1937 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

1937 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
Dates	February 27 (men) April 23 (women)
Host city	New York City, New York, United States (men) St. Louis, Missouri, United States (women)
Venue	Madison Square Garden (men) St. Louis Coliseum (women)
Level	Senior
Type	Indoor
Events	20 (13 men's + 7 women's)
← 1936 1938 →

The 1937 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 27. The women's meet was held separately at the St. Louis Coliseum in St. Louis, Missouri, taking place April 23.

Archie San Romani's win in the 1500 m was considered the "greatest upset of the 1937 indoor track and field season". About 16,000 spectators attended the men's edition.

Medal summary

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
60 m	Ben Johnson	6.8
600 m	Edward O'Brien	1:23.0
1000 m	Elroy Robinson	2:29.4
1500 m	Archie San Romani	3:51.2
5000 m	Norman Bright	14:45.8
65 m hurdles	Sam Allen	8.8
3000 m steeplechase	Thomas Deckard	8:48.6	Joe McCluskey		Harold Manning
High jump	Ed Burke	2.06 m
Pole vault	Earle Meadows	4.34 m
Long jump	Sam Richardson (CAN)	7.50 m	Anson Perina	23 ft 51⁄4 in (7.14 m)
Shot put	Dimitri Zaitz	15.66 m
Weight throw	Irving Folwartshny	17.49 m
1500 m walk	Nat Jaeger	6:20.2

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
50 m	Helen Stephens	6.5
200 m	Helen Stephens	28.5
50 m hurdles	Jane Santschi	7.7
High jump	Loretta Murphy	1.46 m
Standing long jump	Claire Isicson	2.49 m
Shot put	Helen Stephens	13.45 m
Basketball throw	Evelyn Ferrara	97 ft 4 in (29.66 m)	Catherine Fellmeth	89 ft 9 in (27.35 m)	Marie Bean	85 ft 0 in (25.9 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.