1962 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

1962 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
Dates	February 24 (men) February 17 (women)
Host city	New York City, New York, United States (men) Louisville, Kentucky, United States (women)
Venue	Madison Square Garden (men) Freedom Hall (women)
Level	Senior
Type	Indoor
Events	22 (12 men's + 10 women's)
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The 1962 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships were organized by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and served as the national championships in indoor track and field for the United States.

The men's edition was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, and it took place February 24. The women's meet was held separately at the Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky, taking place February 17.^[1]

At the championships, Jim Beatty of the Los Angeles Track Club ran the second-fastest indoor mile of all time in 4:00.2. The time was ran despite the race being delayed by 45 minutes, causing the runners to get cold while waiting. 16,384 spectators attended the men's edition.^[2]

Other than a special event at the 1948 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, 1962 was the first time that the running long jump was contested at the women's championships, replacing the standing long jump event.^[3][4]

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
60 yards	Frank Budd	6.2
600 yards	Bill Crothers (CAN)	1:10.8	Jack Yerman	1:11.6
1000 yards	John Reilly	2:11.0
Mile run	Jim Beatty	4:00.2
3 miles[a]	Bruce Kidd (CAN)	13:48.8	Pat Clohessy (AUS)	13:51.6	Sandor Ilharos (HUN)	13:54.8
60 yards hurdles	Hayes Jones	7.2
High jump	John Thomas	2.13 m
Pole vault	Henry Wadsworth	4.67 m
Long jump	Charles Mays	7.58 m
Shot put	Gary Gubner	19.15 m
Weight throw	Al Hall	19.69 m
1 mile walk	Ron Zinn	6:36.0

Results

• "UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
• "UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.