# 1940 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The 1940 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 Ratcliffe Stadium in Fresno, California, and it took place 28–29 June. The women's meet was held separately at Carey Stadium in Ocean City, New Jersey, on 7 July.
At the men's championships, Dutch Warmerdam set a world record in the pole vault, becoming the second person in history to jump over 15 feet (4.6 m). The women's competition was marked by the debut of Jean Lane, who won the 50 m and 100 m.

## Results
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m | Harold Davis | 10.3 | Norwood Ewell | 10.4 | Billy Brown | 10.6 |
| 200 m straight | Harold Davis | 20.4 | Norwood Ewell | 20.8 e | Leo Tarrant | 21.3 e |
| 400 m | Grover Klemmer | 47.0 | Charles Belcher | | Cliff Bourland | |
| 800 m | Charles Beetham | 1:51.1 | Campbell Kane | | Edward Burrowes | |
| 1500 m | Walter Mehl | 3:47.9 | Glenn Cunningham | 3:48.0 | Paul Moore | 3:48.5 |
| 5000 m | Gregory Rice | 14:33.4 | Donald Lash | | Robert Madrid | |
| 10000 m | Donald Lash | 32:29.2 | Lou Gregory | | James Rafferty | |
| Marathon | Gerard Cote (CAN) | 2:34:06.2 | Lou Gregory | 2:35:10.0 | Leslie Pawson | 2:40:05.0 |
| 110 m hurdles | Fred Wolcott | 13.9 | Edward Dugger | 14.0 | Joe Batiste | 14.1 |
| 400 m hurdles | Carl McBain | 51.6 | Roy Cochran | 52.1 | Harry March | 52.2 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Joseph McCluskey | 9:16.6 | Forrest Efaw | | George DeGeorge | |
| High jump | Lester Steers | 2.05 m | Adam Berry | 1.97 m | Humbert Smith | 1.94 m |
| Pole vault | Cornelius Warmerdam | 4.60 m | Kenneth Dills | 4.37 m | Bernard Deacon | 4.11 m |
| Long jump | Billy Brown | 7.65 m | Pat Turner | 7.52 m | Frank Freeman | 7.12 m |
| Triple jump | Billy Brown | 15.31 m | Hiney Kent | 14.59 m | Ray Atzet | 14.45 m |
| Shot put | Alfred Blozis | 16.77 m | Uell Stanley Anderson | 15.93 m | Herbert Michael | 15.85 m |
| Discus throw | Philip Fox | 51.93 m | Alfred Blozis | 49.39 m | Archie Harris | 49.13 m |
| Hammer throw | Stanley Johnson | 55.66 m | Robert Bennett | 55.59 m | Chester Cruikshank | 53.73 m |
| Javelin throw | Boyd Brown | 68.01 m | Lowell Todd | 66.34 m | Nick Vulmanic | 65.74 m |
| Decathlon | William Watson | 7523 pts | Lee Todd | 6941 pts | Joe Scott | 6702 pts |
| 200 m hurdles | Fred Wolcott | 22.6 | | | | |
| 3000 m walk | Otto Kotraba | 13:52.0 | | | | |
| Pentathlon | Harry March | 2981 pts | | | | |
| Weight throw for distance | Henry Dreyer | 10.82 m | | | | |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 50 m | Jean Lane | 6.6 | Lucy Newell | Jeanette Jones |
| 100 m | Jean Lane | 12.0 | Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) | Lula Mae Hymes |
| 200 m | Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) | 26.1 | Olive Hasenfus | Edna Gustavson |
| 80 m hurdles | Sybil Cooper | 13.1 | Nancy Cowperthwaite | Lillie Purifoy |
| High jump | Alice Coachman | 1.50 m | Gerda Gottlieb | Betty Henning |
| Long jump | Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) | 5.37 m | Lucy Newell | Betty Charters |
| Shot put (8 lb) | Catherine Fellmeth | 11.67 m | Ramona Harris | Frances Sobczak (POL) |
| Discus throw | Catherine Fellmeth | 35.02 m | Evelyn Taylor | Frances Sobczak (POL) |
| Javelin throw | Dorothy Dodson | 38.43 m | Miriam Melton | Marie Sostar |
| Baseball throw | Angela Mica | 241 ft 91⁄2 in (73.69 m) | | |