# 1947 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The 1947 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 Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it took place 3–4 July. The women's meet was held separately at Alamo Stadium in San Antonio, Texas, on 28-29 June.
At the men's championships, Steve Seymour set an American record in the javelin throw. The women's competition featured the "big three" (as described then) of Alice Coachman, Stella Walsh, and Dorothy Dodson.

## Results
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m | William Mathis | 10.5 | Norwood Ewell | | Eddie Conwell | |
| 200 m | Norwood Ewell | 21.0 | Charles Parker | | Joseph Cianciabella | |
| 400 m | Herbert McKenley (JAM) | 47.1 | David Bolen | 47.5 e | George Guida | 47.9 e |
| 800 m | Reginald Pearman | 1:50.9 | Malvin Whitfield | 1:51.0 | Tarver Perkins | |
| 1500 m | Gerald Karver | 3:52.9 | William Mack | | Donald Gehrmann | |
| 5000 m | Curt Stone | 15:02.7 | Jerry Thompson | | Earef Aydin (TUR) | |
| 10000 m | Edward O'Toole | 33:28.3 | Browning Ross | | Donald Lash | |
| Marathon | Theodore Vogel | 2:40.11 | Thomas Crane | 2:42.11 | William Steiner | 2:43.49 |
| 110 m hurdles | Harrison Dillard | 14.0 | Floyd Simmons | | Dan Yovetich | |
| 200 m hurdles | Harrison Dillard | 23.3 | | | | |
| 400 m hurdles | Walter Smith | 52.3 | Roy Cochran | | Lee Hofacre | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Forrest Efaw | 9:32.5 | Joseph McCluskey | | James Rafferty | |
| 2 miles walk | Ernest Weber | 14:10.1 | | | | |
| High jump | David Albritton | 1.98 m | Charles Hanger | 1.93 m | none awarded | none awarded |
| High jump | David Albritton | 1.98 m | Irving Mondschein | 1.93 m | none awarded | none awarded |
| High jump | David Albritton | 1.98 m | Jack Heintzman | 1.93 m | none awarded | none awarded |
| High jump | David Albritton | 1.98 m | John Vislocky | 1.93 m | none awarded | none awarded |
| High jump | David Albritton | 1.98 m | Lester Steers | 1.93 m | none awarded | none awarded |
| High jump | David Albritton | 1.98 m | Tom Follis | 1.93 m | none awarded | none awarded |
| High jump | David Albritton | 1.98 m | Tom Scofield | 1.93 m | none awarded | none awarded |
| High jump | David Albritton | 1.98 m | William Vessie | 1.93 m | none awarded | none awarded |
| Pole vault | Richmond Morcom | 4.27 m | Earle Meadows | 4.27 m | Ray Kring | 4.11 m |
| Pole vault | Richmond Morcom | 4.27 m | Earle Meadows | 4.27 m | Bob Richards | 4.11 m |
| Pole vault | Richmond Morcom | 4.27 m | Earle Meadows | 4.27 m | Guinn Smith | 4.11 m |
| Pole vault | Richmond Morcom | 4.27 m | Earle Meadows | 4.27 m | George Rasmussen | 4.11 m |
| Long jump | William Steele | 7.55 m | John Robertson | 7.38 m | William Lewis | 7.38 m |
| Triple jump | Robert Beckus | 14.00 m | Dick Ganslen | 13.85 m | William Albans | 13.83 m |
| Shot put | James Delaney | 16.09 m | Fortune Gordien | 16.05 m | Stan Lampert | 15.91 m |
| Discus throw | Fortune Gordien | 53.07 m | Robert Fitch | 52.56 m | Byrl Thompson | 47.67 m |
| Hammer throw | Robert Bennett | 55.14 m | Samuel Felton | 52.55 m | Edmund Styrna | 52.09 m |
| Javelin throw | Steve Seymour | 75.84 m | Martin Biles | 72.06 m | Herb Grote | 64.11 m |
| Weight throw for distance | Frank Berst | 36 ft 41⁄2 in (11.08 m) | | | | |
| Pentathlon | John Voight | 2972 pts | | | | |
| Decathlon | Irving Mondschein | 6715 pts | Lloyd Duff | 6705 pts | Floyd Simmons | 6580 pts |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m | Alice Coachman | 6.8 | Katherine Geary | | Mabel Walker | |
| 100 m | Juanita Watson | 13.1 | Alice Coachman | | Mary Griggs | |
| 200 m | Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) | 26.2 | Audrey Patterson | | Nell Jackson | |
| 80 m hurdles | Nancy Cowperthwaite | 12.6 | Theresa Manuel | | Lillie Purifoy | |
| High jump | Alice Coachman | 1.55 m | Emma Reed | 1.50 m | Mary Oprea | 1.47 m |
| High jump | Alice Coachman | 1.55 m | Emma Reed | 1.50 m | Gertrude Orr | 1.47 m |
| Long jump | Lillie Purifoy | 5.33 m | Nancy Cowperthwaite | | Lillian Young | |
| Shot put (8 lb) | Dorothy Dodson | 11.56 m | Francis Kaszubski (POL) | 11.17 m | Katherine Geary | 10.91 m |
| Discus throw | Francis Kaszubski (POL) | 33.65 m | Dorothy Dodson | 32.66 m | Pauline Ruppeldt | 30.12 m |
| Javelin throw | Dorothy Dodson | 37.31 m | Hattie Palmer | 34.68 m | Marian Twining | 32.28 m |
| Baseball throw | Marion Barone | 252 ft 8 in (77.01 m) | | | | |