1974 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

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1974 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
DatesJune 21–23
Host cityWestwood, California
Bakersfield, California
United States
VenueDrake Stadium University of California, Los Angeles
Memorial Stadium, Bakersfield College
1973
1975

Drake Stadium
Bakersfield Memorial Stadium

The 1974 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships men's competition took place between June 21–23 at Drake Stadium on the campus of University of California, Los Angeles in Westwood, California. The women's division held their championships separately a little over a hundred miles north in Bakersfield at Memorial Stadium, which had hosted the men's division the previous year. The two schools had also shared hosting the championships in 1970 with reverse roles. The women's division would compete at imperial distances, the last time that measurement system was used in the American championships. Since 1975's edition, the USATF rulebook has called for metric values.

Results[]

Men track events[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 meters Steve Williams 9.9 =WR Donald Quarrie
 Jamaica
Reggie Jones
10.0

10.1
Steve Riddick 10.1
200 meters Donald Quarrie
James Gilkes
 Guyana
 Jamaica
Reggie Jones
20.5

20.7

20.7
Steve Williams 20.7 21.1
400 meters Maurice Peoples 45.2 Darwin Bond 45.6 45.7
800 meters Rick Wohlhuter 1.43.9 AR John Walker
 New Zealand
James Robinson
1.45.3

1.45.7
1.46.0
1500 meters Rodney Dixon
 New Zealand
Thomas Byers
3.37.5 CRm

3.37.9
John Hartnett
 Ireland
3.38.1

3.38.5
3.38.6
5000 meters Richard Buerkle 13.33.4 CRm Frank Shorter 13.34.6 Don Kardong 13.35.6
10000 meters Frank Shorter 28.16.0 Richard Buerkle 28.25.0 Garry Bjorklund 28.28.4
Marathon 2.18.52 2.18.53 2.19.26
110 meters hurdles Charles Foster 13.4 Thomas Hill 13.5 Willie Davenport 13.5
400 meters hurdles Jim Bolding 48.9 Ralph Mann 49.5 James King 49.5
3000 meters steeplechase 8.28.8 Douglas Brown 8.28.8 Michael Manley 8.29.0
5000 meters racewalk 22:23.0v Larry Young 22:31.2 22:34.8

Men field events[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
High jump Dwight Stones 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) Reynaldo Brown 2.19 m (7 ft 2 in) 2.19 m (7 ft 2 in)
Pole vault Dave Roberts 5.33 m (17 ft 5+34 in) Terry Porter 5.33 m (17 ft 5+34 in) 5.18 m (16 ft 11+34 in)
Long jump James (Bouncy) Moore 8.07 m (26 ft 5+12 in) Arnie Robinson 8.03 m (26 ft 4 in) Henry Jackson
 Jamaica
7.95 m (26 ft 34 in)w

7.92 m (25 ft 11+34 in)
Triple jump John Craft 16.58 m (54 ft 4+34 in)w Charlton Ehizuelen
 Nigeria
James Butts
16.45 m (53 ft 11+12 in)

16.34 m (53 ft 7+14 in)w
Tommy Haynes 16.32 m (53 ft 6+12 in)
Shot put Al Feuerbach 21.58 m (70 ft 9+12 in) George Woods 21.40 m (70 ft 2+12 in) 20.44 m (67 ft 12 in)
Discus Throw John Powell 65.50 m (214 ft 10 in) MR Mac Wilkins 62.71 m (205 ft 8 in) 60.86 m (199 ft 8 in)
Hammer Throw 69.04 m (226 ft 6 in) Peter Farmer
 Australia
Tom Gage
68.20 m (223 ft 9 in)

67.59 m (221 ft 9 in)
66.62 m (218 ft 6 in)
Javelin Throw Sam Colson 85.55 m (280 ft 8 in) Fred Luke 84.83 m (278 ft 3 in) Anthony Hall 80.92 m (265 ft 5 in)
Decathlon Bruce Jenner 8245 MR Jeff Bennett 7913 Fred Samara 7852

Women track events[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards 10.4 Alice Annum
 Ghana
10.4

10.4
10.5
220 yards Alice Annum
 Ghana
23.1

23.4
23.7 Rosalyn Bryant 23.7
440 yards Debra Sapenter 52.2 =WR 53.6 Marilyn Neufville
 Jamaica
53.6

53.9
880 yards Mary Decker 2.05.2 Robin Campbell 2.05.9 2.07.4
1 Mile Julie Brown 4.45.1 4.46.0 4.50.2
2 Miles Lynn Bjorklund 10.11.1 10.21.1 10.31.0
Marathon Judy Shapiro-Ikenberry 2.55.17 2.58.44 2.58.55
100 m hurdles Patricia Johnson 13.2 CR Mamie Rallins 13.3 Modupe Oshikoya
 Nigeria
13.5

13.6
400 m hurdles Andrea Bruce
 Jamaica
59.7 CR

59.8
60.0 61.0
Mile walk 7:29.7 NR 7:43.1 7:53.6

Women field events[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
High jump Joni Huntley 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Pam Spencer 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Cindy Gilbert 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Long jump Martha Watson 6.49 m (21 ft 3+12 in) Willye White 6.39 m (20 ft 11+12 in) Sherron Walker 6.28 m (20 ft 7 in)
Shot put Maren Seidler 16.53 m (54 ft 2+34 in) MR 14.73 m (48 ft 3+34 in) Jan Svendsen 14.52 m (47 ft 7+12 in)
Discus Throw
 Canada
53.01 m (173 ft 11 in)

50.01 m (164 ft 0 in)
49.30 m (161 ft 8 in) Jean Roberts
 Australia


46.76 m (153 ft 4 in)
Javelin Throw Kathy Schmidt 61.92 m (203 ft 1 in) MR 58.55 m (192 ft 1 in) Sherry Calvert 57.10 m (187 ft 4 in)
Pentathlon 4051 Marilyn King 4034 3743

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