1973 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | |
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Dates | February 23 |
Host city | New York City, New York, United States |
Venue | Madison Square Garden |
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Level | Senior |
Type | Indoor |
Events | 23 (13 men's + 10 women's) |
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The 1973 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 23 and served as the national championships in indoor track and field for the United States. [1]
At the championships, Tracy Smith broke the world indoor record for 3 miles by just under three seconds. 15,647 spectators attended the event. [2]
The 1973 edition was the first time that women's racewalking was added to the championships. [3]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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60 yards | ![]() | 6.0 | Herb Washington | 6.0 | ||
600 yards | Fred Newhouse | 1:11.0 | ||||
1000 yards [a] | ![]() | 2:08.8 | ![]() | 2:09.5 | ![]() | 2:09.8 |
Mile run | Marty Liquori | 4:03.5 | ||||
3 miles | Tracy Smith | 13:07.2 | ||||
60 yards hurdles | Rod Milburn | 7.0 | ||||
High jump | Dwight Stones | 2.13 m | ||||
Pole vault | Steve Smith | 5.38 m | ||||
Long jump | Randy Williams | 8.13 m | ||||
Triple jump | John Craft | 16.67 m | ||||
Shot put | George Woods | 21.27 m | ||||
Weight throw | George Frenn | 21.21 m | ||||
1 mile walk | Ron Daniel | 6:22.0 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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60 yards | Iris Davis | 6.6 | ||||
220 yards | Rosalyn Bryant | 24.6 | ||||
440 yards | ![]() | 55.5 | Kathy Hammond | 55.7 | ||
880 yards | Cheryl Toussaint | 2:08.8 | ||||
Mile run | ![]() | 4:40.0 | ![]() | 4:45.1 | Debbie Heald | 4:46.7 |
60 yards hurdles | Patty Johnson | 7.5 | ||||
High jump | Alice Pfaff | 1.73 m | ||||
Long jump | ![]() | 6.24 m | Martha Watson | 20 ft 41⁄4 in (6.2 m) | ||
Shot put | Jan Svendsen | 15.24 m | ||||
1 mile walk | Lynn Olson | 7:39.0 |