# 1942 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The 1942 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 Downing Stadium in New York City, New York, and it took place 19–20 June. The women's meet was held separately at Carey Stadium in Ocean City, New Jersey, on 4 July.
At the men's championships, only the pole vault and weight throw meet records were broken due to World War II. The women's competition also suffered due to gas rationing from the war, although Stella Walsh won the maximum number of events in the 200 m, long jump, and discus throw.

## Results
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m | Harold Davis | 10.5 | Edward Greenidge | 10.7 e | Herbert Thompson | |
| 200 m straight | Harold Davis | 20.9 | Edward Greenidge | | Charles Shaw | |
| 400 m | Cliff Bourland | 46.7 | John Wachtler | 47.3 | Hubert Kerns | |
| 800 m | John Borican | 1:51.2 | William Lyda | 1:51.5 | Lewis Smith | 1:53.8 |
| 1500 m | Gilbert Dodds | 3:50.2 | Leroy Weed | 3:51.4 | Leslie MacMitchell | 3:52.5 |
| 5000 m | Gregory Rice | 14:39.7 | Art Cazares | | Robert Madrid | |
| 10000 m | Joseph McCluskey | 32:38.3 | Fred Wilt | | Herman Goffberg | |
| Marathon | Fred McGlone | 2:37.54 | John A. Kelley | 2:42.21 | Gerard Cote (CAN) | 2:43.59 |
| 110 m hurdles | Bill Cummins | 14.1 | Joe Batiste | | Robert Wright | |
| 400 m hurdles | Walter Smith | 52.0 | Bill Cummins | 52.2 | Oris Erwin | 52.3 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | George DeGeorge | 9:16.5 | Forrest Efaw | | Joseph McCluskey | |
| High jump | Adam Berry | 2.00 m | Richmond Morcom | 1.98 m | Joshua Williamson | 1.93 m |
| Pole vault | Cornelius Warmerdam | 4.63 m | Jack DeField | 4.37 m | Earle Meadows | 4.27 m |
| Pole vault | Cornelius Warmerdam | 4.63 m | Jack DeField | 4.37 m | Harold Hunt | 4.27 m |
| Long jump | Billy Brown | 7.40 m | William Steele | 7.32 m | Clarence Lewis | 7.27 m |
| Triple jump | Billy Brown | 14.92 m | Ruudi Toomsalu | 13.73 m | Clarence Lewis | 13.75 m |
| Shot put | Alfred Blozis | 16.37 m | Carl Merritt | 15.23 m | Thomas Montgomery | 15.10 m |
| Discus throw | Robert Fitch | 50.85 m | Philip Fox | 49.68 m | Archie Harris | 49.34 m |
| Hammer throw | Chester Cruikshank | 52.94 m | Irving Folwartshny | 51.40 m | Edmund Styrna | 50.01 m |
| Javelin throw | Boyd Brown | 66.03 m | Martin Biles | 65.63 m | Robert Biles | 65.02 m |
| Decathlon | William Terwilliger | 6802 pts | William Watson | 6076 pts | Herbert Matter | 5963 pts |
| 200 m hurdles | Robert Wright | 23.5 | | | | |
| 3000 m walk | John Connolly | 14:16.3 | | | | |
| Weight throw for distance | Frank Berst | 11.97 m | | | | |
| All-around decathlon | Joshua Williamson | 6031 pts | | | | |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 50 m | Jeanette Jones | 6.7 | Janet Ellicott (CAN) | Mamie Taylor |
| 100 m | Alice Coachman | 12.1 | Rowena Harrison | Jean Lowe |
| 200 m | Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) | 25.4 | Jean Kaplan | Katherine Geary |
| 80 m hurdles | Lillie Purifoy | 12.6 | Nancy Cowperthwaite | Leila Perry |
| High jump | Alice Coachman | 1.42 m | Norma Jeffrey | Frances Gorn-Sobczak (POL) |
| Long jump | Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) | 5.46 m | Rowena Harrison | Betty Moore |
| Shot put (8 lb) | Ramona Harris | 37 ft 101⁄2 in (11.54 m) | Dorothy Dodson | Frances Gorn-Sobczak (POL) |
| Discus throw | Stanislawa Walasiewicz (POL) | 33.82 m | Frances Gorn-Sobczak (POL) | Anne Pallo |
| Javelin throw | Dorothy Dodson | 37.45 m | Marie Sostar | Marian Twining |
| Baseball throw | Irene Romano | 259 ft 7 in (79.12 m) | | |