# 1957 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The 1957 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships men's competition took place between June 20–22 at Welcome Stadium in Dayton, Ohio. The high jump apron at Welcome Stadium was made of asphalt to the surprise of Olympic Champion Charles Dumas who brought long spikes. After a visit to a local shoe store, Dumas went on to win at 6'10¼"
The men's edition was described as "one of the worst-organized meets in AAU history" by Track & Field News, with many officiating errors, timing errors, incorrect staggers in the 220 and 440 yards, and poor weather.

## Results
### Men track events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 yards (-1.7 m/s) | Leamon King | 9.7 | David Sime | 9.7 | Ira Murchison | 9.8 |
| 220 yards (+1.3 m/s) Lanes improperly measured | Ollan Cassell | 21.0 (214 2/3 yds) | Ed Collymore | 21.0 (217 1/3 yds) | Preston Griffin | 21.2 (216 yds) |
| 440 yards (+1.3 m/s) Lanes improperly measured | Reginald Pearman | 46.4 (432 yds) | John Telford | 46.5 (430 2/3 yds) | Charles Jenkins | 46.7 (436 yds) |
| 880 yards | Thomas Courtney | 1:50.1 | Arnold Sowell | 1:50.6 | Lang Stanley | 1:51.1 |
| Mile run | Merv Lincoln Australia Bob Seaman | 4:06.1 CRy 4:07.1 | Don Bowden | 4:07.2 | Burr Grim | 4:07.2 |
| 3 miles | John Macy | 13:55.0 | Max Truex | 14:03.0 | Bill Dellinger | 14:04.5 |
| 6 miles | Douglas Kyle Canada Jerry Smartt | 29:22.8 CRy 29:48.3 | John Kelley | 30:01.0 | Mal Robertson | 30:16.8 |
| Marathon | John Kelley | 2:24:55.2 | Alfred Confalone | 2.34.11 | Theodore Corbitt | 2.34.17 |
| 120 yard hurdles | Lee Calhoun | 13.8 | Elias Gilbert | 14.1 | Charles Pratt | 14.3 |
| 220 yards hurdles | Elias Gilbert | 22.5 | | | | |
| 440 yard hurdles | Glenn Davis | 50.9 CRy | Josh Culbreath | 51.2 | Cliff Cushman | 53.0 |
| 2 mile steeplechase | Charles Jones | 9:49.6 CRy | Horace Ashenfelter | 9:54.8 | Lew Stieglitz | 10:05.6 |
| 2 miles walk | Henry Laskau | 14:28.3 | | | | |
| 20 kilometres race walk | Rudy Haluza | 1:49:16 | Adolph Weinacker | 1:50:08 | Carl Kurr | 1:51:14 |

### Men field events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump | Charles Dumas | 6 ft 101⁄4 in (2.08 m) | Phil Reavis Ernie Shelton | 6 ft 9 in (2.05 m) |
| Pole vault | Bob Richards | 15 ft 11⁄2 in (4.61 m) | Don Bragg | 14 ft 101⁄2 in (4.53 m) | Ron Morris George Mattos Dave Kenly Jerry Welbourn | 14 ft 71⁄4 in (4.45 m) |
| Long jump | Ernie Shelby | 25 ft 21⁄2 in (7.68 m) | John Bennett | 24 ft 71⁄4 in (7.49 m) | Frank Herrmann | 24 ft 5 in (7.44 m) |
| Triple jump | Bill Sharpe | 50 ft 41⁄4 in (15.34 m) | Kent Floerke | 50 ft 23⁄4 in (15.3 m) | George Shaw | 49 ft 13⁄4 in (14.97 m) |
| Shot put | Bill Nieder | 61 ft 61⁄2 in (18.75 m) CR | Dave Owen | 57 ft 0 in (17.37 m) | Don Vick | 56 ft 111⁄4 in (17.35 m) |
| Discus throw | Al Oerter | 181 ft 6 in (55.32 m) | Rink Babka | 180 ft 31⁄2 in (54.95 m) | Fortune Gordien | 174 ft 3 in (53.11 m) |
| Javelin throw | Bob Voiles | Note: All marks, with the exception of Fromm’s, were made in qualifying on June 21 251 ft 51⁄2 in (76.64 m) | Bud Held | 248 ft 6 in (75.74 m) | John Fromm | 243 ft 3 in (74.14 m) |
| Hammer throw | Hal Connolly | 216 ft 3 in (65.91 m) CR | Al Hall | 213 ft 0 in (64.92 m) | John Lawlor Ireland Marty Engel | 199 ft 11 in (60.93 m) 197 ft 1 in (60.07 m) |
| Weight throw for distance | Bob Backus | 44 ft 81⁄2 in (13.62 m) | | | | |
| Pentathlon | Howard Smith | 3362 pts | | | | |
| All-around decathlon | Tom Pagani | 6741 pts | | | | |
| Decathlon | Charles Pratt | 7164 | Dave Edstrom | 6981 | Bob Lawson | 6910 |

### Women track events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 50 yards | Barbara Jones | 6.2 | Martha Hudson | Annetta Anderson |
| 100 yards | Barbara Jones | 10.9 | Isabelle Daniels | Alfrances Lyman |
| 220 yards | Isabelle Daniels | 24.7 | Margaret Matthews | Alfrances Lyman |
| 80 metres hurdles | Shirley Crowder | 12.4 | Doris McCaffey | Lauretta Foley |

### Women field events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump | Hazel Ulmer Neomia Rogers Verneda Thomas | 4 ft 11 in (1.49 m) |
| Long jump | Margaret Matthews | 19 ft 51⁄2 in (5.93 m) | Anna Lois Smith | 19 ft 31⁄4 in (5.87 m) | Willye White | |
| Shot put | Earlene Brown | 43 ft 0 in (13.1 m) | Lois Ann Testa | 41 ft 11⁄4 in (12.52 m) | Marjorie Larney | 38 ft 10 in (11.83 m) |
| Discus throw | Olga Connolly | 147 ft 81⁄4 in (45.01 m) | Earlene Brown | 141 ft 61⁄2 in (43.14 m) | Marjorie Larney | 136 ft 51⁄4 in (41.58 m) |
| Javelin throw | Marjorie Larney | 187 ft 8 in (57.2 m) | Amelia Wershoven | 132 ft 1 in (40.25 m) | Annette Jenkins | 116 ft 7 in (35.53 m) |
| Baseball throw | Earlene Brown | 271 ft 10 in (82.85 m) | | | | |
| Pentathlon | Ann Roniger | 3803 | Barbara Mueller | 3721 | Betty Scott | 3450 |