1971 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

1971 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
1971 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Dates	June 25-27
Host city	Eugene, Oregon; Bakersfield, California,; United States
Venue	Hayward Field; Memorial Stadium
	← 1970 1972 → ;

The Men's 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. The women's pentathlon took place at Los Alamos, New Mexico on June 12.

This is the meet where John Smith set the still standing world record in the 440 yard dash, an event now essentially discontinued on the international scene.

Results[]

Men track events[]

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 yards	Delano Meriwether	9.0w		9.0w	Donald Quarrie Jamaica Charles Greene	9.1w (9.24) 9.1w
220 yards	Donald Quarrie Jamaica Larry Black	20.2w 20.5w		20.6w	Marshall Dill	20.7w
440 yards	John Smith	44.5 WRy	Wayne Collett	44.7	Fred Newhouse	45.7
880 yards	Juris Luzins	1.47.1	Byron Dyce Jamaica Ken Swenson	1.47.3 1.47.6		1.47.6
1 Mile	Martin Liquori	3.56.5		3.57.7		3.59.8
	Steve Prefontaine	12.58.6 MRy		13.00.4	Frank Shorter	13.02.4
	Frank Shorter	27.27.2	Garry Bjorklund	27.28.2	Juan Maximo Martinez Mexico Gerry Lindgren	27.37.0 27.46.4
Marathon	Kenneth Moore	2.16.48.6 MR	Frank Shorter	2.17.44.6		2.19.16.8
120 yard hurdles	Rod Milburn	13.1w		13.3w	Willie Davenport	13.4w
440 yard hurdles	Ralph Mann	49.3 MRy		49.3	Jim Seymour	50.0
3000 meters steeplechase		8.26.4 NR	Michael Manley	8.27.6	Steve Savage	8.29.6
2 mile racewalk	Larry Young	13:49.50	Ron Laird	14:03.56		14:10.57

Men field events[]

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
High jump	Reynaldo Brown	2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) MR	Patrick Matzdorf	2.18 m (7 ft 1+3⁄4 in)		2.16 m (7 ft 1 in)
Pole vault	Jan Johnson	5.18 m (16 ft 11+3⁄4 in)	Dave Roberts	5.18 m (16 ft 11+3⁄4 in)		5.03 m (16 ft 6 in)
Long jump	Arnie Robinson	8.20 m (26 ft 10+3⁄4 in)w	James (Bouncy) Moore	8.04 m (26 ft 4+1⁄2 in)w	Henry Jackson Jamaica	7.97 m (26 ft 1+3⁄4 in) 7.90 m (25 ft 11 in)
Triple jump	John Craft	16.64 m (54 ft 7 in) MR	Dave Smith	16.60 m (54 ft 5+1⁄2 in)		16.36 m (53 ft 8 in)
Shot put	Karl Salb	20.49 m (67 ft 2+1⁄2 in)	Randy Matson	20.14 m (66 ft 3⁄4 in)	Al Feuerbach	20.14 m (66 ft 3⁄4 in)
Discus Throw	Tim Vollmer	63.50 m (208 ft 4 in)		60.60 m (198 ft 9 in)		60.07 m (197 ft 0 in)
Hammer Throw	George Frenn	70.13 m (230 ft 1 in)	Jacques Accambray France Al Schoterman	67.64 m (221 ft 10 in) 66.42 m (217 ft 10 in)	Albert Hall	66.39 m (217 ft 9 in)
Javelin Throw	Bill Skinner	81.43 m (267 ft 1 in)		80.19 m (263 ft 1 in)	Sam Colson	80.01 m (262 ft 6 in)
Decathlon	Rickard Wanamaker	7989	Russ Hodge	7957	Jeff Bennett	7805

Women track events[]

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 meters	Iris Davis	11.2	Raelene Boyle Australia Pat Hawkins	11.3 11.5	Mavis Laing	11.5
200 meters	Raelene Boyle Australia	23.1 23.3	Mable Fergerson	23.8		23.9
400 meters	Mable Fergerson	53.3		53.8		54.0
800 meters	Cheryl Toussaint	2.04.3		2.05.3		2.06.9
1500 meters		4.19.2	Francie Johnson	4.23.0	Barbara Lawson	4.23.8
2 miles	Doris Brown	10.07.0		10.34.1	Beth Bonner	10.34.4
100 meters hurdles	Patricia Johnson	13.5	Mamie Rallins	13.6	Lacey O'Neal	13.6
200 meters hurdles^[1]	Pat Hawkins	26.1	Australia Mamie Rallins	27.1 27.6		27.8
One mile walk	Lynn Olson	7:53.8		8:22.2		8:22.3

Women field events[]

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
High jump		1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Audrey Reid Jamaica	1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)	Sandi Goldsberry	1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Long jump	Kim Attlesey	6.32 m (20 ft 8+3⁄4 in)	Willye White	6.30 m (20 ft 8 in)	Martha Watson	6.13 m (20 ft 1+1⁄4 in)
Shot put	Lynn Graham	15.85 m (52 ft 0 in)		15.24 m (50 ft 0 in)	Barbara Poulsen New Zealand Maren Seidler	15.15 m (49 ft 8+1⁄4 in) 15.11 m (49 ft 6+3⁄4 in)
Discus Throw	Josephine de la Viña Philippines Carol Frost	54.71 m (179 ft 5 in) 50.26 m (164 ft 10 in)		48.61 m (159 ft 5 in)		46.30 m (151 ft 10 in)
Javelin Throw	Sherry Calvert	54.74 m (179 ft 7 in)		50.44 m (165 ft 5 in)	Barbara Friedrich	50.14 m (164 ft 6 in)
Pentathlon	Marilyn King	4731		4525		4392

References[]

^ Tricard, Louise Mead (January 1996). American Women's Track and Field: A History, 1895 Through 1980. ISBN 9780786402199.

Results from T&FN
results

[1] Tricard, Louise Mead (January 1996). American Women's Track and Field: A History, 1895 Through 1980. ISBN 9780786402199.

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