1971 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | |
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Dates | February 26 |
Host city | New York City, New York, United States |
Venue | Madison Square Garden |
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Level | Senior |
Type | Indoor |
Events | 22 (13 men's + 9 women's) |
← 1970 1972 → |
The 1971 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships were held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. Organized by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), the competition took place on February 26 and served as the national championships in indoor track and field for the United States. [1]
At the championships, Frank Shorter ran the second-fastest time ever for 3 miles indoors. Field events were held separately at Columbia University. [2]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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60 yards | ![]() | 6.1 | Charles Greene | NT, "one step behind" | ||
600 yards | ![]() | 1:10.7 | ![]() | 1:11.6 | Tom Ulan | 1:12.4 |
1000 yards | Tom Von Ruden | 2:07.3 | ||||
Mile run | ![]() | 4:06.0 | John Mason | 4:06.1 | ||
3 miles | Frank Shorter | 13:10.6 | ||||
60 yards hurdles | Willie Davenport | 7.0 | ||||
High jump | Reynaldo Brown | 2.18 m | ||||
Pole vault | Dick Railsback | 5.35 m | ||||
Long jump | Norm Tate | 8.03 m | ||||
Triple jump | Dave Smith | 16.27 m | ||||
Shot put | Al Feuerbach | 20.11 m | ||||
Weight throw | George Frenn | 21.73 m | ||||
1 mile walk | Ron Laird | 6:24.9 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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60 yards | Pat Hawkins | 6.9 | ||||
220 yards | Esther Stroy | 24.2 | ||||
440 yards | Jarvis Scott | 55.3 | ||||
880 yards | ![]() | 2:08.7 | Cheryl Toussaint | 2:09.5 | ||
Mile run | Doris Brown | 4:47.9 | ||||
60 yards hurdles | Patty Johnson (Van Wolvelaere) | 7.8 | ||||
High jump | ![]() | 1.84 m | ![]() | 1.75 m | Sally Pihal | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) |
Long jump | Marilyn King | 6.06 m | ||||
Shot put | Lynette Matthews | 15.13 m |