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
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 Robert Woods |
10.39 10.41 10.43 10.44 |
Larry Jackson | 10.45 | Robert E. Taylor | 10.47 |
200 meters
|
Millard Hampton | 20.89 | James Gilkes Guyana Larry Jackson |
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 | Tom McLean | 1.46.86 | Rick Brown | 1.47.25 |
1500 meters
|
3.42.41 3.42.70 |
Michael Durkin |
3.42.82 | Mark Schilling | 3.42.95 | |
5000 meters
|
Dick Buerkle | 13.31.2 | Martin Liquori |
13.41.0 | Paul Geis | 13.43.8 |
10000 meters
|
28.46.0 28.58.6 |
Dave Smith | 29.09.8 | Anthony Sandoval |
29.14.0 | |
Marathon (42.195 km.) | Gary Tuttle | 2.15.15 CR | Benji Durden | 2.20.25 | Ronald Kurrie | 2.21.38 |
110 meters hurdles
|
Thomas Hill |
13.64 | James Owens | 13.69 | Delario Robinson | 13.76 |
400 meters hurdles
|
Tom Andrews |
48.55 CR | Jim Bolding | 48.57 | Ralph Mann | 48.77 |
3000 meters steeplechase
|
Randy Smith | 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) | Danny Seay | 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) | Bill Diehl | 67.18 m (220 ft 4 in) | Bill Shuff | 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 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 meters
|
Chandra Cheeseborough | 11.34 | Rosalyn Bryant | 11.43 | Ranaye Bowen | 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 | Shirley Williams | 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 | Teri Anderson | 9.19.55 | Peggy Neppel | 9.22.65 |
Marathon Western Hemisphere Marathon, Culver City, California | Dorothy Doolittle | 2.55.38 | Sue Ellen Trapp | 3.10.32 | Peggy Kokevnot | 3.25.46 |
100 meters hurdles
|
Jane Frederick | 13.29 | Debbie LaPlante |
13.32 | Sonya Hardy | 13.50 |
400 meters hurdles
|
Arthurine Gainer | 57.24 AR | Debbie Esser | 57.56 | Mary Ayers | 58.53 |
5000 meters race walk
|
Sue Broddock | 25:28.4 | Laurie Tucholski | 25:55.4 | Susan Liers | 26:29.8 |
Women field events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
High Jump
|
Joni Huntley | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) CR | Pam Spencer | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄4 in) | Ann Gilliland | 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 | Kathy Devine | 15.66 m (51 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | Marcia Mecklenburg | 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) | Linda Langford | 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
- United States Olympic Trials (track and field)