1987 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | |
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Dates | February 27 |
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 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]
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]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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55 m | Lee McRae | 6.14 | ||||
400 m | Antonio McKay | 47.00 | ||||
500 m | Ian Morris (TRI) | 1:01.55 | Elvis Forde (BAR) | 1:01.58 | Chip Jenkins | 1:01.89 |
800 m | Stanley Redwine | 1:48.13 | ||||
Mile run | Eamonn Coghlan (IRL) | 3:59.25 | 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 | 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 | Ulf Timmermann (GDR) | 21.63 m | Sergey Smirnov (URS) | 67 ft 113⁄4 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 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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55 m | Anelia Nuneva (BUL) | 6.64 | Jeanette Bolden | 6.79 | ||
200 m | Grace Jackson (JAM) | 23.51 | Valerie Brisco | 23.58 | ||
400 m | Diane Dixon | 52.20 | ||||
800 m | Christine Wachtel (GDR) | 2:03.51 | Svetlana Kitova (URS) | 2:03.97 | Joetta Clark | 2:04.05 |
Mile run | Doina Melinte (ROM) | 4:30.29 | Darlene Beckford | 4:33.53 | ||
3000 m | Maricica Puica (ROM) | 8:43.49 | Lesley Welch | 8:44.68 | ||
55 m hurdles | Cornelia Oschkenat (GDR) | 7.37 | Yordanka Donkova (BUL) | 7.49 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | 7.64 |
High jump [lower-alpha 1] | Tamara Bykova (URS) | 1.92 m | Susanne Beyer-Helm (GDR) | 1.92 m | Debbie Brill (CAN) | 6 ft 11⁄2 in (1.86 m) |
Long jump | Heike Drechsler (GDR) | 7.32 m | Galina Chistyakova (URS) | 6.80 m | Carol Lewis | 6.69 m |
Shot put | Ilona Briesenick (GDR) | 20.23 m | Ramona Pagel | 64 ft 01⁄2 in (19.51 m) | ||
3000 m walk | Maryanne Torrellas | 13:05.41 |
Brian Cooper is a former American sprinter and long jumper. He finished second in the 100 metres at the 1988 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, behind Emmit King, with his personal best of 10.01 seconds. In 1990, he won the 55 metres at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
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