1920 United States Olympic trials (track and field)

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1920 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Dates	17 July 9–10 July (decathlon, steeplechase)
Host city	Cambridge, Massachusetts Travers Island, New York (decathlon, steeplechase)
Venue	Harvard Stadium (men)

← 1919 1921 →

The 1920 United States Olympic trials for track and field were held from 9 to 17 July 1920 and decided the United States team for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. As women's athletics was not added to the Olympic programme until 1928, only a men's trials was held. Most of the finals took place 16–17 July in Cambridge, Massachusetts at Harvard Stadium, except for the steeplechase and decathlon in Travers Island, New York and the decathlon in New York City.

The meeting also served as the 1920 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, unlike future editions which were held separately. It was the first U.S. track and field trials that consisted of only one final per event to make the team.

A maximum of four athletes could be named to the team per event, unlike the three-athlete-limit of future Olympics. Also unlike future Olmypic trials, the 1920 trials results were not completely determinative of the team; in several cases athletes who finished outside of the top 4 were selected based on consistency of previous results.

Results

Key:

Indicates athlete was selected to event's Olympic team

Event	First		Second		Third
100 yards	Loren Murchison	10.0	Jackson Scholz	10.1 e	Charles Paddock	10.2 e
220 yards straight	Charles Paddock	21.4	Morris Kirksey	21.6 e	Loren Murchison	21.6 e
440 yards	Frank Shea	49.0	Ted Meredith	49.4 e	Robert Emery	49.7 e
880 yards	Earl Eby	1:54.2	Donald Scott	1:55.0 e	Thomas Campbell	1:55.3 e
1 mile	Joseph Ray	4:16.2	Edward Curtis	4:19.0 e	Lawrence Shields	4:19.2 e
120 yards hurdles	Harold Barron	15.2	William Yount		Walker Smith
440 yards hurdles	Frank Loomis	55.0	John Norton	55.2 e	August Desch
3000 m steeplechase	Patrick Flynn	9:58.2	Michael Devaney	10.06 e	Albert Hulsebosch	10.08 e
High jump	John Murphy	1.93 m	Richmond Landon	1.92 m	Harold Muller	1.92 m
Pole vault	Frank Foss	3.99 m	Edwin Myers	3.99 m	Edward Knourek	3.91 m
Long jump	Solomon Butler	7.52 m	Sherman Landers	7.14 m	Dink Templeton	6.91 m
Triple jump	Sherman Landers	14.83 m	Daniel Ahearn	14.55 m	Kaufman Geist	14.03 m
Shot put	Patrick McDonald	14.33 m	Harry Liversedge	14.05 m	George Bihlman	13.78 m
Discus throw	Augustus Pope	44.63 m	William Bartlett	43.22 m	Roy Evans	41.13 m
Hammer throw	Patrick James Ryan	51.62 m	Matthew McGrath	50.68 m	James McEachern	47.76 m
Javelin throw	Milton Angier	58.79 m	James Lincoln	57.07 m	Kenneth Wilson	52.56 m
Decathlon	Brutus Hamilton	7022.9815 pts	Everett Bradley	6965.1180 pts	Robert LeGendre	6578.7885 pts
3000 m walk	Willie Plant	13:08.0
Pentathlon	Brutus Hamilton	17 pts
Weight throw for distance	Patrick McDonald	11.56 m

Notes

References

^ "Olympic Trials History Introduction". Track & Field News. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
"Sites/Dates Of The U.S. Men's Nationals, 1876–2023". Track & Field News. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
"Sites & Dates Of The U.S. National Women's Championships". Track & Field News. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
"1920 Cambridge - July 16-17 Results" (PDF). Track & Field News. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
^ "Podiums for usa track and field championships: 1920 usa track and field championships ". Athletics Podium [d].
"USATF Outdoor Champions". USA Track & Field. Retrieved 4 December 2024.

Results

"U.S. National Championships History 1876–2023: Results by Event". Track & Field News. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
"Track and Field Statistics: USA National Championship 1920 Men, Track". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
"Track and Field Statistics: USA National Championship 1920 Men, Field". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 4 December 2024.

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