The 1964 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships men's competition took place between June 26–28 at Rutgers Stadium in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The women's division held their championships separately at the new Hanford Bowl in Hanford, California. The Hanford Bowl was one of the first stadiums to sport an all-weather track made of asphalt and rubber. While this meet was separate from the Olympic Trials, since 1964 was an Olympic year, events were held over metric distances.
| 1964 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 26–28 |
| Host city | New Brunswick, New Jersey Hanford, California United States |
| Venue | Rutgers Stadium Hanford Bowl |
← 1963 1965 → | |
The Marathon championships were run in October at the Yonkers Marathon.
Results
editMen track events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 meters | Robert Hayes | 10.3 | Charles Greene | 10.4 | Bernie Rivers | 10.5 |
| 200 meters | Henry Carr | 20.6* CRm | Paul Drayton | 20.6 | John Moon | 20.8 |
| 400 meters | Mike Larrabee | 46.0 | Robert Brightwell  United KingdomOllan Cassell |
46.0 46.3 |
Adolph Plummer | 46.3 |
| 800 meters | Jerry Siebert | 1.47.5 CRm | Darnell Mitchell | 1.47.6 | Fran Smith | 1.47.9 |
| 1500 meters | Tom O'Hara | 3.38.1 =NR | Dyrol Burleson | 3.38.8 | Jim Grelle | 3.38.9 |
| 5000 meters | Bob Schul | 13.56.2 CRm | Gerry Lindgren | 13.58.6 | Jim Beatty | 14.06.0 |
| 10,000 meters | Peter McArdle | 30.11.0 CRm | John Gutknecht | 30.44.6 | Oscar Moore | 30.47.4 |
| Marathon | Leonard Edelen | 2.24.25.6 | Adolf Gruber  AustriaJohn J. Kelley |
2.44.11.4 2.44.46.4 |
Harold Harris | 2.58.28.0 |
| 110 meters hurdles | Hayes Jones | 13.8 | Blaine Lindgren | 13.9 | Russ Rogers | 14.2 |
| 400 meters hurdles | Billy Hardin | 50.1* CRm | Jay Luck | 50.2 | Willie Atterberry | 50.3 |
| 3000 meters steeplechase | Jeffrey Fishback | 8.43.6 CRm | George Young | 8.49.4 | Fred Best | 8.56.8 |
Men field events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump | Ed Caruthers | 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) | John Rambo | 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) | John Thomas | 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) |
| Pole vault | Fred Hansen | 5.18 m (16 ft 11+3⁄4 in) CR | Dave Tork | 5.08 m (16 ft 8 in) | Floyd Manning | 4.99 m (16 ft 4+1⁄4 in) |
| Long jump | Ralph Boston | 8.11 m (26 ft 7+1⁄4 in) | Charlie Mays | 7.97 m (26 ft 1+3⁄4 in) | Darrell Horn | 7.95 m (26 ft 3⁄4 in) |
| Triple jump | Chris Mousiadis  GreeceIra Davis |
16.18 m (53 ft 1 in) 16.14 m (52 ft 11+1⁄4 in) |
William Sharpe | 15.82 m (51 ft 10+3⁄4 in) | Art Walker | 15.75 m (51 ft 8 in) |
| Shot put | Randy Matson | 19.78 m (64 ft 10+1⁄2 in) CR | Dallas Long | 19.32 m (63 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | Parry O'Brien | 18.88 m (61 ft 11+1⁄4 in) |
| Discus Throw | Alfred Oerter | 61.30 m (201 ft 1 in) | Jay Silvester | 59.07 m (193 ft 9 in) | Dave Weill | 57.87 m (189 ft 10 in) |
| Hammer Throw | Hal Connolly | 69.02 m (226 ft 5 in) CR | Ed Burke | 65.80 m (215 ft 10 in) | Albert Hall | 63.52 m (208 ft 4 in) |
| Javelin Throw | Frank Covelli | 77.29 m (253 ft 6 in) | Jan Sikorsky | 75.61 m (248 ft 0 in) | Glenn Winningham | 75.07 m (246 ft 3 in) |
| Decathlon | Chuan-Kwang Yang  TaiwanPaul Herman |
8641 7794 |
Don Jeisy | 7768 | Russ Hodge | 7729 |
Women track events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 meters | Wyomia Tyus | 11.5 | Edith McGuire | 11.5 | Rosie Bonds | 11.5 |
| 200 meters | Edith McGuire | 23.6 | Vivian Brown | 24.0 | Shirley Wilson | 24.0 |
| 400 meters | Janell Smith | 54.7 | Una Morris | 54.7 | Patricia Clark | 56.5 |
| 800 meters | Sandra Knott | 2:10.4 | Leah Bennett-Ferris | 2:12.7 | Carol Mastronarde | 2:12.9 |
| 80 meters hurdles | Rosie Bonds | 10.8 | Cherrie Sherrard | 10.8 | Tammy Davis | 11.1 |
Women field events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump | Eleanor Montgomery | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Terrezene Brown | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Billie Pat Daniels | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
| Long jump | Willye White | 6.58 m (21 ft 7 in) | Martha Watson | 5.97 m (19 ft 7 in) | Billie Pat Daniels | 5.92 m (19 ft 5 in) |
| Shot put | Earlene Brown | 14.30 m (46 ft 10+3⁄4 in) | Cynthia Wyatt | 13.60 m (44 ft 7+1⁄4 in) | Lynn Graham | 13.22 m (43 ft 4+1⁄4 in) |
| Discus Throw | Olga Connolly | 48.26 m (158 ft 4 in) | Earlene Brown | 47.75 m (156 ft 7 in) | Sharon Shepherd | 43.66 m (143 ft 2 in) |
| Javelin Throw | RaNae Bair | 52.84 m (173 ft 4 in) | Fran Davenport | 47.65 m (156 ft 3 in) | Lurline Hamilton | 47.20 m (154 ft 10 in) |
| Pentathlon | Billie Pat Daniels | 4644 | Sally Griffith | 4254 | Cherrie Sherrard | 4243 |