1979 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The 1979 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships took place between June 16–17 at Hilmer Lodge Stadium on the campus of Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California. The decathlon took place on June 3–4. This was the last time the meet was organized by the AAU. Their status as the national governing body was terminated at the end of the year as a result of the Amateur Sports Act of 1978. They were replaced by the newly formed organization The Athletics Congress, hosting the meet at this same location.

1979 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
DatesJune 16–17
Host cityWalnut, California, United States
VenueHilmer Lodge Stadium Mt. San Antonio College
1978
1980

Results

Men track events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 meters James Sanford10.07 Harvey Glance10.15 Emmit King10.16
200 meters Dwayne Evans20.27 Don Coleman20.39 Cliff Wiley20.44
400 meters Willie Smith45.10 Tony Darden45.14 Bill Green45.51
800 meters James Robinson1.45.82 Agberto Guimarães
 Brazil
Mike White
1.46.5h
1.47.06
Mark Enyeart1.47.4h
1500 meters Steve Scott3.36.40 MRm Don Paige3.37.33 Todd Harbour3.40.20
5000 meters Matt Centrowitz13.40.8 Wilson Waigwa
 Kenya
Herb Lindsay
13.42.1
13.42.5
Stan Mavis13.43.1
10000 meters Craig Virgin27.39.4 AR Rick Rojas28.24.2 Frank Shorter28.26.6
Marathon (42.195 km.) Tom Antczak2.15.28 Scott Eden2.16.21 Richard Mahoney2.17.25
110 m Hurdles Renaldo Nehemiah13.19 MRm Dedy Cooper13.46 Charles Foster13.59
400 m Hurdles Edwin Moses47.89 Quentin Wheeler48.39 James Walker49.13
3000 m Steeplechase Henry Marsh8.33.1 Bill McCullough8.33.8 Greg Meyer8.35.8

Men field events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
High Jump Franklin Jacobs2.26 m (7 ft 4 34 in) Ben Fields2.26 m (7 ft 4 34 in) Reynaldo Brown2.20 m (7 ft 2 12 in)
Pole Vault Mike Tully5.50 m (18 ft 12 in) Billy Olson5.50 m (18 ft 12 in) Greg Woepse5.40 m (17 ft 8 12 in)
Long Jump Larry Myricks8.28 m (27 ft 1 34 in)w Carl Lewis8.09 m (26 ft 6 12 in)w Randy Williams8.05 m (26 ft 4 34 in)w
Triple Jump Ron Livers17.56 m (57 ft 7 14 in)w Willie Banks17.43 m (57 ft 2 in)w James Butts16.91 m (55 ft 5 12 in)w
Shot Put Dave Laut21.11 m (69 ft 3 in) Al Feuerbach20.64 m (67 ft 8 12 in) Colin Anderson20.43 m (67 ft 14 in)
Discus Throw Mac Wilkins70.66 m (231 ft 9 in) CR Ken Stadel69.26 m (227 ft 2 in) Knut Hjeltnes
 Norway
John Powell
68.88 m (225 ft 11 in)

67.33 m (220 ft 10 in)
Hammer Throw Scott Neilson
 Canada
Boris Djerassi
72.06 m (236 ft 5 in) CR

68.73 m (225 ft 5 in)
Andy Bessette67.31 m (220 ft 10 in) Emmitt Berry67.10 m (220 ft 1 in)
Javelin Throw Duncan Atwood81.86 m (268 ft 6 in) Rod Ewaliko80.47 m (264 ft 0 in) Bill Schmidt80.14 m (262 ft 11 in)
Decathlon Bobby Coffman8154 John Crist8149 John Whitson7798

Women track events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 meters Evelyn Ashford11.01w Brenda Morehead11.13w Chandra Cheeseborough11.33w
200 meters Evelyn Ashford22.07w Valerie Brisco22.53w Brenda Morehead22.75w
400 meters Patricia Jackson52.37 Sharon Dabney52.52 Sherri Howard52.54
800 meters Essie Kelley2.02.3 Julie Brown2.02.6 Madeline Manning2.02.8
1500 meters Francie Larrieu4.04.6 MR Mary Decker4.06.8 Julie Brown4.09.4
3000 meters Francie Larrieu8.53.8 MR Janice Merrill8.54.0 Julie Brown8.58.3
10000 meters Mary Shea32.52.5 Joan Benoit32.52.5 Amy Laffoon34.31.0
Marathon (Houston) Sue Peterson2.46.17 Donna Burge2.54.15 Pat Albert2.56.57
100 meters hurdles Debbie LaPlante12.86 AR Candy Young12.95 Stephanie Hightower13.09
400 meters hurdles Edna Brown57.60 Debra Melrose58.33 Debbie Esser58.68

Women field events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
High Jump Deborah Brill
 Canada
Louise Ritter
1.93 m (6 ft 3 34 in)MR

1.89 m (6 ft 2 14 in)
Pam Spencer1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Coleen Reinstra1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Long Jump Kathy McMillan6.49 m (21 ft 3 12 in)w Jane Frederick6.44 m (21 ft 1 12 in)w Patricia Johnson6.35 m (20 ft 10 in)w
Shot Put Maren Seidler19.09 m (62 ft 7 12 in) AR Ann Turbyne17.00 m (55 ft 9 14 in) Kathy Devine16.06 m (52 ft 8 14 in)
Discus Throw Lynne Winbigler57.73 m (189 ft 4 34 in) Lorna Griffin56.56 m (185 ft 6 34 in) Ria Stalman
 Netherlands
Helene Connell
55.42 m (181 ft 9 34 in)

52.53 m (172 ft 4 in)
Javelin Throw Kathy Schmidt62.81 m (206 ft 34 in) Cathy Sulinski54.63 m (179 ft 2 34 in) Lynn Cannon52.83 m (173 ft 3 34 in)
Pentathlon Jane Frederick4506 Themis Zambrzycki
 Brazil
Jodi Anderson
4445

4354
Linda Waltman4123

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