1985 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

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1985 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
DatesJune 15–17
Host cityIndianapolis, Indiana, United States
VenueIUPUI Track and Soccer Stadium
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The 1985 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships took place between June 15–17 at IUPUI Track and Soccer Stadium on the campus of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis in Indianapolis, Indiana. The meet was organized by The Athletics Congress. The decathlon and heptathlon were held the two days after the main meet. Marathon National Championships were held at the California International Marathon in December.

The most notable event at this meet was Willie Banks' world record in the triple jump. The jump occurred almost by accident as the always exuberant Banks took his attempt and rushed out of the pit in order to cheer for his Athletics West teammate , who was finishing her 800 meters race.[1]

Results[]

Men track events[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 meters
(+0.0 m/s) 		Kirk Baptiste 10.11 Lee McNeill 10.17 Calvin Smith 10.18
200 meters
(+0.3 m/s) 		Kirk Baptiste 20.11 Roy Martin 20.13 Calvin Smith 20.26
400 meters Mark Rowe 44.87 Darrell Robinson 44.94 Roddie Haley 45.06
800 meters Johnny Gray 1:44.01 John Marshall 1:44.53 Earl Jones 1:44.58
1500 meters Jim Spivey 3:39.54 Steve Scott 3:39.61 3:39.63
5000 meters Doug Padilla 13:16.42 Sydney Maree 13:17.13 Matt Centrowitz 13:33.92
10,000 meters Bruce Bickford 28:00.10 Mark Nenow 28:12.60 Pat Porter 28:12.90
110 meters hurdles
(+1.1 m/s) 		Roger Kingdom 13.26 Cletus Clark 13.43 13.59
400 meters hurdles Andre Phillips 47.67 Danny Harris 48.65 49.29
3000 meters steeplechase Henry Marsh 8:18.35 Brian Diemer 8:20.64 8:21.99
10 kilometres race walk Tim Lewis 28:26.46 Marco Evoniuk 29:28.12 Todd Scully 30:12.16

Men field events[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
High jump Brian Stanton 7 ft 61⁄2 in (2.29 m) Lee Balkin 7 ft 51⁄4 in (2.26 m) 7 ft 51⁄4 in (2.26 m)
Pole vault Joe Dial 18 ft 91⁄4 in (5.72 m) Mike Tully 18 ft 51⁄4 in (5.61 m) Billy Olson 18 ft 51⁄4 in (5.61 m)
Long jump Mike Conley 28 ft 0 in (8.53 m)w Jason Grimes 27 ft 103⁄4 in (8.5 m)w Mike Powell 27 ft 2 in (8.28 m)w
Triple jump Willie Banks 58 ft 111⁄2 in (17.97 m) WR, AR, CR Mike Conley 58 ft 11⁄4 in (17.71 m) Charlie Simpkins 57 ft 53⁄4 in (17.51 m)
Shot put Dave Laut 68 ft 113⁄4 in (21.02 m) John Brenner 68 ft 93⁄4 in (20.97 m) 68 ft 1 in (20.75 m)
Discus throw John Powell 214 ft 4 in (65.32 m) Art Burns 211 ft 10 in (64.56 m) 210 ft 3 in (64.08 m)
Hammer throw Jud Logan 250 ft 2 in (76.25 m) 232 ft 4 in (70.81 m) Ken Flax 230 ft 3 in (70.18 m)
Javelin throw Tom Petranoff 286 ft 1 in (87.19 m) 284 ft 6 in (86.71 m) Duncan Atwood 276 ft 10 in (84.37 m)
Decathlon John Sayre 8381w Mike Ramos 8156w Tim Bright 8068

Women track events[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 meters Merlene Ottey-Page Jamaica 10.98[2] Pam Marshall[3] 11.21 Diane Williams 11.23
200 meters Merlene Ottey-Page Jamaica 21.93 Pam Marshall 22.39 Grace Jackson Jamaica 22.57
400 meters Lillie Leatherwood 50.64[4] Diane Dixon 50.79 Ilrey Oliver Jamaica 51.96
800 meters 1:59.48 1:59.63 Delisa Walton 2:00.17
1500 meters Diana Richburg 4:04.73 4.06.46 Ruth Wysocki 4.07.42
3000 meters Cathy Branta 8:49.64[5] Cindy Bremser 8.49.6 Mary Knisely 8.52.54
5000 meters[6] 15:57.50 Jan Merrill 15:57.83 15:58.39
10,000 meters[7] Francie Larrieu Smith 32:18.29 32:40.76 Lynn Jennings 32:48.88
Marathon Nancy Ditz 2:31:36 Janis Klecker 2:31:53 2:34:17
100 meters hurdles [8] 12.85 Stephanie Hightower 12.92 Benita Fitzgerald-Brown 13.04
400 meters hurdles Judi Brown-King 55.10 LaTanya Sheffield 55.53 56.34
48:38.16 Teresa Vaill 49:25.43 Debbi Lawrence 50:25.43

Women field events[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
High jump Louis Ritter 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Coleen Sommer 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Long jump Carol Lewis 6.92 m (22 ft 8+1⁄4 in)w 6.46 m (21 ft 2+1⁄4 in)w Brazil 6.39 m (20 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[9]
Triple jump Wendy Brown 13.17 m (43 ft 2+1⁄2 in) 13.13 m (43 ft 3⁄4 in) 13.11 m (43 ft 0 in)
Shot put Ramona Pagel 18.40 m (60 ft 4+1⁄4 in) 17.56 m (57 ft 7+1⁄4 in) 16.94 m (55 ft 6+3⁄4 in)
Discus throw Carol Cady 61.19 m (200 ft 9 in) Penny Neer 56.44 m (185 ft 2 in) Lorna Griffin 54.66 m (179 ft 3 in)
Javelin throw Cathy Sulinski 60.25 m (197 ft 8 in) 57.50 m (188 ft 7 in) 57.12 m (187 ft 4 in)
Heptathlon Jane Frederick 6587[10] Jolanda Jones 5765 5606

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Willie Banks smashed the world record in the triple".
  2. ^ "Winners of Individual and Team Championships During 1985". The New York Times. 29 December 1985.
  3. ^ "Track and Field Statistics".
  4. ^ Litsky, Frank (17 June 1985). "Banks Triple Jumps to World Record". The New York Times.
  5. ^ "Herald and Review from Decatur, Illinois on June 17, 1985 · Page 14".
  6. ^ "ARRS - Race: TAC/USA Championships".
  7. ^ "ARRS - Race: TAC/USA Championships".
  8. ^ "Track Results;NEWLN:U.S. Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Indianapolis, June 15".
  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-15. Retrieved 2018-08-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ "The Indianapolis Star from Indianapolis, Indiana on June 19, 1985 · Page 22".
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