# 1951 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The 1951 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 Edwards Stadium in Berkeley, California, and it took place 22–23 June. The women's meet was held separately at Municipal Stadium in Waterbury, Connecticut, on 12 August. The pentathlon was held on 14 July also at Berkeley.
About 15,000 spectators attended the men's edition, which was one of the largest crowds in AAU history to that point. In the women's competition, Tuskegee Institute won the team title.

## Results
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m | James Golliday | 10.3 | Robert Work | 10.5 | Rafael Fortun (CUB) | 10.6 |
| 200 m straight | James Ford | 20.8 | Walt McKibben | 21.0 e | Charles Thomas | 21.1 e |
| 400 m | George Rhoden (JAM) | 46.0 | Herbert McKenley (JAM) | 46.6 | Richard Maiocco | 47.0 |
| 800 m | Malvin Whitfield | 1:52.9 | Roscoe Browne | 1:53.0 | Bob Chambers | 1:54.0 |
| 1500 m | Leonard Truex | 3:52.0 | Warren Dreutzler | 3:52.5 | Jim Newcomb | 3:52.8 |
| 5000 m | Fred Wilt | 14:47.5 | Wesley Santee | 14:52.4 | Herb Semper | 14:55.1 |
| 10000 m | Curt Stone | 32:30.7 | Fred Wilt | 32:30.9 | Armand Osterberg | 32:35.8 |
| Marathon | Jesse Van Zant | 2:37:12.5 | John Lafferty | 2:37:36.0 | Walter Fedorick (CAN) | 2:40.02 |
| 110 m hurdles | Richard Attlesey | 13.8 | Jack Davis | 14.1 | Craig Dixon | 14.3 |
| 200 m hurdles straight | Ralph Person | 23.2 | | | | |
| 400 m hurdles | Charley Moore | 51.4 | Robert DeVinney | 51.8 | Jack Greenwood | 53.8 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Horace Ashenfelter | 9:24.5 | Curt Stone | 9:54.1 | Robert Kelly | 10:03.1 |
| 3000 m walk | Henry Laskau | 13:13.2 | | | | |
| High jump | Jay Lewis Hall | 2.03 m | Herman Wyatt | 2.00 m | Fred Pratley | 1.93 m |
| High jump | Jay Lewis Hall | 2.03 m | Herman Wyatt | 2.00 m | Sid Ward | 1.93 m |
| High jump | Jay Lewis Hall | 2.03 m | Herman Wyatt | 2.00 m | Herb Neff | 1.93 m |
| High jump | Jay Lewis Hall | 2.03 m | Herman Wyatt | 2.00 m | Ernest Shelton | 1.93 m |
| High jump | Jay Lewis Hall | 2.03 m | Herman Wyatt | 2.00 m | Eric Roberts | 1.93 m |
| High jump | Jay Lewis Hall | 2.03 m | Herman Wyatt | 2.00 m | Connie Varneck | 1.93 m |
| High jump | Jay Lewis Hall | 2.03 m | Herman Wyatt | 2.00 m | Charles Holding | 1.93 m |
| High jump | Jay Lewis Hall | 2.03 m | Herman Wyatt | 2.00 m | Charles Hanger | 1.93 m |
| High jump | Jay Lewis Hall | 2.03 m | Herman Wyatt | 2.00 m | Bernard Allard | 1.93 m |
| High jump | Jay Lewis Hall | 2.03 m | Herman Wyatt | 2.00 m | Barney Dyer | 1.93 m |
| High jump | Jay Lewis Hall | 2.03 m | Herman Wyatt | 2.00 m | Arnold Webb | 1.93 m |
| High jump | Jay Lewis Hall | 2.03 m | Herman Wyatt | 2.00 m | Robert Gorden | 1.93 m |
| Pole vault | Bob Richards | 4.37 m | Walter Jensen | 4.27 m | none awarded | none awarded |
| Pole vault | Bob Richards | 4.37 m | Donald Laz | 4.27 m | none awarded | none awarded |
| Pole vault | Bob Richards | 4.37 m | Bobby Smith | 4.27 m | none awarded | none awarded |
| Long jump | George Brown | 7.53 m | Gaylord Bryan | 7.36 m | Jesse Thomas | 7.30 m |
| Triple jump | Gaylord Bryan | 14.31 m | Sal Mazzoca | 14.03 m | Francisco Castro (PUR) | 13.87 m |
| Shot put | Parry O'Brien | 17.00 m | James Fuchs | 16.81 m | Darrow Hooper | 16.19 m |
| Discus throw | Richard Doyle | 53.50 m | Victor Frank | 52.54 m | Taylor Lewis | 49.97 m |
| Hammer throw | Samuel Felton | 56.15 m | Henry Dreyer | 55.68 m | Thomas Bane | 52.06 m |
| Javelin throw | Bud Held | 73.47 m | William Miller | 71.27 m | Steve Seymour | 69.70 m |
| Weight throw for distance | Henry Dreyer | 41 ft 63⁄4 in (12.66 m) | | | | |
| Pentathlon | Brayton Norton | 3452 pts | | | | |
| All-around decathlon | John Voight | 5600 pts | | | | |
| Decathlon | Bob Richards | 7834 pts | Floyd Simmons | 7361 pts | Otey Scruggs | 7178 pts |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m | Mary McNabb | 6.6 | Catherine Hardy | | Dolores Dwyer | |
| 100 m | Mary McNabb | 12.2 | Catherine Hardy | | Jean Patton | |
| 200 m | Jean Patton | 25.4 | Mae Faggs | | Nell Jackson | |
| 80 m hurdles | Nancy Phillips | 12.2 | Evelyn Lawler | | Constance Darnowski | |
| High jump | Marion Boos | 1.47 m | Lolita Mauer | 1.45 m | none awarded | none awarded |
| High jump | Marion Boos | 1.47 m | Oral Lee Allen | 1.45 m | none awarded | none awarded |
| High jump | Marion Boos | 1.47 m | Nancy Phillips | 1.45 m | none awarded | none awarded |
| Long jump | Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) | 5.26 m | Nancy Phillips | 5.24 m | Evelyn Lawler | 4.95 m |
| Shot put (8 lb) | Amelia Bert | 12.57 m | Janet Dicks | 11.01 m | Ramona Massey | 10.89 m |
| Discus throw | Francis Kaszubski (POL) | 36.89 m | Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) | 33.32 m | Janet Dicks | 33.27 m |
| Javelin throw | Francis Licata | 36.59 m | Amelia Bert | 36.09 m | Margaret Mates | 34.22 m |
| Baseball throw | Amelia Wershoven | 239 ft 13⁄4 in (72.89 m) | | | | |
| Women's pentathlon | Stella Walasiewicz (POL) | 1932 pts | Doris Sutter | 1394 pts | Norrine Westby | 1204 pts |