1976 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
1976 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | |
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Dates | June 10–12 |
Host city | Westwood, California, United States |
Venue | Drake Stadium University of California, Los Angeles |
← 1975 1977 → |
The 1976 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships took place between June 10–12 at Drake Stadium on the campus of University of California, Los Angeles in Westwood, California. The decathlon took place on June 25–26 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon as part of the 1976 Olympic Trials where Bruce Jenner improved his own world record. This meet was organized by the AAU. It was the first such meet, a precedent that has been followed subsequently, where the women's division competed at the same venue concurrently with the men.
Results[]
Men track events[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 meters | Christer Garpenborg Sweden Guy Abrahams Panama Mike Sands Bahamas |
10.39 10.41 10.43 10.44 |
10.45 | Robert E. Taylor | 10.47 | |
200 meters | Millard Hampton | 20.89 | James Gilkes Guyana |
20.95 21.05 |
Clancy Edwards | 21.05 |
400 meters | Maxie Parks | 44.82 CR | Robert E. Taylor | 45.11 | Fred Newhouse | 45.20 |
800 meters | James Robinson | 1.46.63 | 1.46.86 | 1.47.25 | ||
1500 meters | Eamon Coghlan Ireland |
3.42.41 3.42.70 |
Michael Durkin | 3.42.82 | 3.42.95 | |
5000 meters | Dick Buerkle | 13.31.2 | Martin Liquori | 13.41.0 | Paul Geis | 13.43.8 |
10000 meters | Ed Leddy Ireland |
28.46.0 28.58.6 |
29.09.8 | Anthony Sandoval | 29.14.0 | |
Marathon (42.195 km.) | Gary Tuttle | 2.15.15 CR | Benji Durden | 2.20.25 | 2.21.38 | |
110 meters hurdles | Thomas Hill | 13.64 | James Owens | 13.69 | 13.76 | |
400 meters hurdles | Tom Andrews | 48.55 CR | Jim Bolding | 48.57 | Ralph Mann | 48.77 |
3000 meters steeplechase | 8.26.71 | Douglas Brown | 8.33.48 | Mike Roche | 8.35.07 | |
5000 meters race walk | Ron Laird | 21:09.4 | Todd Scully | 21:15.4 | Larry Walker | 21:32.8 |
Men field events[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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High Jump | Dwight Stones | 2.24 m (7 ft 4 in) | Melvin Embree | 2.18 m (7 ft 1+3⁄4 in) | Reynaldo Brown | 2.18 m (7 ft 1+3⁄4 in) |
Pole Vault | Earl Bell | 5.44 m (17 ft 10 in) | Mike Tully | 5.44 m (17 ft 10 in) | Don Baird Australia Terry Porter |
5.44 m (17 ft 10 in) 5.33 m (17 ft 5+3⁄4 in) |
Long Jump | Arnie Robinson | 8.32 m (27 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | James (Bouncy) Moore | 8.05 m (26 ft 4+3⁄4 in) | 7.89 m (25 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | |
Triple Jump | Tommy Haynes | 17.01 m (55 ft 9+1⁄2 in)w | James Butts | 16.95 m (55 ft 7+1⁄4 in)w | Willie Banks | 16.77 m (55 ft 0 in)w |
Shot Put | Terry Albritton | 21.15 m (69 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | Al Feuerbach | 21.09 m (69 ft 2+1⁄4 in) | George Woods | 20.99 m (68 ft 10+1⁄4 in) |
Discus Throw | Mac Wilkins | 70.10 m (229 ft 11 in) CR | John Powell | 67.54 m (221 ft 7 in) | Jay Silvester | 63.60 m (208 ft 7 in) |
Hammer Throw | Lawrence Hart | 68.83 m (225 ft 9 in) | 67.18 m (220 ft 4 in) | 66.57 m (218 ft 4 in) | ||
Javelin Throw | Fred Luke | 85.55 m (280 ft 8 in) | Richard George | 83.84 m (275 ft 0 in) | Bill Schmidt | 80.24 m (263 ft 3 in) |
Decathlon | Bruce Jenner | 8542w WR* | Fred Dixon | 8294 | Fred Samara | 8004 |
Women track events[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 meters | Chandra Cheeseborough | 11.34 | Rosalyn Bryant | 11.43 | 11.49 | |
200 meters | Brenda Morehead | 22.94 = CR | Debra Armstrong | 23.19 | Rosalyn Bryant | 23.40 |
400 meters | Lorna Forde | 52.30 | Sheila Ingram | 52.52 | 52.53 | |
800 meters | Madeline Manning | 2.01.00 | Kathy Weston | 2.03.52 | Janice Merrill | 2.03.85 |
1500 meters | Francie Larrieu | 4.09.93 CR | Cindy Bremser | 4.10.8 | Julie Brown | 4.14.14 |
3000 meters | Janice Merrill | 8.57.17 | 9.19.55 | 9.22.65 | ||
Marathon , Culver City, California | Dorothy Doolittle | 2.55.38 | 3.10.32 | 3.25.46 | ||
100 meters hurdles | Jane Frederick | 13.29 | Debbie LaPlante | 13.32 | 13.50 | |
400 meters hurdles | 57.24 AR | Debbie Esser | 57.56 | 58.53 | ||
5000 meters race walk | 25:28.4 | 25:55.4 | 26:29.8 |
Women field events[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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High Jump | Joni Huntley | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) CR | Pam Spencer | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄4 in) | 1.75 m (5 ft 8+3⁄4 in) | |
Long Jump | Kathy McMillan | 6.78 m (22 ft 2+3⁄4 in) AR | Sherron Walker | 6.51 m (21 ft 4+1⁄4 in) | Martha Watson | 6.39 m (20 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
Shot Put | Maren Seidler | 16.56 m (54 ft 3+3⁄4 in) CR | 15.66 m (51 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 15.31 m (50 ft 2+3⁄4 in) | ||
Discus Throw | Lynne Winbigler | 53.06 m (174 ft 0 in) | Jan Svendsen | 51.76 m (169 ft 9 in) | 50.82 m (166 ft 8 in) | |
Javelin Throw | Kathy Schmidt | 66.52 m (218 ft 2 in) AR | Karin Smith | 62.13 m (203 ft 10 in) | Sherry Calvert | 58.04 m (190 ft 5 in) |
Pentathlon | Jane Frederick | 4622 | Gale Fitzgerald | 4417 | Marilyn King | 4374 |
See also[]
References[]
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