1987 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

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1987 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)
1986
1988

The 1987 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]

Contents

The competition acted as a qualifier for the U.S. team at the 1987 World Indoor Championships in Athletics. At the meeting, East Germany's Heike Drechsler set a world indoor record in the long jump despite being restricted by a "short pit". [2]

Medal summary

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
55 m Lee McRae 6.14
400 m Antonio McKay 47.00
500 m Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Ian Morris  (TRI)1:01.55Flag of Barbados.svg  Elvis Forde  (BAR)1:01.58 Chip Jenkins 1:01.89
800 m Stanley Redwine 1:48.13
Mile run Flag of Ireland.svg  Eamonn Coghlan  (IRL)3:59.25Flag of Ireland.svg  Ray Flynn  (IRL)4:00.18 Jim Spivey 4:00.58
3000 m Doug Padilla 7:51.03
55 m hurdles Greg Foster 6.99
High jump Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Igor Paklin  (URS)2.33 m Jimmy Howard 7 ft 6 in (2.28 m)
Pole vault Earl Bell 5.72 m
Long jump Brian Cooper 8.22 m
Triple jump Mike Conley 17.76 m
Shot put Flag of East Germany.svg  Ulf Timmermann  (GDR)21.63 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Smirnov  (URS)67 ft 1134 in (20.72 m) Ron Backes 67 ft 11 in (20.7 m)
Weight throw Lance Deal 22.68 m
5000 m walk Tim Lewis 19:30.70

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
55 m Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Anelia Nuneva  (BUL)6.64 Jeanette Bolden 6.79
200 m Flag of Jamaica.svg  Grace Jackson  (JAM)23.51 Valerie Brisco 23.58
400 m Diane Dixon 52.20
800 m Flag of East Germany.svg  Christine Wachtel  (GDR)2:03.51Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Svetlana Kitova  (URS)2:03.97 Joetta Clark 2:04.05
Mile run Flag of Romania.svg  Doina Melinte  (ROM)4:30.29 Darlene Beckford 4:33.53
3000 m Flag of Romania.svg  Maricica Puica  (ROM)8:43.49 Lesley Welch 8:44.68
55 m hurdles Flag of East Germany.svg  Cornelia Oschkenat  (GDR)7.37Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Yordanka Donkova  (BUL)7.49 Jackie Joyner-Kersee 7.64
High jump [a] Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tamara Bykova  (URS)1.92 mFlag of East Germany.svg  Susanne Beyer-Helm  (GDR)1.92 mFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Debbie Brill  (CAN)6 ft 112 in (1.86 m)
Long jump Flag of East Germany.svg  Heike Drechsler  (GDR)7.32 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Galina Chistyakova  (URS)6.80 m Carol Lewis 6.69 m
Shot put Flag of East Germany.svg  Ilona Briesenick  (GDR)20.23 m Ramona Pagel 64 ft 012 in (19.51 m)
3000 m walk Maryanne Torrellas 13:05.41

References

  1. "UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  2. "Woman sets indoor mark in long jump". Austin American-Statesman. 28 Feb 1987. p. 38. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
Results

Notes

  1. The top American and U.S. champion was Rita Graves in 4th place, who jumped 6 ft 112 in (1.86 m) and lost to Debbie Brill on countback.