1930 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

1930 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
Dates	March 18 (men) April 19 (women)
Host city	New York City, New York, United States (men) Boston, Massachusetts, United States (women)
Venue	Madison Square Garden (men) Boston Garden (women)
Level	Senior
Type	Indoor
Events	19 (13 men's + 6 women's)
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The 1930 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 March 18. The women's meet was held separately at Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, taking place April 19.^[1][2]

At the championships, Herman Brix of the Los Angeles Athletic Club broke the world record for the indoor 16 pounds (7.3 kg) shot put.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

Medal summary

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
60 yards	Chester Bowman	6.4
300 yards	John Lewis	32.2
600 yards	Phil Edwards (BGU)	1:13.6	Eddie Roll
1000 yards	Paul Martin (SUI)	2:12.6	Ray Conger
2 miles	Joe McCluskey	9:30.8
70 yards hurdles	Lee Sentman	8.6
2 miles steeplechase	Hans Assert	10:35.3
High jump	Anton Burg	1.88 m
Standing high jump	Harold Osborn	5 ft 01⁄4 in (1.53 m)
Pole vault	Fred Sturdy	4.19 m
Standing long jump	William Werner	3.27 m
Shot put	Herman Brix	15.60 m
1 mile walk	Michael Pecora	6:43.8

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
40 yards	Mary Carew	5.2
220 yards	Stella Walsh (POL)	26.2	Catherine Capp
50 yards hurdles	Catherine Donovan	7.8
High jump	Jean Shiley	1.61 m
Standing long jump	Katherine Mearls	2.53 m
Shot put	Margaret "Rena" MacDonald	11.62 m
Basketball throw	Gertrude Mayer

References

1. "UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
2. "UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
3. "Joe McCluskey Captures Two Mile National Championship On Garden Track". Hartford Courant. 19 Mar 1930. p. 18. Retrieved 29 Aug 2024.
4. "Stella Walsh Is Come-Back Victor". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. 20 Apr 1930. p. 10. Retrieved 29 Aug 2024.
5. "Local Girls Win Prizes". The Morning Call. 21 Apr 1930. p. 13. Retrieved 29 Aug 2024.
6. "SENTMAN DEFEATS WELLS IN HURDLES". The Boston Globe. 19 March 1930. p. 16. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
7. "Four World Marks Fall In Women's Meet In Boston". Daily News. 20 Apr 1930. p. 489. Retrieved 5 Sep 2024.

Results

• "UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
• "UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.