1979 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
1979 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | |
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Dates | June 16–17 |
Host city | Walnut, California, United States |
Venue | Hilmer Lodge Stadium Mt. San Antonio College |
← 1978 1980 → |
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The 1979 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships took place between June 16–17 at Hilmer Lodge Stadium on the campus of Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California. The decathlon took place on June 3–4. This was the last time the meet was organized by the AAU. Their status as the national governing body was terminated at the end of the year as a result of the Amateur Sports Act of 1978. They were replaced by the newly formed organization The Athletics Congress, hosting the meet at this same location.
Results[]
Men track events[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 meters | James Sanford | 10.07 | Harvey Glance | 10.15 | Emmit King | 10.16 |
200 meters | Dwayne Evans | 20.27 | 20.39 | Cliff Wiley | 20.44 | |
400 meters | Willie Smith | 45.10 | Tony Darden | 45.14 | Bill Green | 45.51 |
800 meters | James Robinson | 1.45.82 | Agberto Guimarães![]() |
1.46.5h 1.47.06 |
Mark Enyeart | 1.47.4h |
1500 meters | Steve Scott | 3.36.40 MRm | Don Paige | 3.37.33 | 3.40.20 | |
5000 meters | Matt Centrowitz | 13.40.8 | Wilson Waigwa![]() Herb Lindsay |
13.42.1 13.42.5 |
Stan Mavis | 13.43.1 |
10000 meters | Craig Virgin | 27.39.4 AR | 28.24.2 | Frank Shorter | 28.26.6 | |
Marathon (42.195 km.) | 2.15.28 | 2.16.21 | 2.17.25 | |||
Renaldo Nehemiah | 13.19 MRm | Dedy Cooper | 13.46 | Charles Foster | 13.59 | |
Edwin Moses | 47.89 | Quentin Wheeler | 48.39 | James Walker | 49.13 | |
Henry Marsh | 8.33.1 | 8.33.8 | Greg Meyer | 8.35.8 |
Men field events[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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High Jump | Franklin Jacobs | 2.26 m (7 ft 4+3⁄4 in) | Ben Fields | 2.26 m (7 ft 4+3⁄4 in) | Reynaldo Brown | 2.20 m (7 ft 2+1⁄2 in) |
Pole Vault | Mike Tully | 5.50 m (18 ft 1⁄2 in) | Billy Olson | 5.50 m (18 ft 1⁄2 in) | Greg Woepse | 5.40 m (17 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
Long Jump | Larry Myricks | 8.28 m (27 ft 1+3⁄4 in)w | Carl Lewis | 8.09 m (26 ft 6+1⁄2 in)w | Randy Williams | 8.05 m (26 ft 4+3⁄4 in)w |
Triple Jump | 17.56 m (57 ft 7+1⁄4 in)w | Willie Banks | 17.43 m (57 ft 2 in)w | James Butts | 16.91 m (55 ft 5+1⁄2 in)w | |
Shot Put | Dave Laut | 21.11 m (69 ft 3 in) | Al Feuerbach | 20.64 m (67 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | 20.43 m (67 ft 1⁄4 in) | |
Discus Throw | Mac Wilkins | 70.66 m (231 ft 9 in) CR | 69.26 m (227 ft 2 in) | Knut Hjeltnes![]() John Powell |
68.88 m (225 ft 11 in) 67.33 m (220 ft 10 in) | |
Hammer Throw | Scott Neilson![]() Boris Djerassi |
72.06 m (236 ft 5 in) CR 68.73 m (225 ft 5 in) |
67.31 m (220 ft 10 in) | 67.10 m (220 ft 1 in) | ||
Javelin Throw | Duncan Atwood | 81.86 m (268 ft 6 in) | Rod Ewaliko | 80.47 m (264 ft 0 in) | Bill Schmidt | 80.14 m (262 ft 11 in) |
Decathlon | Bobby Coffman | 8154 | John Crist | 8149 | John Whitson | 7798 |
Women track events[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 meters | Evelyn Ashford | 11.01w | Brenda Morehead | 11.13w | Chandra Cheeseborough | 11.33w |
200 meters | Evelyn Ashford | 22.07w | Valerie Brisco | 22.53w | Brenda Morehead | 22.75w |
400 meters | Patricia Jackson | 52.37 | Sharon Dabney | 52.52 | Sherri Howard | 52.54 |
800 meters | Essie Kelley | 2.02.3 | Julie Brown | 2.02.6 | Madeline Manning | 2.02.8 |
1500 meters | Francie Larrieu | 4.04.6 MR | Mary Decker | 4.06.8 | Julie Brown | 4.09.4 |
3000 meters | Francie Larrieu | 8.53.8 MR | Janice Merrill | 8.54.0 | Julie Brown | 8.58.3 |
10000 meters | 32.52.5 | Joan Benoit | 32.52.5 | 34.31.0 | ||
Marathon (Houston) | Sue Peterson | 2.46.17 | 2.54.15 | 2.56.57 | ||
100 meters hurdles | Debbie LaPlante | 12.86 AR | Candy Young | 12.95 | Stephanie Hightower | 13.09 |
400 meters hurdles | 57.60 | 58.33 | Debbie Esser | 58.68 |
Women field events[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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High Jump | Deborah Brill![]() Louise Ritter |
1.93 m (6 ft 3+3⁄4 in)MR 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄4 in) |
Pam Spencer | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |
Long Jump | Kathy McMillan | 6.49 m (21 ft 3+1⁄2 in)w | Jane Frederick | 6.44 m (21 ft 1+1⁄2 in)w | Patricia Johnson | 6.35 m (20 ft 10 in)w |
Shot Put | Maren Seidler | 19.09 m (62 ft 7+1⁄2 in) AR | 17.00 m (55 ft 9+1⁄4 in) | 16.06 m (52 ft 8+1⁄4 in) | ||
Discus Throw | Lynne Winbigler | 57.73 m (189 ft 4+3⁄4 in) | Lorna Griffin | 56.56 m (185 ft 6+3⁄4 in) | Ria Stalman![]() |
55.42 m (181 ft 9+3⁄4 in) 52.53 m (172 ft 4 in) |
Javelin Throw | Kathy Schmidt | 62.81 m (206 ft 3⁄4 in) | Cathy Sulinski | 54.63 m (179 ft 2+3⁄4 in) | 52.83 m (173 ft 3+3⁄4 in) | |
Pentathlon | Jane Frederick | 4506 | Themis Zambrzycki![]() Jodi Anderson |
4445 4354 |
4123 |
See also[]
References[]
Categories:
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