1952 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

1952 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
Dates	February 16 (men) March 15 (women)
Host city	New York City, New York, United States (men) Buffalo, New York, United States (women)
Venue	Madison Square Garden (men) Connecticut Street Armory (women)
Level	Senior
Type	Indoor
Events	18 (12 men's + 6 women's)
← 1951 1953 →

The 1952 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 16. The women's meet was held separately at the Connecticut Street Armory in Buffalo, New York, taking place March 15.

At the championships, Don Gehrmann set a new 1000 yards indoor world record, breaking John Borican's mark.

Medal summary

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
60 yards	John O'Connell	6.3
600 yards	Charles Moore	1:10.9
1000 yards	Don Gehrmann	2:08.2
Mile run	Bill Mack	4:11.4
3 miles	Horace Ashenfelter	14:02.0
60 yards hurdles	Harrison Dillard	7.4
High jump	Lewis Hall	1.98 m
Pole vault	Bob Richards	4.57 m
Long jump	Lorenzo Wright	7.24 m
Shot put	Jim Fuchs	17.14 m
Weight throw	Gil Borjeson	17.94 m
1 mile walk	Henry Laskau	6:28.0

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
50 yards	Dolores Dwyer	6.2
220 yards	Mae Faggs	26.2
50 yards hurdles	Nancy Cowperthwaite-Phillips	7.5
High jump	Marion Boos	1.54 m
Standing long jump	Janet Moreau	2.69 m
Shot put	Amelia Bert	12.48 m

References

Results

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