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1981 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

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1981 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
DatesJune 20–21
Host citySacramento, California, United States
VenueHughes Stadium Sacramento City College
1980
1982

The 1981 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships took place between June 20–21 at Hughes Stadium on the campus of Sacramento City College in Sacramento, California. The 20K racewalk was held May 3 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The decathlon was held at the University of California, Santa Barbara on June 27-8. The meet was organized by The Athletics Congress.

In addition to being the National Championship, it was the selection meet to international teams including the 1981 IAAF World Cup.

This meet was headlined by Carl Lewis, who would dominate the headlines in the sport for the next decade and a half.

Results

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Men track events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 meters Carl Lewis 10.13 Stanley Floyd 10.21 Mel Lattany 10.21
200 meters Jeff Phillips 20.36 Eric Brown 20.38 James Sanford 20.53
400 meters Cliff Wiley 44.70 CR Tony Darden 45.01 Willie Smith 45.15
800 meters James Robinson 1.45.53 Michael Boit  Kenya
Randy Wilson
1.45.60
1.45.82
David Mack 1.46.03
1500 meters Sydney Maree
 South Africa
Steve Scott
3.35.02 CR

3.35.51
Todd Harbour 3.36.94 Jim Spivey 3.37.24
5000 meters Matt Centrowitz 13.28.86 CR Craig Virgin 13.31.64 Don Clary 13.33.54
10000 meters Alberto Salazar 28.39.33 Duncan MacDonald 28.45.59 Charles Spedding
 United Kingdom
Mark Nenow
28.49.85

29.04.5
20 KM Race Walk (May 6 Kenosha, WI) Jim Heiring 1.30.47 Dan O'Connor 1.32.20 Marco Evoniuk 1.34.25
Marathon (42.195 km.) Robert Johnson 2.29.14.0 James Driver 2.39.57.5 Frank Meares 2.41.23.8
110 meters hurdles Greg Foster 13.39 Larry Cowling 13.66 Tonie Campbell 13.66
400 meters hurdles Edwin Moses 47.59 Andre Phillips 48.10 David Lee 48.53
3000 meters steeplechase Henry Marsh 8.30.7 Amos Korir  Kenya
Solomon Chebor  Kenya
John Gregorek
8.31.5
8.31.9
8.32.5
Ken Martin 8.34.3

Men field events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
High Jump Tyke Peacock 2.25 m (7 ft 4+12 in) Milton Goode 2.25 m (7 ft 4+12 in) Nat Page 2.25 m (7 ft 4+12 in)
Pole Vault Billy Olson 5.55 m (18 ft 2+12 in) Steve Smith 5.45 m (17 ft 10+12 in) Brad Pursley 5.34 m (17 ft 6 in)
Long Jump Carl Lewis 8.62 m (28 ft 3+14 in) CR Larry Myricks 8.45 m (27 ft 8+12 in) Mike McRae 8.04 m (26 ft 4+12 in)
Triple Jump Willie Banks 17.56 m (57 ft 7+14 in) AR, CR Mike Marlow 17.17 m (56 ft 3+34 in) Robert Cannon 17.04 m (55 ft 10+34 in)
Shot Put Dave Laut 21.60 m (70 ft 10+14 in) Michael Carter 21.20 m (69 ft 6+12 in) Brian Oldfield 21.18 m (69 ft 5+34 in)
Discus Throw Ben Plucknett 69.01 m (226 ft 4 in) Luis Mariano Delis
 Cuba
David Voorhees
65.53 m (214 ft 11 in)

65.40 m (214 ft 6 in)
John Powell 64.67 m (212 ft 2 in)
Hammer Throw Richard Olsen
 Norway
Dave McKenzie
71.88 m (235 ft 9 in)

71.07 m (233 ft 2 in)
Matt Mileham
 United Kingdom
Andy Bessette
70.43 m (231 ft 0 in)

69.90 m (229 ft 3 in)
Peter Farmer
 Australia
John McArdle
69.47  m (227 ft 11 in)

66.93 m (219 ft 7 in)
Javelin Throw Bruce Kennedy 84.33 m (276 ft 8 in) Rod Ewaliko 83.01 m (272 ft 4 in) Duncan Atwood 81.53 m (267 ft 5 in)
Decathlon John Crist 8005 Tony Allen-Cooksey 7972 Jim Howell 7787

Women track events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 meters Evelyn Ashford 11.07 Jeanette Bolden 11.27 Alice Brown 11.28
200 meters Evelyn Ashford 22.30 Florence Griffith 23.09 Jacqueline Pusey
 Jamaica
Chandra Cheeseborough
23.14

23.17
400 meters Denean Howard 51.79 Rosalyn Bryant 52.53 Lorna Forde
 Barbados
Arlise Emerson
52.87

53.37
800 meters Madeline Manning 1.58.50 Leann Warren 2.00.08 Robin Campbell 2.01.02
1500 meters Janice Merrill 4.14.62 Cindy Bremser 4.15.34 Kate Keyes 4.15.84
3000 meters Brenda Webb 9.04.54 Joan Hansen 9.07.57 Carol Urish 9.19.50
10000 meters Joan Benoit 33.37.5 Patsy Sharples
 South Africa
Julie Shea
34.10.2

34.30.6
Glynis Quick
 New Zealand
Kim Schnurpfeil
34.34.8

34.39.3
Marathon Ottawa, Canada Nancy Conz 2.36.45.9 Joan Benoit 2.37.25 Julie Isphording 2.38.25.9
100 meters hurdles Stephanie Hightower 13.09 Benita Fitzgerald 13.10 Jackie Washington 13.18
400 meters hurdles Sandy Myers 56.43 Tammy Etienne 57.14 Edna Brown 57.82

Women field events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
High Jump Pam Spencer 1.95 m (6 ft 4+34 in) Louise Ritter 1.92 m (6 ft 3+12 in) Colleen Reinstra 1.92 m (6 ft 3+12 in)
Long Jump Jodi Anderson 6.71 m (22 ft 0 in) Kathy McMillan 6.59 m (21 ft 7+14 in) Carol Lewis 6.54 m (21 ft 5+14 in)w
Shot Put Denise Wood 16.91 m (55 ft 5+12 in) Lorna Griffin 16.26 m (53 ft 4 in) Sandy Burke 15.99 m (52 ft 5+12 in)
Discus Throw Leslie Deniz 55.70 m (182 ft 8 in) Denise Wood 55.40 m (181 ft 9 in) Mariette van Heerden
 South Africa
Lorna Griffin
54.79 m (179 ft 9 in)

54.68 m (179 ft 4 in)
Javelin Throw Karin Smith 63.45 m (208 ft 2 in) Kathy Schmidt 60.78 m (199 ft 4 in) Lynda Hughes 53.64 m (175 ft 11 in)
Heptathlon Jane Frederick 6011w Jackie Joyner 5827w Patsy Walker 5704w

See also

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References

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