# 1952 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The 1952 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 Veterans Memorial Stadium in Long Beach, California, and it took place 20–21 June. The women's meet was held separately at Municipal Stadium in Waterbury, Connecticut, on 29 June. The pentathlon was held on 5 October in Houston, Texas.
Both championships were held one week before their respective 1952 United States Olympic trials, with the exception of the men's 10,000 m which served as both the U.S. championships and Olympic selection event. There were winds up to 10 miles per hour (16 km/h) impacting the men's races and jumps. In the women's competition, Catherine Hardy became the first sprinter to win all three short sprints, sweeping the 50 m, 100 m, and 200 m.

## Results
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m | Dean Smith | 10.5 | Alexander Burl | 10.6 | William Mathis | 10.6 |
| 200 m | Andrew Stanfield | 21.1 | Ollie Matson | 21.4 | Charles Thomas | 21.5 |
| 400 m | Malvin Whitfield | 46.4 | George Rhoden (JAM) | 46.7 | Richard Maiocco | 47.5 |
| 800 m | Reginald Pearman | 1:53.5 | Leonard Truex | 1:53.6 | Robert McMillen | 1:53.9 |
| 1500 m | Wesley Santee | 3:49.3 | Warren Dreutzler | 3:52.3 | Javier Montes | 3:52.8 |
| 5000 m | Curt Stone | 15:03.3 | Charles Cappozzoli | 15:07.2 | Fred Wilt | 15:15.5 |
| 10000 m | Curt Stone | 30:33.4 | Fred Wilt | 30:41.2 | Horace Ashenfelter | 30:45.8 |
| Marathon | Victor Dyrgall | 2:38:28.4 | Thomas Jones | 2:42:22.2 | Theodore Corbitt | 2:43:23.0 |
| 110 m hurdles | Harrison Dillard | 13.7 | Jack Davis | 13.9 | Craig Dixon | 14.0 |
| 200 m hurdles | Ralph Person | 22.5 w | | | | |
| 400 m hurdles | Charley Moore | 51.2 | Don Halderman | 52.2 | Dewie Lee Yoder | 52.2 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Robert McMullen | 9:25.3 | Horace Ashenfelter | 9:28.5 | William Ashenfelter | 9:29.6 |
| 3000 m walk | Henry Laskau | 12:52.7 | | | | |
| High jump | Walter Davis | 2.09 m | Arnold Betton | 2.04 m | none awarded | none awarded |
| High jump | Walter Davis | 2.09 m | Emery Barnes | 2.04 m | none awarded | none awarded |
| Pole vault | Bob Richards | 4.47 m | none awarded | none awarded | George Mattos | 4.37 m |
| Pole vault | Donald Laz | 4.47 m | none awarded | none awarded | George Mattos | 4.37 m |
| Long jump | George Brown | 7.85 m | Meredith Gourdine | 7.50 m | Jerome Biffle | 7.47 m |
| Triple jump | Walter Ashbaugh | 15.46 m w | Sal Mazzoca | 15.42 m w | George Shaw | 15.26 m w |
| Shot put | Parry O'Brien | 17.49 m | James Fuchs | 17.36 m | Bernard Mayer | 17.05 m |
| Discus throw | James Dillion | 53.43 m | Fortune Gordien | 52.67 m | Simeon Iness | 51.73 m |
| Hammer throw | Thomas Bane | 54.85 m | Clifford Blair | 54.79 m | Samuel Felton | 53.37 m |
| Javelin throw | William Miller | 71.96 m | Cyrus Young | 70.98 m | Robert Allison | 67.02 m |
| Weight throw for distance | Henry Dreyer | 40 ft 3 in (12.26 m) | | | | |
| Pentathlon | Brayton Norton | 3129 pts | | | | |
| All-around decathlon | Raymond Bussard | 5822 pts | | | | |
| Decathlon | Robert Mathias | 7829 pts | Milt Campbell | 7055 pts | Floyd Simmons | 6804 pts |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m | Catherine Hardy | 6.4 | Barbara Jones | | Sarah Pointer | |
| 100 m | Catherine Hardy | 12.3 | Mae Faggs | | Cynthia Robinson | |
| 200 m | Catherine Hardy | 25.5 | Mae Faggs | | Janet Moreau | |
| 80 m hurdles | Constance Darnowski | 12.1 | Nancy Phillips | | Theresa Manuel | |
| High jump | Marion Boos | 1.51 m | Lula Bell | 1.48 m | none awarded | none awarded |
| High jump | Marion Boos | 1.51 m | Lolita Mauer | 1.48 m | none awarded | none awarded |
| Long jump | Mabel Landry | 5.52 m | Nancy Phillips | 5.25 m | Barbara Jones | 5.01 m |
| Long jump | Mabel Landry | 5.52 m | Nancy Phillips | 5.25 m | Jean Simmons | 5.01 m |
| Shot put (8 lb) | Amelia Bert | 11.50 m | Janet Dicks | | Carolyn Nave | |
| Discus throw | Janet Dicks | 34.94 m | Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) | 33.31 m | Doris Sutter | 33.27 m |
| Javelin throw | Marjorie Larney | 38.63 m | Amelia Wershoven | 38.36 m | Theresa Manuel | 33.62 m |
| Javelin throw | Marjorie Larney | 38.63 m | Amelia Wershoven | 38.36 m | Janet Dicks | 33.62 m |
| Baseball throw | Marion Brown Young | 245 ft 11 in (74.95 m) | | | | |
| Women's pentathlon | Stella Walasiewicz (POL) | 2183 pts | Jo Culver | 1588 pts | Helen Hale | 1585 pts |