1940 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
The 1940 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. There was no corresponding women's championships in 1940.

At the championships, the University of Notre Dame's Greg Rice ran a world record time of 13:55.9 for 3 miles indoors. He ran the race minutes after Taisto Mäki raced in an exhibition at the same venue, and commentators viewed Rice's performance as a response to Finnish distance running dominance of the time. About 15,000 spectators attended.

Medal summary

Men
 60 yards Mozelle Ellerbe  6.2       600 yards Charles Belcher  1:11.6       1000 yards John Borican  2:13.0       Mile run Charles Fenske  4:08.8       3 miles Greg Rice  13:55.9       70 yards hurdles Allan Tolmich  8.4       2 miles steeplechase Joe McCluskey  10:03.4       High jump Arthur Byrnes  1.94 m       Pole vault Earle Meadows  4.35 m       Long jump Anson Perina  7.21 m       Shot put Al Blozis  16.98 m       Weight throw Niles Perkins  17.08 m       1 mile walk Charles Eschenbach  6:51.7      

References

 Results
 
 

Notes

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Category:February 1940 sports events
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