22. There was no corresponding women's edition that year.{{cite web |title=UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN) |url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/usai.htm |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=9 August 2024}}{{cite web |title=UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN) |url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/usawi.htm |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=9 August 2024}}

1947 was the last year that a men's championships were held without a corresponding women's meet; in all years since {{as of|2024|lc=y}}, both men's and women's championships were always held. At the championships, Gil Dodds of Boston won the mile in 4:12.7 by 20 yards. About 15,000 spectators attended.{{cite web |title=Gil Dodds Wins Slow Mile; AAU Marks Fall |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-gil-dodds-wins-slow-mile-aau/154096324/ |publisher=Daily News |access-date=27 Aug 2024 |page=357 |date=23 Feb 1947}}

Medal summary

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=Men=

{{MedalistTable|columns=2|type=Event}}
60 yards

| Ed Conwell

6.1

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600 yards

| George Guida

1:13.7

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1000 yards

| Bill McGuire

2:13.9

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Mile run

| Gil Dodds

4:12.7

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3 miles

| Curt Stone

14:22.6

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60 yards hurdles

| Harrison Dillard

7.4

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High jump

| John Vislocky

2.01 m

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Pole vault

| Guinn Smith

4.27 m

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Long jump

| Herb Douglas

7.44 m

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Shot put

| Irving Kintisch

16.00 m

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Weight throw

| Henry Dreyer

17.00 m

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1 mile walk

| Ernie Weber

6:44.2

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References

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; Results

  • {{cite web |title=UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN) |url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/usai.htm |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=9 August 2024}}
  • {{cite web |title=UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN) |url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/usawi.htm |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=9 August 2024}}

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