The 1987 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships were held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. Organized by The Athletics Congress (TAC), the competition took place on February 27 and served as the national championships in indoor track and field for the United States.[1]
| 1987 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | February 27 |
| Host city | New York City, New York, United States |
| Venue | Madison Square Garden |
 | |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Indoor |
| Events | 25 (14 men's + 11 women's) |
← 1986 1988 → | |
The competition acted as a qualifier for the U.S. team at the 1987 World Indoor Championships in Athletics. At the meeting, East Germany's Heike Drechsler set a world indoor record in the long jump despite being restricted by a "short pit".[2]
Medal summary
editMen
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 m | Lee McRae | 6.14 | ||||
| 400 m | Antonio McKay | 47.00 | ||||
| 500 m |  Ian Morris (TRI) |
1:01.55 |  Elvis Forde (BAR) |
1:01.58 | Chip Jenkins | 1:01.89 |
| 800 m | Stanley Redwine | 1:48.13 | ||||
| Mile run |  Eamonn Coghlan (IRL) |
3:59.25 | Ray Flynn (IRL) |
4:00.18 | Jim Spivey | 4:00.58 |
| 3000 m | Doug Padilla | 7:51.03 | ||||
| 55 m hurdles | Greg Foster | 6.99 | ||||
| High jump |  Igor Paklin (URS) |
2.33 m | Jimmy Howard | 7 ft 6 in (2.28 m) | ||
| Pole vault | Earl Bell | 5.72 m | ||||
| Long jump | Brian Cooper | 8.22 m | ||||
| Triple jump | Mike Conley | 17.76 m | ||||
| Shot put |  Ulf Timmermann (GDR) |
21.63 m | Sergey Smirnov (URS) |
67 ft 113⁄4 in (20.72 m) | Ron Backes | 67 ft 11 in (20.7 m) |
| Weight throw | Lance Deal | 22.68 m | ||||
| 5000 m walk | Tim Lewis | 19:30.70 | ||||
Women
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 m |  Anelia Nuneva (BUL) |
6.64 | Jeanette Bolden | 6.79 | ||
| 200 m |  Grace Jackson (JAM) |
23.51 | Valerie Brisco | 23.58 | ||
| 400 m | Diane Dixon | 52.20 | ||||
| 800 m | Christine Wachtel (GDR) |
2:03.51 | Svetlana Kitova (URS) |
2:03.97 | Joetta Clark | 2:04.05 |
| Mile run |  Doina Melinte (ROM) |
4:30.29 | Darlene Beckford | 4:33.53 | ||
| 3000 m | Maricica Puica (ROM) |
8:43.49 | Lesley Welch | 8:44.68 | ||
| 55 m hurdles | Cornelia Oschkenat (GDR) |
7.37 | Yordanka Donkova (BUL) |
7.49 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | 7.64 |
| High jump[a] | Tamara Bykova (URS) |
1.92 m | Susanne Beyer-Helm (GDR) |
1.92 m |  Debbie Brill (CAN) |
6 ft 11⁄2 in (1.86 m) |
| Long jump | Heike Drechsler (GDR) |
7.32 m | Galina Chistyakova (URS) |
6.80 m | Carol Lewis | 6.69 m |
| Shot put | Ilona Briesenick (GDR) |
20.23 m | Ramona Pagel | 64 ft 01⁄2 in (19.51 m) | ||
| 3000 m walk | Maryanne Torrellas | 13:05.41 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Woman sets indoor mark in long jump". Austin American-Statesman. 28 Feb 1987. p. 38. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- Results
- "Woman sets indoor mark in long jump". Austin American-Statesman. 28 Feb 1987. p. 38. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- "Feb 28, 1987, page 3 - Times Colonist at Newspapers.com".
- "UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- "UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- "2020 & 35th USA Indoor Men's Heptathlon Media Guide". DocsLib. p. 9. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- "2014 USATF Indoor Women's Pentathlon" (PDF). Decathlon USA. p. 5. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
Notes
edit- ^ The top American and U.S. champion was Rita Graves in 4th place, who jumped 6 ft 11⁄2 in (1.86 m) and lost to Debbie Brill on countback.