1955 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

1955 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
Dates	February 19 (men) February 5 (women)
Host city	New York City, New York, United States (men) Chicago, Illinois, United States (women)
Venue	Madison Square Garden (men) Henry Crown Field House (women)
Level	Senior
Type	Indoor
Events	18 (12 men's + 6 women's)
← 1954 1956 →

The 1955 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 19. The women's meet was held separately at the Henry Crown Field House in Chicago, Illinois, taking place February 5.

The women's meeting served as a qualifier for the U.S. team at the 1955 Pan American Games.

Medal summary

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
60 yards	John Haines	6.1
600 yards	Charles Jenkins Sr.	1:11.9
1000 yards	Arnie Sowell	2:08.2
Mile run	Wes Santee	4:07.9
3 miles	Horace Ashenfelter	13:54.0
60 yards hurdles	Harrison Dillard	7.3
High jump	Lewis Hall	2.05 m
	Ernie Shelton
Pole vault	Bob Richards	4.67 m
Long jump	Roslyn Range	7.64 m
Shot put	Parry O'Brien	18.12 m
Weight throw	Bob Backus	18.40 m
1 mile walk	Henry Laskau	6:30.4

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
60 m	Isabelle Daniels	7.9
220 yards	Alfrances Lyman	26.2
80 m hurdles	Nancy Cowperthwaite-Phillips	12.0
High jump	Mildred McDaniel	1.57 m
Standing long jump	Shirley Hereford	2.72 m
Shot put	Lois Testa	11.45 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.