# 1946 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The 1946 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 Alamo Stadium in San Antonio, Texas, and it took place 28–29 June. The women's meet was held separately at All-High Stadium in Buffalo, New York, on 4 August.
It was the first championships after World War II, marking the return of top men's athletes. The women's competition was highlighted by the debut of Nancy Cowperthwaite-Phillips.

## Results
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m | William Mathis | 10.7 | Bill Martineson | | Herb Douglas | |
| 200 m straight | Norwood Ewell | 21.2 | Lloyd LaBeach (PAN) | | Elmore Harris | |
| 400 m | Elmore Harris | 46.3 | Herbert McKenley (JAM) | 46.6 | Roy Cochran | 46.7 |
| 800 m | John Fulton | 1:52.7 | Malvin Whitfield | | Lewis Smith | |
| 1500 m | Lennart Strand (SWE) | 3:54.5 | Leslie MacMitchell | | Thomas Quinn | |
| 5000 m | Francis Martin | 15:50.7 | James O'Leary | | Philip Stillwell | |
| 10000 m | Edward O'Toole | 32:17.5 | Victor Dyrgall | | Theodore Vogel | |
| Marathon | Gérard Côté (CAN) | 2:47:53.6 | John A. Kelley | 2:50:28.2 | Louis White | 2:52:21.8 |
| 110 m hurdles | Harrison Dillard | 14.2 | Bill Cummins | | George Walker | |
| 200 m hurdles straight | Harrison Dillard | 23.3 | | | | |
| 400 m hurdles | Oris Erwin | 55.5 | Jack Morris | | Hubert Gates | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | James Rafferty | 10:01.0 | Browning Ross | | John Hanley | |
| 3000 m walk | Ernest Weber | 13:51.8 | | | | |
| High jump | David Albritton | 1.99 m | Peter Watkins | 1.98 m | Henry Coffman | 1.93 m |
| High jump | David Albritton | 1.99 m | Peter Watkins | 1.98 m | John Jones | 1.93 m |
| High jump | David Albritton | 1.99 m | Peter Watkins | 1.98 m | Paul Robeson | 1.93 m |
| High jump | David Albritton | 1.99 m | Peter Watkins | 1.98 m | Richard Schnacke | 1.93 m |
| High jump | David Albritton | 1.99 m | Peter Watkins | 1.98 m | Tom Schofield | 1.93 m |
| Pole vault | Irving Moore | 4.39 m | Guinn Smith | 4.31 m | Robert Hart | 4.23 m |
| Long jump | Willie Steele | 7.31 m | Herb Douglas | 7.27 m | Pat Turner | 7.12 m |
| Triple jump | Ralph Tate | 14.61 m | Pat Turner | 14.42 m | Bobby Lowther | 14.09 m |
| Shot put | Bill Bangert | 15.91 m | James Delaney | 15.66 m | Aldus Hershey | 15.48 m |
| Discus throw | Robert Fitch | 54.56 m | Jack Donaldson | 49.41 m | Fortune Gordien | 48.39 m |
| Hammer throw | Irving Folwartshny | 51.71 m | Robert Bennett | 50.11 m | Chester Cruikshank | 48.10 m |
| Javelin throw | Garland Adair | 65.10 m | Robert Peoples | 64.29 m | George Salisbury | 62.39 m |
| Weight throw for distance | Frank Berst | 35 ft 3 in (10.74 m) | | | | |
| Pentathlon | Charles Beaudry | 2885 pts | | | | |
| Decathlon | Irving Mondschein | 6466 pts | Lloyd Duff | 6399 pts | Bobby Lowther | 6241 pts |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m | Alice Coachman | 6.5 | Katherine Geary | | Lillian Young | |
| 100 m | Alice Coachman | 12.3 | Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) | | Nancy Mackay | |
| 220 yards | Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) | 26.3 | Nell Jackson | | Jeanette Jones | |
| 80 m hurdles | Nancy Cowperthwaite | 12.2 | Lillie Purifoy | | Jean Walraven (POL) | |
| High jump | Alice Coachman | 1.52 m | Jean Walraven (POL) | 1.37 m | none awarded | none awarded |
| High jump | Alice Coachman | 1.52 m | Nancy Cowperthwaite | 1.37 m | none awarded | none awarded |
| Long jump | Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) | 5.26 m | Lillian Young | 5.03 m | Jean Walraven (POL) | 4.75 m |
| Shot put (8 lb) | Dorothy Dodson | 11.85 m | Elaine Bradford | 9.93 m | Florence Blasch (POL) | 9.90 m |
| Discus throw | Dorothy Dodson | 31.10 m | Harttie Palmer | 30.16 m | Estelle Kastenbaum | 29.63 m |
| Javelin throw | Dorothy Dodson | 36.62 m | Marian Twining | 34.77 m | Hattie Turner | 34.14 m |
| Baseball throw | Marion Twining | 242 ft 101⁄4 in (74.02 m) | | | | |