1957 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

1957 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
Dates	February 23 (men) April 6 (women)
Host city	New York City, New York, United States (men) Cleveland, Ohio, United States (women)
Venue	Madison Square Garden (men) Cleveland Arena (women)
Level	Senior
Type	Indoor
Events	20 (12 men's + 8 women's)
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The 1957 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 23. The women's meet was held separately at the Cleveland Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, taking place April 6.

At the championships, the "daily double" of Ron Delany and Charlie Jenkins, both from Villanova, won the mile and 600 yards respectively.

Medal summary

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
60 yards	Ira Murchison	6.2
600 yards	Charles Jenkins Sr.	1:10.4
1000 yards	Arnie Sowell	2:12.6
Mile run	Ron Delany (IRL)	4:07.0	Laszlo Tabori (HUN)		Fred Dwyer
3 miles	John Macy (POL)	13:57.4	Alex Breckenridge
60 yards hurdles	Lee Calhoun	7.2
High jump	Phil Reavis	2.07 m
Pole vault	Bob Richards	4.65 m
Long jump	George Shaw	7.54 m
Shot put	Parry O'Brien	18.18 m
Weight throw	Bob Backus	19.23 m
1 mile walk	Henry Laskau	6:39.7

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
50 yards	Isabelle Daniels	5.7
100 yards	Barbara Jones	11.3
220 yards	Lucinda Williams	26.8
50 yards hurdles	Lauretta Foley	7.1
High jump	Ann Marie Flynn	1.57 m
Standing long jump	Shirley Hereford	2.65 m
Shot put	Marjorie Larney	11.90 m
Basketball throw	Amelia Wershoven	105 ft 91⁄2 in (32.24 m)

References

Results

• "National AAU Track Meet Summary". The Boston Globe. 24 Feb 1957. p. 57. Retrieved 23 Aug 2024.
• "UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
• "UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.