1979 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 |
Level | Senior |
Type | Indoor |
Events | 24 (13 men's + 11 women's) |
← 1978 1980 → |
The 1979 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]
It was the last time the championships were hosted by the AAU, with subsequent editions being held by The Athletics Congress. The competition was used to select the U.S. team for a dual meet against the Soviet Union set to be staged in Texas on March 3. [2]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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60 yards | Steve Riddick | 6.14 | ||||
600 yards | Mike Solomon (TRI) | 1:12.4 | Fred Sowerby (ANT) | 1:12.5 | Stanley Vincent | 1:13.2 |
1000 yards | Evans White | 2:08.6 | ||||
Mile run | Steve Scott | 4:01.4 | ||||
3 miles | Marty Liquori | 13:14.7 | ||||
60 yards hurdles | Renaldo Nehemiah | 6.94 | ||||
High jump | Benn Fields | 2.25 m | ||||
Pole vault | Dan Ripley | 5.51 m | ||||
Long jump | Larry Myricks | 7.97 m | ||||
Triple jump | Ron Livers | 16.70 m | ||||
Shot put | Colin Anderson | 20.56 m | ||||
Weight throw | Ed Kania | 21.76 m | ||||
2 miles walk | Todd Scully | 12:40.0 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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60 yards | Evelyn Ashford | 6.71 | ||||
220 yards | Chandra Cheeseborough | 23.93 | ||||
440 yards | June Griffith (GUY) | 54.0 | Yolanda Rich | 54.6 | ||
880 yards | Wendy Knudson | 2:07.3 | ||||
Mile run | Francie Larrieu | 4:39.2 | ||||
2 miles | Julie Brown | 9:46.1 | ||||
60 yards hurdles | Candy Young | 7.50 | ||||
High jump | Louise Ritter | 1.85 m | ||||
Long jump | Kathy McMillan | 6.47 m | ||||
Shot put | Beatrix Philipp (FRG) | 17.34 m | Maren Seidler | 56 ft 9 in (17.29 m) | ||
1 mile walk | Chris Shea | 6:58.9 |
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