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1972 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

The 1972 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships were held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. Organized by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), the competition took place on February 25 and served as the national championships in indoor track and field for the United States.[1]

The meeting was used to select the U.S. team for a dual meet against the Soviet Union to be held in Richmond, Virginia on March 17. At the championships, Byron Dyce of Jamaica became the first black person to win a mile run final at Madison Square Garden.[2]

Medal summary

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
60 yards Del Meriwether 6.2
600 yards Lee Evans 1:11.3
1000 yards  Jozef Plachý (TCH) 2:09.8  Frank Murphy (IRL) 2:09.8 Ron Nehring 2:10.8
Mile run  Byron Dyce (JAM) 4:01.8  Audre De Hertoghe (BEL) 4:04.6 Bruce Fischer 4:05.9
3 miles  Emiel Puttemans (BEL) 13:18.4 Len Hilton 13:19.4
60 yards hurdles Rod Milburn 7.1
High jump Gene White 2.18 m
Pole vault  Kjell Isaksson (SWE) 5.45 m  Hans Lagerqvist (SWE) 17 ft 4 in (5.28 m) Steve Smith 17 ft 4 in (5.28 m)
Long jump Henry Hines 7.90 m
Triple jump John Craft 16.56 m
Shot put Fred DeBernardi 20.15 m
Weight throw George Frenn 22.04 m
1 mile walk Dave Romansky 6:13.4

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
60 yards Iris Davis 6.9
220 yards Esther Stroy 24.6
440 yards Kathy Hammond 54.9
880 yards Cheryl Toussaint 2:08.2
Mile run Doris Brown 4:44.0
60 yards hurdles Patty Johnson 7.5
High jump  Debbie Van Kiekebelt (CAN) 1.73 m Alice Pfaff 1.73 m
Long jump Martha Watson 6.39 m
Shot put Maren Seidler 15.53 m

References

  1. ^ "UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Swedish Vaulter Sets World Indoor Mark". Courier-Post. 26 Feb 1972. p. 27. Retrieved 20 Aug 2024.
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