The 1982 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships was held from June 18 to 20 at Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium, on the campus of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee. The three-day competition served as the national championships in track and field for the United States. The meet was organized by The Athletics Congress.
| 1982 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 18–20 |
| Host city | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Venue | Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
← 1981 1983 → | |
Results
editMen track events
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Men field events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump | Milt Ottey  CanadaBenn Fields |
7 ft 53⁄4 in (2.27 m) 7 ft 41⁄2 in (2.24 m) |
Nat Page | 7 ft 41⁄2 in (2.24 m) | Dwight Stones | 7 ft 41⁄2 in (2.24 m) |
| Pole vault | Dan Ripley | 18 ft 91⁄4 in (5.72 m) AR, MR | Billy Olson | 18 ft 91⁄4 in (5.72 m) AR, MR | Dave Volz | 18 ft 51⁄4 in (5.61 m) |
| Long jump | Carl Lewis | 27 ft 10 in (8.48 m) | Jason Grimes | 26 ft 81⁄2 in (8.14 m) | Larry Myricks | 26 ft 71⁄4 in (8.1 m) |
| Triple jump | Robert Cannon | 55 ft 03⁄4 in (16.78 m) | Paul Jordan | 54 ft 103⁄4 in (16.73 m) | Willie Banks | 54 ft 101⁄4 in (16.71 m) |
| Shot put | Kevin Akins | 69 ft 91⁄2 in (21.27 m) | Dean Crouser | 69 ft 11⁄2 in (21.06 m) | Dave Laut | 68 ft 73⁄4 in (20.92 m) |
| Discus throw | Luis Delis  CubaMac Wilkins |
225 ft 5 in (68.7 m) 223 ft 9 in (68.19 m) |
John Powell | 218 ft 9 in (66.67 m) | Art Burns | 217 ft 3 in (66.21 m) |
| Hammer throw | Dave McKenzie | 235 ft 2 in (71.67 m) | Ed Burke | 234 ft 11 in (71.6 m) | Bill Green | 230 ft 1 in (70.12 m) |
| Javelin throw | Bob Roggy | 289 ft 9 in (88.31 m) MR | Rod Ewaliko | 278 ft 2 in (84.78 m) | Tom Petranoff | 273 ft 10 in (83.46 m) |
| Decathlon | Herbert Peter  West GermanyJohn Crist |
8187/8138 8087/8071[1] |
Jim Howell | 8038/8017 | Mike Brown | 7819/7757 |
Women track events
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Women field events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump | Deborah Brill Canada Phyllis Blunston |
1.95 m (6 ft 4+3⁄4 in) 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)[3] |
Coleen Sommer | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Joni Huntley | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Long Jump | Carol Lewis | 6.81 m (22 ft 4 in) | Jodi Anderson | 6.67 m (21 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Shonel Ferguson  BahamasJennifer Inniss  GuyanaTudie McKnight  JamaicaKathy McMillan |
6.65 m (21 ft 9+3⁄4 in) 6.61 m (21 ft 8 in) 6.57 m (21 ft 6+1⁄2 in) 6.54 m (21 ft 5+1⁄4 in) |
| Shot Put | Maria Elena Sarria Cuba Rosemarie Hauch CanadaDenise Wood |
18.80 m (61 ft 8 in) 16.96 m (55 ft 7+1⁄2 in) 16.48 m (54 ft 3⁄4 in) |
Sandy Burke | 16.2 m (53 ft 1+3⁄4 in) | Lorna Griffin | 16.12 m (52 ft 10+1⁄2 in) |
| Discus Throw | Ria Stalman  NetherlandsLeslie Deniz |
62.13 m (203 ft 10 in) 58.21 m (190 ft 11 in) |
Kathy Picknell | 56.79 m (186 ft 3 in) | Lorna Griffin | 56.11 m (184 ft 1 in) |
| Javelin Throw | Lynda Hughes | 61.64 m (202 ft 2 in) | Karin Smith | 60.83 m (199 ft 6 in) | Mayra Vila Cuba Kathy Schmidt |
59.99 m (196 ft 9 in) 59.69 m (195 ft 10 in) |
| Heptathlon | Jackie Joyner | 6041 | Cindy Greiner | 5950 | Marlene Harmon | 6902 |
References
edit- ^ Note: Due to an autotimer malfunction, some scores are hybrids with hand times to arrive at the official scores. The second score is the automatic timed score, or, in some cases, an estimated automatic score
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Track and Field Statistics". Archived from the original on April 15, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2018.