1948 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)

The Men's portion of the 1948 United States Olympic Trials for track and field were held at Dyche Stadium on the campus of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Organized by Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), the two-day competition lasted from July 9 and 10.

1948 United States Men's Olympic Trials
DatesJuly 9–10
Host cityEvanston, Illinois, United States
VenueRyan Field
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
← 1936
1952 →

The results of the event determined qualification for the United States at the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London.[1][2]

1948 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials results

Men
Dyche Stadium hosted the 1948 men's competition
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Barney Ewell10.2/10.33 Mel Patton10.3/10.45 Harrison Dillard10.4/10.50
200 Meters Mel Patton20.7 =AR Barney Ewell20.7 =AR Cliff Bourland21.0
400 Meters Mal Whitfield46.6/46.77 Dave Bolen47.0/47.15 George Guida47.2/47.35
800 Meters Mal Whitfield1:50.6 Herb Barten1:50.7 Robert Chambers1:51.4
1500 Meters Don Gehrmann3:52.2/41 Clem Eischen3:52.5/62 Roland Sink3:52.5/66
3000 Meters Steeplechase Bob McMillen9:18.7 Browning Ross9:21.0 Whitey Overton9:28.4
5000 Meters Curt Stone14:40.7 Jerry Thompson14:41.2 Clarence Robison14:44.2
10000 Meters Eddie O'Toole32:29.7 Fred Wilt32:31.0 Herman Goffberg33:10.0
50 Kilometer Walk Ernest Crosbie5:04:30 Adolf Weinacker5:05:46 John Deni5:05:48
110 Meters Hurdles William Porter13.9/13.90 Craig Dixon14.1/14.11 Clyde Scott14.2/14.18
400 Meters Hurdles Roy Cochran51.7/51.83 Dick Ault51.8/51.96 Jeff Kirk51.9/52.00
High Jump Vern McGrew6'8 1/4" (2.038) George Stanich6'8 1/4" (2.038) Dwight Eddleman6'7 1/4" (2.013)
Pole Vault Boo Morcom14'8 1/8" (4.47) Guinn Smith14'8 1/8" (4.47) Bob Richards14'6 1/8" (4.42)
Long Jump Willie Steele26'2" (7.97) * Herb Douglas25'3" (7.69) Lorenzo Wright25'0 1/4" (7.62) *
Triple Jump Bill Albans48'11 1/2" (14.92) Erkki Koutonen48'11 1/2" (14.92) Bob Beckus48'1 3/4" (14.67)
Shot Put Jim Delaney55'1 3/4" (16.81) Wilbur Thompson54'11 7/8" (16.76) Jim Fuchs54'8 3/8" (16.67)
Discus Throw Fortune Gordien166'2" (50.64) * Vic Frank165'10 3/4" (50.56) William Burton163'9" 3/4 (49.93) *
Hammer Throw Bob Bennett177'8 1/2" (54.16) Henry Dreyer173'4 3/4" (52.84) Samuel Felton171'3 3/4" (52.21)
Javelin Throw Martin Biles225'9" (68.81) Bob Likins222'3 1/2" (67.75) Steve Seymour218'9" (66.68)

Women

The women's Olympic Trials was conducted on July 12 as a single day event in Providence, Rhode Island. It was considered horribly organized, or at least the women athletes were not accorded the same respect as the men in the sense that they had to conduct heats, semi-finals and finals all in the same day. Audrey Patterson ran five races that day to qualify in two events. Lillian Young ran three races and long jumped.

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 Meters Mabel Walker12.3 Audrey Patterson12.4 Lillian Young12.6
200 Meters Audrey Patterson25.3 Nell Jackson25.8 Mae Faggs25.9
80 Meters Hurdles Bernice Robinson12.4 Nancy Phillips12.4 Theresa Manuel12.6
High Jump Alice Coachman5'4 3/4" (1.644) Bernice Robinson5'1 3/4" (1.568) Emma Reed5'0 3/4" (1.543)
Long Jump Emma Reed18'4 5/8" (5.60) Lillian Young17'9" 3/8 (5.42) Nancy Phillips17'5" (5.31)
Shot Put Frances Kaszubski38'8 1/4" (11.79) Dorothy Dodson38'4 1/2" (11.70) Ramona Harris37'3 3/4" (11.38)
Discus Throw Frances Kaszubski122'6 1/2" (37.33) Dorothy Dodson113'11" (34.31) Pauline Ruppeldt104'10 3/4 (31.96)
Javelin Throw Dorothy Dodson140'4" (42.76) Theresa Manuel115'0" (34.64) Bessie Leick102'6" (31.24)

References
  1. http://www.legacy.usatf.org/statistics/champions/OlympicTrials/HistoryOfTheOlympicTrials.pdf
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2015-12-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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