The 1987 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships took place between June 26–27 at Jaguar Stadium on the campus of San Jose City College in San Jose, California. The meet was organized by The Athletics Congress.
| 1987 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 26–27 |
| Host city | San Jose, California, United States |
| Venue | Jaguar Stadium San Jose City College |
← 1986 1988 → | |
As recently as six years before this meet, only two individuals had ever long jumped 28 ft 0 in (8.53 m). Here, three different individuals jumped further.
Results
editMen track events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 meters (+1.8 m/s) |
Mark Witherspoon | 10.04 | Carl Lewis | 10.05 | Lee McRae | 10.08 |
| 200 meters (+0.4 m/s) |
Carl Lewis | 20.12 | Wallace Spearmon | 20.33 | Calvin Smith | 20.34 |
| 400 meters | Butch Reynolds | 44.46 | Roddie Haley | 44.83 | Antonio McKay | 45.24 |
| 800 meters | Johnny Gray | 1:45.15 | Stanley Redwine | 1:45.47 | David Mack | 1:46.49 |
| 1500 meters | Jim Spivey | 3:43.66 | Steve Scott | 3:44.10 | Charles Marsala | 3:44.73 |
| 5000 meters | Sydney Maree | 13:51.45 | Doug Padilla | 13:52.61 | Terry Brahm | 13:56.80 |
| 10,000 meters | Gerard Donakowski | 28:25.10 | Steve Plasencia | 28:27.57 | Ed Eyestone | 28:28.85 |
| 110 meters hurdles (+2.8 m/s) |
Greg Foster | 13.15 | Cletus Clark | 13.28 | Jack Pierce | 13.29 |
| 400 meters hurdles | Edwin Moses | 47.99 | Danny Harris | 48.7 | David Patrick | 48.76 |
| 3000 meters steeplechase | Henry Marsh | 8:20.26 | Brian Abshire | 8:20.83 | Brian Diemer | 8:20.95 |
| 20 kilometres race walk | Tim Lewis | 1:24:12 | Carl Schueler | 1:26:10 | Ray Sharp | 1:27:00 |
Men field events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump | Jerome Carter | 2.31 m (7 ft 6+3⁄4 in) | Lee Balkin | 2.31 m (7 ft 6+3⁄4 in) | Thomas McCants | 2.28 m (7 ft 5+3⁄4 in) |
| Pole vault | Joe Dial | 5.80 m (19 ft 1⁄4 in) =CR | Earl Bell | 5.70 m (18 ft 8+1⁄4 in) | Billy Olson | 5.70 m (18 ft 8+1⁄4 in) |
| Long jump | Carl Lewis | 8.65 m (28 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | Larry Myricks | 8.63 m (28 ft 3+3⁄4 in) | Mike Conley | 8.55 m (28 ft 1⁄2 in)w |
| Triple jump | Mike Conley | 17.87 m (58 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Willie Banks | 17.60 m (57 ft 8+3⁄4 in)w | Charlie Simpkins | 17.59 m (57 ft 8+1⁄2 in)w |
| Shot put | John Brenner | 21.26 m (69 ft 9 in) | Gregg Tafralis | 20.81 m (68 ft 3+1⁄4 in) | Garry Frank | 19.84 m (65 ft 1 in) |
| Discus throw | John Powell | 66.22 m (217 ft 3 in) | Randy Heisler | 64.38 m (211 ft 2 in) | John Brenner | 62.84 m (206 ft 2 in) |
| Hammer throw | Jud Logan | 79.04 m (259 ft 3 in),CR | Bill Green | 77.12 m (253 ft 0 in) | Ken Flax | 76.98 m (252 ft 6 in) |
| Javelin throw | Duncan Atwood | 82.72 m (271 ft 4 in) | Tom Petranoff | 79.80 m (261 ft 9 in) | Mark Babich | 79.12 m (259 ft 6 in) |
| Decathlon | Tim Bright | 8340 | Rob Muzzio | 8134 | Gary Kinder | 8053 |
Women track events
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Women field events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump | Coleen Sommer | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | Louise Ritter | 1.93 m (6 ft 3+3⁄4 in) | Phyllis Bluntson | 1.93 m (6 ft 3+3⁄4 in) |
| Long jump | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | 7.12 m (23 ft 4+1⁄4 in) | Jennifer Inniss | 6.75 m (22 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | Sheila Echols | 6.55 m (21 ft 5+3⁄4 in) |
| Triple jump | Sheila Hudson | 13.85 m (45 ft 5+1⁄4 in) WR, AR, CR | Wendy Brown | 13.51 m (44 ft 3+3⁄4 in) | Terri Turner-Hairston | 12.98 m (42 ft 7 in) |
| Shot put | Ramona Pagel | 18.97 m (62 ft 2+3⁄4 in) | Pam Dukes | 18.11 m (59 ft 4+3⁄4 in) | Bonnie Dasse | 17.96 m (58 ft 11 in) |
| Discus throw | Connie Price-Smith | 64.76 m (212 ft 5 in) | Carol Cady | 63.06 m (206 ft 10 in) | Ramona Pagel | 61.92 m (203 ft 1 in) |
| Javelin throw | Karin Smith | 62.08 m (203 ft 8 in) | Lynda Sutfin | 60.04 m (196 ft 11 in) | Cathie Wilson | 59.20 m (194 ft 2 in) |
| Heptathlon | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | 6979 CR | Jane Frederick | 6389 | Cindy Greiner | 6275 |