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The AAU held a women's championship for the first time in 1923, which has since been held annually (bar 1934). The men's and women's championships have been held jointly since 1976. Following professionalisation of the sport, the running of the national championships was taken over by The Athletics Congress of the USA (TAC) from 1980.
Oct 11, 1890 Third Annual AAU T&F National Championship competition was held at Washington, DC. The AAU was the sole organizer of the event for the next ninety years. [1] In 1923, the AAU also sponsored the first American Track & Field championships for women.
The open USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships were organized by the AAU between 1888 and 1978. [5] [6] In 1923 the AAU sponsored the First American Track & Field championships for women. In 1897, the AAU held its first national men's basketball championship. The winner was the 23rd Street YMCA from New York City. The first AAU women's ...
The women's meet was held separately at Ownby Stadium in Dallas, Texas, on 4 July. At the men's championships, the discus world record was set by Paul Jessup . [ 1 ] The women's competition was marked by the debut of Stella Walsh , who would go on to win 34 individual titles from 1930 to 1951.
The women's competition served as a qualifier for the 1958 USA–USSR Track and Field Dual Meet. The baseball throw event was eliminated and the 440 yards was added for the first time. Lillian Greene initially won the 880 yards in 2:26.4, but she was later disqualified for having a teammate pace her on the infield for the final 220 yards.
The 1967 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships men's competition took place between June 26–28 at Memorial Stadium on the campus of Bakersfield College in Bakersfield, California. The women's division held their championships a little over a week later, separately, eighty miles southwest at La Playa Stadium on the campus of Santa Barbara ...
The WAAA organised the first official British women's championships in track and field (WAAA Championships) on 18 August 1923 at the Oxo Sports Ground in Downham outside London. In the United States, the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) was founded in 1888, and held its first national championship for women in the sport of swimming in 1916. [5]
The 1971 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships took place between June 25–27 at Hayward Field on the campus of University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. The Women's Championships took place at Memorial Stadium on the campus of Bakersfield College in Bakersfield, California. The meet was organized by the Amateur Athletic Union.