1936 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

1936 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
Dates	February 22 (men) February 12 (women)
Host city	New York City, New York, United States (men) St. Louis, Missouri, United States (women)
Venue	Madison Square Garden (men) St. Louis Coliseum (women)
Level	Senior
Type	Indoor
Events	20 (13 men's + 7 women's)
← 1935 1937 →

The 1936 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 22. The women's meet was held separately at the St. Louis Coliseum in St. Louis, Missouri, taking place February 12.

At the women's championships, the "Fulton Flash" Helen Stephens broke the U.S. record in the 50 meters. About 1,000 spectators attended the women's meet despite inclement weather.

Medal summary

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
60 m	Ralph Metcalfe	6.7
600 m	Edward O'Brien	1:21.0
1000 m	Charles Hornbostel	2:29.0
1500 m	Gene Venzke	3:49.9
5000 m	Norman Bright	15:00.0
65 m hurdles	Sam Allen	8.7
3000 m steeplechase	Joe McCluskey	8:57.1
High jump	Ed Burke	2.05 m
Pole vault	David Hunn	4.14 m
Long jump	Sam Richardson (CAN)	7.39 m	Ed Gordon	22 ft 11 in (6.98 m)
Shot put	Dimitri Zaitz	15.86 m
Weight throw	Irving Folwartshny	17.71 m
1500 m walk	Charles Eschenbach	6:18.1

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
50 m	Helen Stephens	6.4
200 m	Annette Rogers	27.9
50 m hurdles	Tidye Pickett	7.9
High jump	Annette Rogers	1.56 m
Standing long jump	Helen Stephens	2.55 m
Shot put	Helen Stephens	12.67 m
Basketball throw	Nan Gindele	94 ft 43⁄4 in (28.77 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.