1963 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
1963 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | |
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Dates | June 21-23 |
Host city | St. Louis, Missouri Dayton, Ohio United States |
Venue | Public School Stadium Welcome Stadium |
← 1964 → |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/WelcomeStadiumINSIDE.jpg/220px-WelcomeStadiumINSIDE.jpg)
Welcome Stadium hosted the women's championships
The 1963 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships men's competition took place between June 21-23 at Public School Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. The women's division held their championships separately at the Welcome Stadium in Dayton, Ohio. The Public School Stadium was one of the first stadiums to sport an all-weather track made of asphalt and rubber.
The Marathon championships were run in October at the Yonkers Marathon.
Results[]
Men track events[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 yards | Robert Hayes | 9.1w | 9.2w | Paul Drayton | 9.3w | |
220 yards | Henry Carr | 20.4w | Paul Drayton | 20.4w | 20.6w | |
440 yards | Ulis Williams | 45.8 = MRy | Adolph Plummer | 45.9 | 46.4 | |
880 yards | Bill Crothers ![]() |
1.46.8 MRy 1.47.3 |
Morgan Groth | 1.47.5 | 1.47.6 | |
1 Mile | Dyrol Burleson | 3.56.7 MRy | Tom O'Hara | 3.56.9 | 3.58.5 | |
3 miles | Patrick Clohessy ![]() |
13.40.4 13.45.4 |
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13.51.4 13.54.2 |
Oscar Moore | 14.08.6 |
6 miles | Peter McArdle ![]() |
28.29.2 28.51.0 |
28.51.4 | 29.38.0 | ||
Marathon | John J. Kelley | 2.25.17.6 | 2.33.14.0 | Adolf Gruber ![]() |
2.36.25.0 2.36.58.0 | |
120 yard hurdles | Hayes Jones | 13.60 | Blaine Lindgren | 13.66 | 13.70 | |
Warren Cawley | 50.4 | Jim Allen | 50.5 | 50.6 | ||
3000 meters steeplechase | 8.51.2 | Vic Zwolak | 8.53.4 | Jeffrey Fishback | 8.59.7 |
Men field events[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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High jump | Gene Johnson | 2.13 m (6 ft 11+3⁄4 in) | 2.13 m (6 ft 11+3⁄4 in) | Joseph Faust | 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) | |
Pole vault | Brian Sternberg | 4.98 m (16 ft 4 in) CR | John Uelses | 4.89 m (16 ft 1⁄2 in) | Ron Morris | 4.89 m (16 ft 1⁄2 in) |
Long jump | Ralph Boston | 8.18 m (26 ft 10 in) | Darrell Horn | 8.02 m (26 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | Charlie Mays | 7.87 m (25 ft 9+3⁄4 in) |
Triple jump | Kent Floerke | 15.74 | William Sharpe | 15.52 | ![]() ![]() Herman Stokes |
15.46 15.44 15.40 |
Shot put | David Davis | 19.04 m (62 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Parry O'Brien | 18.93 m (62 ft 1+1⁄4 in) | Gary Gubner | 18.43 m (60 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
Discus Throw | Jay Silvester | 60.64 m (198 ft 11 in) | Rink Babka | 57.44 m (188 ft 5 in) | Bob Humphreys | 56.49 m (185 ft 4 in) |
Hammer Throw | Albert Hall | 65.50 m (214 ft 10 in) | George Frenn | 60.60 m (198 ft 9 in) | Ed Burke | 59.18 m (194 ft 1 in) |
Javelin Throw | Larry Stuart | 77.80 m (255 ft 2 in) | Frank Covelli | 75.11 m (246 ft 5 in) | Ed Red | 73.92 m (242 ft 6 in) |
Decathlon | 7852 | Dick Emberger | 7331 | 7328 |
Women track events[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 yards | Edith McGuire | 11.0 | Wyomia Tyus | 11.0 | Marilyn White | 11.0 |
220 yards | Vivian Brown | 24.4 | Marilyn White | 24.6 | 24.6 | |
440 yards | 57.0 =AR | 57.2 | Carol Bush | 57.6 | ||
880 yards | Sandra Knott | 2:12.5 | 2:12.9 | 2:16.1 | ||
80 meters hurdles | Rosie Bonds | 11.3 | 11.5 | Chi Cheng ![]() |
11.8 11.9 |
Women field events[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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High jump | Eleanor Montgomery | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) MR | Billie Pat Daniels | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Estelle Baskerville | 1.65 m (5 ft 4+3⁄4 in) |
Long jump | Edith McGuire | 5.91 m (19 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | Willye White | 5.80 m (19 ft 1⁄4 in) | Chi Cheng ![]() Billie Pat Daniels |
5.71 m (18 ft 8+3⁄4 in) 5.70 m (18 ft 8+1⁄4 in) |
Shot put | Sharon Shepherd | 14.72 m (48 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | 14.16 m (46 ft 5+1⁄4 in) | Earlene Brown | 13.84 m (45 ft 4+3⁄4 in) | |
Discus Throw | Sharon Shepherd | 45.87 m (150 ft 5 in) | 44.73 m (146 ft 9 in) | 44.42 m (145 ft 8 in) | ||
Javelin Throw | 46.90 m (153 ft 10 in) MR | RaNae Bair | 46.90 m (153 ft 10 in) | 46.30 m (151 ft 10 in) | ||
Pentathlon | Billie Pat Daniels | 4261 | Barbara Browne | 4192 | 3901 |
See also[]
References[]
Categories:
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