1953 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

1953 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
Dates	February 14 (men) March 22 (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)
← 1952 1954 →

The 1953 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 14. The women's meet was held separately at the Connecticut Street Armory in Buffalo, New York, taking place March 22.

The women's meet was held in conjunction with the JY Cameron Memorial Meet, which featured a long-track men's 4 × 440 yards relay world record.

Medal summary

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
60 yards	John Haines	6.2
600 yards	Mal Whitfield	1:10.4
1000 yards	Heinz Ulzheimer (FRG)	2:09.4	Don Gehrmann
Mile run	Fred Dwyer	4:12.4
3 miles	Horace Ashenfelter	13:47.5
60 yards hurdles	Harrison Dillard	7.3
High jump	Lewis Hall	2.05 m
Pole vault	Bob Richards	4.58 m
Long jump	Meredith Gourdine	7.55 m
Shot put	Parry O'Brien	17.03 m
Weight throw	Steve Dillon	18.24 m
1 mile walk	Henry Laskau	6:20.6

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
50 yards	Mabel "Dolly" Landry	6.3
220 yards	Janet Moreau	26.5
50 yards hurdles	Nancy Cowperthwaite-Phillips	7.1
High jump	Marion Boos	1.56 m
Standing long jump	Janet Moreau	2.61 m
Shot put	Amelia Bert	12.46 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.