# 1949 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The 1949 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships were organized by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and served as the national championships in outdoor track and field for the United States.
The men's edition was held at Ratcliffe Stadium in Fresno, California, and it took place 24–25 June. The women's meet was held separately at Broncho Stadium in Odessa, Texas, on 12-13 August.
At the men's championships, about 8,000 spectators attended. In the women's competition, Nell Jackson broke Stella Walsh's seven-year win streak in the 200 m.

## Results
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m | Andrew Stanfield | 10.3 | Robert Work | 10.4 | Charles Peters | 10.4 |
| 200 m straight | Andrew Stanfield | 20.4 w | Charles Peters | 20.9 w | Donald Campbell | 20.9 w |
| 400 m | George Rhoden (JAM) | 46.4 | Herbert McKenley (JAM) | 46.7 | Hugo Maiocco | 47.5 |
| 800 m | Malvin Whitfield | 1:50.5 | Herbert Barten | 1:51.2e | Pat Bowers | 1:51.9e |
| 1500 m | John Twomey | 3:52.6 | Bob Karnes | 3:53.3 | Bill McGuire | 3:53.6 |
| 5000 m | Fred Wilt | 14:49.3 | Horace Ashenfelter | 14:56.0 | Robert Black | 15:19.5 |
| 10000 m | Fred Wilt | 31:05.7 | Robert Black | 32:28.4 | Thomas Quinn | 32:42.0 |
| Marathon | Victor Dyrgall | 2:38:48.9 | John A. Kelley | 2:39.30 | Louis White | 2:40.47 |
| 110 m hurdles | Craig Dixon | 13.8 | Harrison Dillard | 13.8 | Richard Attlesey | 14.0 |
| 200 m hurdles straight | Craig Dixon | 22.6 | | | | |
| 400 m hurdles | Charley Moore | 51.1 | Dick Ault | 51.9 | Ronald Frazier | 52.5 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Curt Stone | 9:31.0 | Forrest Efaw | 9:33.2 | Browning Ross | 9:35.5 |
| 3000 m walk | Henry Laskau | 13:34.0 | | | | |
| High jump | Richard Phillips | 1.99 m | Jack Heintzman | 1.96 m | David Albritton | 1.94 m |
| High jump | Richard Phillips | 1.99 m | Jack Heintzman | 1.96 m | Irving Mondschein | 1.94 m |
| Pole vault | Bob Richards | 4.37 m | George Rasmussen | 4.27 m | Donald Laz | 4.11 m |
| Pole vault | Bob Richards | 4.37 m | George Rasmussen | 4.27 m | Tom Bennett | 4.11 m |
| Pole vault | Bob Richards | 4.37 m | George Rasmussen | 4.27 m | John Montgomery | 4.11 m |
| Pole vault | Bob Richards | 4.37 m | George Rasmussen | 4.27 m | Bobby Smith | 4.11 m |
| Long jump | Gaylord Bryan | 7.66 m | Herb Douglas | 7.59 m | Henry Aihara | 7.52 m |
| Triple jump | Gaylord Bryan | 14.96 m | Erkki Koutonen | 14.61 m | Dick Lyster | 14.26 m |
| Shot put | James Fuchs | 17.43 m | Stan Lampert | 16.32 m | Wilbur Thompson | 16.24 m |
| Discus throw | Fortune Gordien | 53.17 m | Victor Frank | 50.70 m | Jack Donaldson | 50.39 m |
| Hammer throw | Samuel Felton | 53.90 m | Henry Dreyer | 53.50 m | Tom Montgomery | 47.62 m |
| Javelin throw | Bud Held | 70.78 m | Martin Biles | 70.10 m | Delfs Pickarts | 67.25 m |
| Weight throw for distance | Henry Dreyer | 38 ft 43⁄4 in (11.7 m) | | | | |
| Pentathlon | Wilbur Ross | 3429 pts | | | | |
| Decathlon | Robert Mathias | 7556 pts | Irving Mondschein | 7044 pts | Bill Albans | 6715 pts |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 50 m | Juanita Watson | 6.5 | Jean Patton | Dolores Dwyer |
| 100 m | Jean Patton | 12.1 | Audrey Patterson | Dorothy Jacobs |
| 200 m | Nell Jackson | 24.2 | Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) | Audrey Patterson |
| 80 m hurdles | Bernice Robinson | 11.9 | Theresa Manuel | Mildred Martin |
| High jump | Gertrude Orr | 1.52 m | Bernice Robinson | Evelyn Lawler |
| Long jump | Mabel Landry | 5.31 m | Bernice Robinson | Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) |
| Shot put | Juanita Watson | 12.09 m | Francis Kaszubski (POL) | Dorothy Dodson |
| Discus throw | Francis Kaszubski (POL) | 37.72 m | Herta Rand | Concepcion Villaneuva (MEX) |
| Javelin throw | Dorothy Dodson | | Herta Rand | Maria Julia Perez (CUB) |
| Baseball throw | Juanita Watson | 233 ft 8 in (71.22 m) | | |