1981 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

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1981 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
DatesFebruary 27
Host city New York City, New York, United States
Venue Madison Square Garden
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LevelSenior
TypeIndoor
Events25 (14 men's + 11 women's)
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The 1981 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships were held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. Organized by The Athletics Congress (TAC), the competition took place on February 27 and served as the national championships in indoor track and field for the United States. [1]

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At the meeting, Eamonn Coghlan missed the world record in the men's 3 miles by just 0.2 seconds. [2]

Medal summary

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
60 yards Stanley Floyd 6.15
440 yards Ed Yearwood 48.12
600 yards Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Mike Solomon  (TRI)1:10.31Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Fred Sowerby  (ANT)1:10.43 Mark Enyeart 1:10.59
1000 yards Bill Martin 2:08.37
Mile run Steve Scott 3:57.3
3 miles Flag of Ireland.svg  Eamonn Coghlan  (IRL)12:54.80 Dick Buerkle 12:58.00
60 yards hurdles Flag of Cuba.svg  Alejandro Casañas  (CUB)7.14 Rod Milburn 7.18
High jump Jeff Woodard 2.33 m
Pole vault Flag of France.svg  Thierry Vigneron  (FRA)5.60 mFlag of France.svg  Philippe Houvion  (FRA)5.60 m Dan Ripley 17 ft 83⁄4 in (5.4 m)
Long jump Larry Myricks 8.13 m
Triple jump Mike Marlow 16.62 m
Shot put Brian Oldfield 21.13 m
Weight throw Ed Kania 22.35 m
2 miles walk Ray Sharp 12:37.65

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
60 yards Evelyn Ashford 6.63
220 yards Chandra Cheeseborough 23.27
440 yards Diane Dixon 55.38
880 yards Delisa Walton 2:05.1
Mile run Jan Merrill 4:34.00
2 miles Francie Larrieu 9:38.1
60 yards hurdles Benita Fitzgerald 7.72
High jump Joni Huntley 1.86 m
Long jump Flag of Cuba.svg  Ana Alexander  (CUB)6.34 m Carol Lewis 20 ft 91⁄4 in (6.33 m)
Shot put Flag of Ireland.svg  Marita Walton  (IRL)16.13 m Denise Wood 52 ft 7 in (16.02 m)
1 mile walk Sue Liers 7:05.0

References

  1. ↑ "UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "3-mile record eludes". Daily News. 28 Feb 1981. p. 28. Retrieved 15 Aug 2024.

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