1976 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)

The 1976 United States Olympic Trials for track and field were held June 19–27 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.[1][2] These were the last organized by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU); the Amateur Sports Act of 1978 was passed two years later which formed the new national governing body for the sport of track and field, The Athletics Congress. The 1970s was a transitional period where amateur athletes were seeking ways to be paid for their athletic efforts. Many athletes had sacrificed their eligibility to run professionally, others made the attempt and were in transition to regain their amateur status.

1976 United States Olympic
Track And Field Trials
Hayward Field years later
DatesJune 19–27, 1976
Host cityEugene, Oregon, U.S.
VenueHayward Field
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
← 1972
1980 →

The trials for the men's marathon was held in Eugene a month earlier on May 22;[3][4][5] for the first time, the men's 50 km race walk was not part of the Olympics. The longest race for women in the Athletics at the 1976 Olympics was the 1500 meters,[2][6] but eventual Olympic marathoners Joan Benoit, Julie Brown, and Francie Larrieu all participated.

High school athletes Houston McTear, Dwayne Evans, Chandra Cheeseborough, Sheila Ingram, Rhonda Brady, Paula Girven, and Kathy McMillan were successful in these trials.

Men's results

Key: ≠ Athlete without "A" standard, not selected.

Men track events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 meters
Wind +1.8		 Harvey Glance10.11 Houston McTear10.16 Steve Riddick10.18
200 meters
Wind +1.7		 Millard Hampton20.10 Dwayne Evans20.22 Mark Lutz20.42
400 meters Maxie Parks45.58 Fred Newhouse45.76 Herm Frazier45.84
800 meters Rick Wohlhuter1:44.78 James Robinson1:45.86 Mark Enyeart1:46.28
1500 meters Rick Wohlhuter3:36.47 Matt Centrowitz3:36.70 Mike Durkin3:36.72
5000 meters Dick Buerkle13:26.60 Duncan MacDonald13:29.46 Paul Geis13.38.46
10,000 meters Frank Shorter27:55.45 Craig Virgin27:59.43 Garry Bjorklund28:03.74
110 m hurdles
Wind +2.2		 Charles Foster13.44w (13.2h) Willie Davenport13.52w James Owens13.57w
400 m hurdles Edwin Moses48.30 NR Quentin Wheeler48.65 Mike Shine49.33
3000 m s'chase Doug Brown8.27.39 Henry Marsh8.27.42 Mike Roche8.32.70
20K racewalk Todd Scully1:25:29 Ron Laird1:25:44 Larry Walker1:25:57
Marathon Frank Shorter2:11:51 Bill Rodgers2:11:59 Don Kardong2:13:54

Source:[7]

Men field events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
High jump Bill Jankunis2.28 m (7 ft 5 3⁄4 in) Dwight Stones2.25 m (7 ft 4 1⁄2 in) James Barrineau2.25 m (7 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Pole vault Dave Roberts5.70 m (18 ft 8 1⁄4 in) WR Earl Bell5.50 m (18 ft 1⁄2 in) Terry Porter5.50 m (18 ft 1⁄2 in)
Long jump Arnie Robinson8.37 m (27 ft 5 1⁄2 in)w +3.5 Larry Myricks8.26 m (27 ft 1 in)w +3.8 Randy Williams8.18 m (26 ft 10 in)w +2.7
Triple jump James Butts17.29 m (56 ft 8 1⁄2 in)w +2.9 Tommy Haynes17.02 m (55 ft 10 in)w +2.8 Rayfield Dupree17.01 m (55 ft 9 1⁄2 in)w +2.8
Shot put Al Feuerbach21.12 m (69 ft 3 1⁄4 in) George Woods21.10 m (69 ft 2 1⁄2 in) Pete Shmock20.96 m (68 ft 9 in)
Discus throw Mac Wilkins68.32 m (224 ft 1 in) John Powell67.34 m (220 ft 11 in) Jay Silvester64.74 m (212 ft 4 in)
Hammer throw Larry Hart67.84 m (222 ft 6 in) Ted Bregar67.48 m (221 ft 4 in) Alvin Jackson66.60 m (218 ft 6 in)
Javelin throw Sam Colson84.18 m (276 ft 2 in) Richard George82.22 m (269 ft 9 in) Anthony Hall81.58 m (267 ft 7 in)
Decathlon Bruce Jenner8538 WR Fred Dixon8294 Fred Samara8004

Source:[7]

Women's results

Women track events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 meters
Wind +1.95		 Brenda Morehead11.08 Chandra Cheeseborough11.13 Evelyn Ashford11.22
200 meters
Wind +2.3		 Brenda Morehead22.49w Chandra Cheeseborough22.64w Debra Armstrong22.74w
400 meters Sheila Ingram52.69 Debra Sapenter52.73 Rosalyn Bryant52.76
800 meters Madeline Jackson1:59.81 NR Cyndy Poor2:00.55 Kim Weston2:00.73
1500 meters Cyndy Poor4:07.32 NR Jan Merrill4:07.35 Francie Larrieu4:08.08
100 m hurdles
Wind +2.3		 Rhonda Brady13.25w Deby LaPlante13.27 Pat Donnelly13.36

Source:[7]

Women field events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
High jump Paula Girven1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Joni Huntley1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄4 in) Pam Spencer1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄4 in)
Long jump Kathy McMillan6.78 m (22 ft 2 3⁄4 in)w Sherron Walker6.61 m (21 ft 8 in)w Martha Watson6.55 m (21 ft 5 3⁄4 in)w
Shot put Maren Seidler16.25 m (53 ft 3 3⁄4 in) Kathy Devine15.54 m (50 ft 11 3⁄4 in) Mary Jacobsen14.71 m (48 ft 3 in)
Discus throw Lynne Winbigler50.65 m (166 ft 2 in) Jan Svendsen50.27 m (164 ft 11 in) Monette Driscoll48.93 m (160 ft 6 in)
Javelin throw Kate Schmidt65.04 m (213 ft 4 in) Sherry Calvert58.40 m (191 ft 7 in) Karin Smith57.22 m (187 ft 8 in)
Pentathlon Jane Frederick4622 Gale Fitzgerald4417 Marilyn King4374

Source:[7]

References
  1. Newnham, Blaine (June 19, 1976). "They're off". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1A.
  2. "Trials schedule". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). June 19, 1976. p. 3B.
  3. "Shorter expects tight marathon". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). Associated Press. May 21, 1976. p. 14.
  4. "Marathon course". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). May 21, 1976. p. 1B.
  5. Conrad, John (May 23, 1976). "A nice run in the park for Shorter". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  6. Kayfes, Dave (June 27, 1976). "The final today is what matters". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 4B.
  7. "They survived the Trials to make it to Montreal". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). June 28, 1976. p. 5B.
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