1954 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

1954 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
Dates	February 20 (men) March 27 (women)
Host city	New York City, New York, United States
Venue	Madison Square Garden (men) 102nd Engineers Armory (women)
Level	Senior
Type	Indoor
Events	20 (12 men's + 8 women's)
← 1953 1955 →

The 1954 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 20. The women's meet was held at the 2nd Engineers Armory on March 27.

Three world records were set at the men's championships. Federal Bureau of Investigation employee Horace Ashenfelter won the men's 3 miles. Though his 3-mile time was not a record, his 4000 m split of 11:27.4 broke Paavo Nurmi's 1925 record at that distance. About 12,000 spectators attended the men's edition.

Medal summary

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
60 yards	John Haines	6.2
600 yards	Reggie Pearman	1:11.4
1000 yards	Mal Whitfield	2:11.0
Mile run	Josy Barthel (LUX)	4:11.7	Fred Wilt
3 miles	Horace Ashenfelter	13:56.7
60 yards hurdles	Jack Davis	7.3
High jump	Herman Wyatt	2.04 m
Pole vault	Jerry Welbourn	4.50 m
Long jump	Neville Price (SAF)	7.45 m	George Brown
Shot put	Parry O'Brien	18.08 m
Weight throw	Bob Backus	19.33 m
1 mile walk	Henry Laskau	6:31.7

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
50 yards	Mabel "Dolly" Landry	6.1
100 yards	Barbara Jones	11.5
220 yards	Mae Faggs	26.5
50 yards hurdles	Barbara Mueller	7.4
High jump	Barbara Mueller	1.49 m
Standing long jump	Cynthia Lane	2.40 m
Shot put	Paula Deubel	12.18 m
Basketball throw	Catherine Walsh	104 ft 31⁄2 in (31.78 m)

References

Results

• "United States Indoor Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
• "United States Indoor Championships (Women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.