1986 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | |
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Dates | February 28 |
Host city | New York City, New York, United States |
Venue | Madison Square Garden |
Level | Senior |
Type | Indoor |
Events | 25 (14 men's + 11 women's) |
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The 1986 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 28 and served as the national championships in indoor track and field for the United States. [1]
The meeting was also billed as a pole vault summit (then a sport only contested by men) between the United States and Soviet Union guests. The Soviet Bubka brothers, Sergey and Vasily, took the top two spots over the Americans. [2]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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60 yards | Lee McRae | 6.06 | ||||
440 yards | Antonio McKay | 47.60 | ||||
600 yards | Elvis Forde (BAR) | 1:08.28 | Ian Morris (TTO) | 1:08.90 | Marcus Sanders | 1:09.10 |
1000 yards | Johnny Gray | 2:04.52 | ||||
Mile run | Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL) | 3:57.27 | Ray Flynn (IRL) | 3:58.17 | Mark Fricker | 3:58.98 |
Kevin Johnson | ||||||
3 miles | Doug Padilla | 13:05.88 | ||||
60 yards hurdles | Mark McKoy (CAN) | 6.95 | Al Joyner | 7.12 | ||
High jump | Jim Howard | 2.34 m | ||||
Pole vault [lower-alpha 1] | Sergey Bubka (URS) | 5.95 m | Vasily Bubka (URS) | 18 ft 101⁄4 in (5.74 m) | Phillipe Collet (FRA) | 18 ft 81⁄4 in (5.69 m) |
Long jump | Mike Conley | 8.27 m | ||||
Triple jump | Mike Conley | 17.34 m | ||||
Shot put | Gregg Tafralis | 21.01 m | ||||
Weight throw | Jud Logan | 23.50 m | ||||
2 miles walk | Jim Heiring | 12:05.94 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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60 yards | Jeanette Bolden | 6.57 | ||||
220 yards | Marita Koch (GDR) | 22.89 | Grace Jackson | 23.11 | ||
440 yards | Diane Dixon | 52.52 | ||||
880 yards | Sigrun Ludwigs (GDR) | 2:05.93 | Christiana Coiocaru (ROM) | 2:06.65 | Delisa Walton-Floyd | 2:06.72 |
Mile run | Maricica Puica (ROM) | 4:35.00 | Dolina Melinte (ROM) | 4:35.30 | Josephine White | 4:36.04 |
2 miles | Lynn Jennings | 9:28.15 | ||||
60 yards hurdles | Stephanie Hightower | 7.44 | ||||
High jump | Debbie Brill (CAN) | 1.97 m | Andreas Bienias (GDR) | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Joni Huntley | 6 ft 21⁄4 in (1.88 m) |
Long jump | Heike Drechsler (GDR) | 7.03 m | Jackie Joyner | 22 ft 101⁄2 in (6.97 m) | ||
Shot put | Ramona Pagel | 18.33 m | ||||
1 mile walk | Teresa Vaill | 6:53.58 |
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