1975 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The Men's 1975 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships took place between June 25–27 at Hayward Field on the campus of University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. The Women's Championships took place in less elegant conditions at White Plains High School in White Plains, New York.[1] The meet was organized by the Amateur Athletic Union. This was the last edition to segregate genders.

1975 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
DatesJune 25–27
Host cityEugene, Oregon
White Plains, New York, United States
VenueHayward Field
White Plains High School
1974
1976

The men's marathon championships were held at the Western Hemisphere Marathon in Culver City, California, on December 7, 1975.[2] The women's Marathon championships were held in the New York Marathon, September 28, 1975.[3]

Results

Men's track events

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metersDonald Quarrie  Jamaica
Steve Williams
10.16
10.21
James Gilkes  Guyana
Edward Preston
10.27
10.37
Charles Wells10.42
200 metersDonald Quarrie  Jamaica
James Gilkes  Guyana
Reggie Jones
20.12 CR
20.39
20.59
Steve Williams20.66Larry Brown20.86
400 metersDavid Jenkins  United Kingdom
Fred Newhouse
44.93 CR
45.22
Stan Vinson45.24Robert E. Taylor45.26
800 metersMark Enyeart1.44.87Rick Wohlhuter1.45.28Tom McLean1.46.06
1500 metersLeonard Hilton3.38.3Ken Popejoy3.38.4Mark Schilling3.38.9
5000 metersMartin Liquori13.29.0 CRRichard Buerkle13.31.6Ted Castaneda13.33.2
10,000 metersFrank Shorter28.02.17 CRTed Castaneda28.32.70Garry Bjorklund28.36.6
MarathonGary Tuttle2.17.27Kirk Pfeffer2.19.07Lionel Ortega2.19.16
110 meters hurdlesJerry Wilson13.38 CRClim Jackson13.69Vance Roland13.71
400 meters hurdlesRalph Mann48.74 CRJim Bolding48.82James King49.22
3000 meters steeplechaseRandy Smith8.28.2Kent McDonald8.28.8Don Timm8.33.2

Men's field events

EventGoldSilverBronze
High jumpTom Woods2.27 m (7 ft 5+14 in) CRRory Kotinek2.23 m (7 ft 3+34 in)Dwight Stones2.23 m (7 ft 3+34 in)
Pole vaultDon Baird  Australia
Terry Porter
5.33 m (17 ft 5+34 in)Russ Rogers5.33 m (17 ft 5+34 in)Earl Bell5.33 m (17 ft 5+34 in)
Long jumpArnie Robinson8.05 m (26 ft 4+34 in)Danny Seay7.93 m (26 ft 0 in)Randy Williams7.93 m (26 ft 0 in)
Triple jumpAnthony Terry16.71 m (54 ft 9+34 in)Caleb Abdul Rahman16.64 m (54 ft 7 in)Tommy Haynes16.47 m (54 ft 14 in)
Shot putAl Feuerbach21.00 m (68 ft 10+34 in)Terry Albritton20.52 m (67 ft 3+34 in)Peter Shmock20.07 m (65 ft 10 in)
Discus throwJohn Powell63.65 m (208 ft 9 in)Mac Wilkins63.40 m (208 ft 0 in)Ken Stadel62.58 m (205 ft 3 in)
Hammer throwBoris Djerassi67.92 m (222 ft 10 in)Lawrence Hart67.54 m (221 ft 7 in)Steve DeAutremont66.60 m (218 ft 6 in)
Javelin throwRichard George83.18 m (272 ft 10 in)Robert Wallis81.71 m (268 ft 0 in)Sam Colson81.15 m (266 ft 2 in)
DecathlonFred Samara8061Craig Brigham7971Steve Gough7918

Women's track events

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metersRosalyn Bryant11.6Martha Watson11.6Ranaye Bowen11.6
200 metersDebra Armstrong23.0Rosalyn Bryant23.2Pamela Jiles23.5
400 metersDebra Sapenter51.6 =ARLorna Forde  Barbados
Robin Campbell
52.6
52.7
Patricia Helms53.3
800 metersMadeline Manning2.00.5 ARKathy Weston2.02.9Cheryl Toussaint2.03.1
1500 metersJulie Brown4.13.5 CRJanice Merrill4.14.4Cindy Bremser4.15.0
3000 metersLynn Bjorklund9.10.6 ARCindy Bremser9.13.4Peggy Neppel9.17.4
MarathonKim Merritt2.46.14.8Miki Gorman2.53.02.8Gayle Barron2.57.22
100 meters hurdlesJane Frederick13.8Debbie LaPlante13.9Pat Donnelly14.3
400 meters hurdlesDebbie Esser57.3ARPat Collins  Barbados
Mary Ayers
57.4
59.3
June Smith  Trinidad and Tobago
Debbie Vetter
59.4
1:00.5

Women's field events

EventGoldSilverBronze
High jumpJoni Huntley1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)Susan Hackett1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)Pam Spencer1.75 m (5 ft 8+34 in)
Long jumpMartha Watson6.48 m (21 ft 3 in)Kathy McMillan6.26 m (20 ft 6+14 in)Sherron Walker6.23 m (20 ft 5+14 in)
Shot putMaren Seidler16.22 m (53 ft 2+12 in)Denise Wood14.97 m (49 ft 1+14 in)Mary Jacobson14.96 m (49 ft 34 in)
Discus throwJean Roberts  Australia
Jan Svendsen
48.69 m (159 ft 8 in)
47.47 m (155 ft 8 in)
Joan Pavelich  Canada
Linda Langford
47.22 m (154 ft 11 in)
46.18 m (151 ft 6 in)
Monette Driscoll45.67 m (149 ft 10 in)
Javelin throwKathy Schmidt63.88 m (209 ft 6 in) ARSherry Calvert54.51 m (178 ft 10 in)Karin Smith54.30 m (178 ft 1 in)
PentathlonJane Frederick4676Diane Jones  Canada
Gale Fitzgerald
4442
4334
Sandi Tyler3884

See also

References