1980 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The 1980 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships took place between June 14–15 at Hilmer Lodge Stadium on the campus of Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California. The 20K racewalk was held April 20 in Redmond, Washington. The decathlon was held at Hayward Field, University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon on June 22–23. This was the first time the meet was organized by the newly formed organization The Athletics Congress (TAC).

1980 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
DatesJune 14–15
Host cityWalnut, California, United States
VenueHilmer Lodge Stadium Mt. San Antonio College
1979
1981

In addition to being the National Championship, it was the selection meet to international teams including, in the women's 400 meters hurdles and 3000 meters, for the 1980 World Championships in Athletics.

Results

Men track events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 meters Stanley Floyd10.19 James Gilkes
 Guyana
Houston McTear
10.19

10.25
William Mullins10.28
200 meters LaMonte King20.08 MRm Millard Hampton20.37 Frederick Taylor20.48
400 meters Willie Smith45.36 Tony Darden45.49 Charles Oliver45.84
800 meters James Robinson1.46.2 David Korir
 Kenya
Randy Wilson
1.46.3

1.46.4
Dan Futrell1.46.9
1500 meters Steve Lacy3.40.86 Michael Durkin3.41.12 Kevin Ryan3.41.33
5000 meters Matt Centrowitz13.33.61 Steve Plasencia13.34.83 Craig Virgin13.35.65
10000 meters Rodolfo Gomez
 Mexico
Garry Bjorklund
28.44.0

28.49.4
Gary Tuttle29.19.9 Barry Brown29.23.7
Marathon (42.195 km.) Frank Richardson2.13.55 Hatsuo Okubo
 Japan
Dave Smith
2.14.09

2.15.42
Keiichi Shimokutaki
 Japan
Mark Sisson
2.16.32

2.16.32
110 meters hurdles Renaldo Nehemiah13.49 Dedy Cooper13.56 Tonie Campbell13.70
400 meters hurdles David Lee49.38 James King49.43 Tim Hanlon49.88
3000 meters steeplechase Douglas Brown8.26.2 Henry Marsh8.34.6 Solomon Chebor
 Kenya
Greg Meyer
8.41.8

8.45.5

Men field events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
High Jump Franklin Jacobs2.24 m (7 ft 4 in) Nat Page2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) Dwight Stones2.21 m (7 ft 3 in)
Pole Vault Tom Hintnaus5.55 m (18 ft 2 12 in) Dan Ripley5.55 m (18 ft 2 12 in) Greg Woepse5.45 m (17 ft 10 12 in)
Long Jump Larry Myricks8.26 m (27 ft 1 in)w Larry Doubley8.15 m (26 ft 8 34 in) Arnie Robinson8.08 m (26 ft 6 in)w
Triple Jump Willie Banks17.36 m (56 ft 11 14 in)w Doug Garner16.94 m (55 ft 6 34 in)w Greg Caldwell16.63 m (54 ft 6 12 in)
Shot Put Brian Oldfield21.82 m (71 ft 7 in) CR Colin Anderson21.09 m (69 ft 2 14 in) Peter Shmock20.62 m (67 ft 7 34 in)
Discus Throw Mac Wilkins68.35 m (224 ft 2 in) John Powell67.79 m (222 ft 4 in) Knut Hjeltnes
 Norway
Ben Plucknett
65.83 m (215 ft 11 in)

65.25 m (214 ft 0 in)
Hammer Throw Giampaolo Urlando
 Italy
Richard Olsen
 Norway
Andy Bessette
76.58 m (251 ft 2 in) CR

74.47 m (244 ft 3 in)

70.53 m (231 ft 4 in)
Peter Farmer
 Australia
Dave McKenzie
70.23 m (230 ft 4 in)

69.95 m (229 ft 5 in)
John McArdle69.52 m (228 ft 1 in)
Javelin Throw Duncan Atwood83.46 m (273 ft 9 in) Tom Petranoff83.39 m (273 ft 7 in) Bob Roggy82.73 m (271 ft 5 in)
Decathlon Bobby Coffman8184 Lee Palles8159 Fred Dixon8154

Women track events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 meters Alice Brown11.21 Brenda Morehead11.30 Karen Hawkins11.40
200 meters Karen Hawkins22.80w Brenda Morehead22.80w Chandra Cheeseborough23.04w
400 meters Sherri Howard51.51 Sharon Dabney52.35 Gwen Gardner52.35
800 meters Madeline Manning1.58.8 Robin Campbell2.01.6 Mary Decker2.02.3
1500 meters Francie Larrieu4.12.8 Cindy Bremser4.13.7 Linda Goen4.14.2
3000 meters Julie Brown9.07.9 Mary Shea9.11.4 Rose Thomson9.26.1
10000 meters Judi St.Hilaire33.31.1 Carol Urish33.33.1 Betty Springs33.34.9
Marathon Cupertino, CA Sue Munday2.43.18 Elise Van Housen2.47.29 Sue Peterson2.49.32
100 meters hurdles Stephanie Hightower13.14 Benita Fitzgerald13.23 Linda Weekly13.59
400 meters hurdles Esther Mahr56.3 Kim Whitehead57.2 Debra Melrose58.2

Women field events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
High Jump Colleen Reinstra1.93 m (6 ft 3 34 in) Louise Ritter1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Pam Spencer1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Long Jump Jodi Anderson6.65 m (21 ft 9 34 in) Kathy McMillan6.63 m (21 ft 9 in)w Shonel Ferguson
 Bahamas
Patricia Johnson
6.47 m (21 ft 2 12 in)

6.35 m (20 ft 10 in)w
Shot Put Maren Seidler18.01 m (59 ft 1 in) Lorna Griffin16.42 m (53 ft 10 14 in) Mary Jacobson15.53 m (50 ft 11 14 in)
Discus Throw Lorna Griffin58.44 m (191 ft 8 in) Denise Wood54.84 m (179 ft 11 in) Lisa Vogelsang52.80 m (173 ft 2 in)
Javelin Throw Karin Smith60.68 m (199 ft 0 in) Kathy Schmidt60.20 m (197 ft 6 in) Donna Mayhew50.82 m (166 ft 8 in)
Pentathlon Themis Zambrzycki
 Brazil
Linda Waltman
4299

4187
Marilyn King4169 Marlene Harmon4142

See also

References

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