1962 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

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1962 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Dates22–23 June (men)
7–8 July (women)
Host city Walnut, California (men)
Los Angeles, California (women)
Venue Mt. San Antonio College, Hilmer Lodge Stadium (men)
Memorial Coliseum (women)
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The 1962 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships were organized by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and served as the national championships in outdoor track and field for the United States.

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The men's edition was held at Mt. San Antonio College, Hilmer Lodge Stadium in Walnut, California, and it took place 22–23 June. The women's meet was held separately at the Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California on 7–8 July.

At the championships, Paul Drayton and Henry Carr equaled the 220 yards world record. The weather was described as fine. Between 8,000 and 10,000 spectators attended per day. [1] The women's edition was significant as it marked the first championships that were held at a large-scale venue. [2]

Results

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards Bob Hayes 9.3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Harry Jerome  (CAN)9.4 Roger Sayers 9.4
220 yards Paul Drayton 20.5 Roger Sayers 20.8 Homer Jones 20.8
440 yards Ulis Williams 45.8 Ray Saddler 46.2Flag of Jamaica.svg  George Kerr  (JAM)46.3
880 yards Jerry Siebert 1:47.1 Jim Dupree 1:47.6 John Reilly 1:47.7
1 mile Jim Beatty 3:57.9 Jim Grelle 3:58.1 Cary Weisiger 3:58.1
3 miles Flag of New Zealand.svg  Murray Halberg  (NZL)13:30.6 Max Truex 13:32.8Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Bruce Kidd  (CAN)13:33.8
6 miles Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Bruce Kidd  (CAN)28:23.2 Pete McArdle 28:34.8 John Gutknecht 28:39.8
Marathon John J. Kelley 2:27:39.8 Alex Breckenridge 2:30:40.0 George Terry 2:32:21.0
120 yards hurdles Jerry Tarr 13.4 Hayes Jones 13.4 Blaine Lindgren 13.7
220 yards hurdles [3] Jerry Tarr 22.6
440 yards hurdles Willie Atterberry 50.5 Warren Cawley 50.6 Russ Rogers 51.1
3000 m steeplechase George Young 8:48.2 Keith Forman 8:52.2 Pat Traynor 8:56.6
2 miles walk [4] Ron Zinn 13:45.8
High jump John Thomas 2.08 m Gene Johnson 2.08 m Bob Avant 2.08 m
Pole vault Ron Morris 4.88 m John Cramer 4.78 m Dave Tork 4.78 m
Long jump Ralph Boston 8.08 m Paul Warfield 7.78 m Darrell Horn 7.70 m
Triple jump Bill Sharpe 15.88 m Herman Stokes 15.57 m Kermit Alexander 15.49 m
Shot put Gary Gubner 19.37 m Dallas Long 19.23 m Dave Davis 18.22 m
Discus throw Alfred Oerter 61.62 m Rink Babka 58.94 m Dave Weill 57.97 m
Hammer throw Albert Hall 66.83 m Hal Connolly 65.62 m Ted Bailey 59.51 m
Javelin throw Dan Studney 75.13 m Nick Kovalakides 74.93 m Jerry Dyes 74.69 m
Pentathlon [3] Paul Herman 3389 pts
All-around decathlon [4] Tom Pagani 8265 pts
Decathlon Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chuan-Kwang Yang  (TWN)8249 pts Paul Herman 7673 pts Steve Pauly 7226 pts

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards Wilma Rudolph 10.8 Edith McGuire 10.9 Vivian Brown 11.1
220 yards Vivian Brown 24.1 Carol Smith 24.8 Janell Smith 25.0
440 yards Suzanne Knott 58.1 Carol Bush 58.3 Ann Tegelius 58.7
880 yards Leah Bennett 2:12.3 Sandra Knott 2:14.5 Suzanne Pfeiger 2:16.6
80 m hurdles Cherrie Parrish 11.3Flag of Japan.svg  Ikuko Yoda  (JPN)11.3 JoAnn Terry 11.6
High jump Flag of Japan.svg  Kinuko Tsutsumi  (JPN)1.60 m Barbara Browne 1.57 m Rose Robinson 1.57 m
Long jump Willye White 6.17 mFlag of Japan.svg  Fumiko Ito  (JPN)5.95 mFlag of Japan.svg  Sachiko Kishioto  (JPN)5.94 m
Shot put Earlene Brown 14.90 m Cynthia Wyatt 14.78 m Sharon Shepherd 14.69 m
Discus throw Olga Connolly 52.47 m Earlene Brown 47.06 mFlag of Japan.svg  Seiko Obonai  (JPN)45.79 m
Javelin throw Karen Mendyka 48.28 m RaNae Bair 46.51 m Fran Davenport 44.40 m
Women's pentathlon Billie Pat Daniels 3941 pts Kathy Facciollli 3877 pts Linda DeLong 3775 pts

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sites/Dates Of The U.S. Men's Nationals, 1876–2023". Track & Field News . 19 October 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "Sites & Dates Of The U.S. National Women's Championships". Track & Field News . Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Podiums for usa track and field championships: 1962 usa track and field championships ". Athletics Podium.
  4. 1 2 "USATF Outdoor Champions". USA Track & Field . Retrieved 4 December 2024.
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