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

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Men's track events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 meters Donald Quarrie   Jamaica
Steve Williams
10.16
10.21
James Gilkes  Guyana
Edward Preston
10.27
10.37
Charles Wells 10.42
200 meters Donald Quarrie   Jamaica
James Gilkes   Guyana
Reggie Jones
20.12 CR
20.39
20.59
Steve Williams 20.66 Larry Brown 20.86
400 meters David Jenkins   United Kingdom
Fred Newhouse
44.93 CR
45.22
Stan Vinson 45.24 Robert E. Taylor 45.26
800 meters Mark Enyeart 1.44.87 Rick Wohlhuter 1.45.28 Tom McLean 1.46.06
1500 meters Leonard Hilton 3.38.3 Ken Popejoy 3.38.4 Mark Schilling 3.38.9
5000 meters Martin Liquori 13.29.0 CR Richard Buerkle 13.31.6 Ted Castaneda 13.33.2
10,000 meters Frank Shorter 28.02.17 CR Ted Castaneda 28.32.70 Garry Bjorklund 28.36.6
Marathon Gary Tuttle 2.17.27 Kirk Pfeffer 2.19.07 Lionel Ortega 2.19.16
110 meters hurdles Jerry Wilson 13.38 CR Clim Jackson 13.69 Vance Roland 13.71
400 meters hurdles Ralph Mann 48.74 CR Jim Bolding 48.82 James King 49.22
3000 meters steeplechase Randy Smith 8.28.2 Kent McDonald 8.28.8 Don Timm 8.33.2

Men's field events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
High jump Tom Woods 2.27 m (7 ft 5+14 in) CR Rory Kotinek 2.23 m (7 ft 3+34 in) Dwight Stones 2.23 m (7 ft 3+34 in)
Pole vault Don Baird   Australia
Terry Porter
5.33 m (17 ft 5+34 in) Russ Rogers 5.33 m (17 ft 5+34 in) Earl Bell 5.33 m (17 ft 5+34 in)
Long jump Arnie Robinson 8.05 m (26 ft 4+34 in) Danny Seay 7.93 m (26 ft 0 in) Randy Williams 7.93 m (26 ft 0 in)
Triple jump Anthony Terry 16.71 m (54 ft 9+34 in) Caleb Abdul Rahman 16.64 m (54 ft 7 in) Tommy Haynes 16.47 m (54 ft 14 in)
Shot put Al Feuerbach 21.00 m (68 ft 10+34 in) Terry Albritton 20.52 m (67 ft 3+34 in) Peter Shmock 20.07 m (65 ft 10 in)
Discus throw John Powell 63.65 m (208 ft 9 in) Mac Wilkins 63.40 m (208 ft 0 in) Ken Stadel 62.58 m (205 ft 3 in)
Hammer throw Boris Djerassi 67.92 m (222 ft 10 in) Lawrence Hart 67.54 m (221 ft 7 in) Steve DeAutremont 66.60 m (218 ft 6 in)
Javelin throw Richard George 83.18 m (272 ft 10 in) Robert Wallis 81.71 m (268 ft 0 in) Sam Colson 81.15 m (266 ft 2 in)
Decathlon Fred Samara 8061 Craig Brigham 7971 Steve Gough 7918

Women's track events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 meters Rosalyn Bryant 11.6 Martha Watson 11.6 Ranaye Bowen 11.6
200 meters Debra Armstrong 23.0 Rosalyn Bryant 23.2 Pamela Jiles 23.5
400 meters Debra Sapenter 51.6 =AR Lorna Forde   Barbados
Robin Campbell
52.6
52.7
Patricia Helms 53.3
800 meters Madeline Manning 2.00.5 AR Kathy Weston 2.02.9 Cheryl Toussaint 2.03.1
1500 meters Julie Brown 4.13.5 CR Janice Merrill 4.14.4 Cindy Bremser 4.15.0
3000 meters Lynn Bjorklund 9.10.6 AR Cindy Bremser 9.13.4 Peggy Neppel 9.17.4
Marathon Kim Merritt 2.46.14.8 Miki Gorman 2.53.02.8 Gayle Barron 2.57.22
100 meters hurdles Jane Frederick 13.8 Debbie LaPlante 13.9 Pat Donnelly 14.3
400 meters hurdles Debbie Esser 57.3 AR Pat Collins   Barbados
Mary Ayers
57.4
59.3
June Smith   Trinidad and Tobago
Debbie Vetter
59.4
1:00.5

Women's field events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
High jump Joni Huntley 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Susan Hackett 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Pam Spencer 1.75 m (5 ft 8+34 in)
Long jump Martha Watson 6.48 m (21 ft 3 in) Kathy McMillan 6.26 m (20 ft 6+14 in) Sherron Walker 6.23 m (20 ft 5+14 in)
Shot put Maren Seidler 16.22 m (53 ft 2+12 in) Denise Wood 14.97 m (49 ft 1+14 in) Mary Jacobson 14.96 m (49 ft 34 in)
Discus throw Jean 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 Driscoll 45.67 m (149 ft 10 in)
Javelin throw Kathy Schmidt 63.88 m (209 ft 6 in) AR Sherry Calvert 54.51 m (178 ft 10 in) Karin Smith 54.30 m (178 ft 1 in)
Pentathlon Jane Frederick 4676 Diane Jones   Canada
Gale Fitzgerald
4442
4334
Sandi Tyler 3884

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Joni Huntley Triumphs in High Jump". The New York Times. June 26, 1975.
  2. ^ "ARRS - Runner: Gary Tuttle".
  3. ^ "New York City Marathon".