| 1967 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 26–28 |
| Host city | Bakersfield,California Santa Barbara,California United States |
| Venue | Memorial Stadium,Bakersfield College La Playa StadiumSanta Barbara City College |
←1966 1968 → | |

The1967 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships men's competition took place between June 26–28 atMemorial Stadium on the campus ofBakersfield College inBakersfield, California. The women's division held their championships a little over a week later, separately, eighty miles southwest atLa Playa Stadium on the campus ofSanta Barbara City College,California. Both tracks were dirt tracks, technically a finely crushed brick surface.
This is the meet whereJim Ryun set theworld record in the mile, uncharacteristically leading from the gun in 3:51.1,[1] which lasted for almost eight years.[2]Paul Wilson also set theworld record in the pole vault at 17 ft 73⁄4 in (5.37 m);[1] which lasted over a year, until runner-upBob Seagren surpassed it (at altitude) at the1968 Olympic Trials.
In Santa Barbara,Barbara Ferrell also equalled theworld record in the 100 meters at 11.1 (+0.3). Her record would last untilWyomia Tyus broke it in theOlympic final (at altitude) inMexico City.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | James Hines | 9.3 | Charles Greene | 9.3 | Paul Nash Willie Turner | 9.4 |
| 220 yards | Tommie Smith | 20.4CRy | Jim Hines | 20.6 | John Carlos | 20.8 |
| 440 yards | Lee Evans | 45.3CRy | Vince Matthews | 45.5 | Jim Kemp | 45.7 |
| 880 yards | Wade Bell | 1.46.1CRy | Dennis Carr | 1.47.1 | Larry Kelly | 1.47.1 |
| 1 Mile | Jim Ryun | 3.51.1WR | Jim Grelle | 3.56.1 | Dave Wilbourn | 3.56.2 |
| 3 miles | Gerry Lindgren | 13.10.6 | Lou Scott | 13.12.4 | Van Nelson | 13.16.8 |
| 6 miles | Van Nelson | 28.18.8 | Tom Laris | 28.19.2 | Ron Larrieu | 28.31.2 |
| Marathon | Ronald Daws | 2.40.07.4 | James McDonagh | 2.43.42.0 | Ed Winrow | 2.47.38.0 |
| 120 yard hurdles | Willie Davenport | 13.3 =CRy | Earl McCullouch | 13.5 | Richmond Flowers | 13.6 |
| 440 y hurdles | Ron Whitney | 50.3 | Russ Rogers | 50.4 | Andy Bell | 50.6 |
| 3000 meters steeplechase | Pat Traynor | 8.42.0 | Conrad Nightingale | 8.43.8 | Robert Price | 8.44.8 |
| 2 miles walk | Ron Laird | 13:41.4 | Larry Young | 14:07.0 | Don DeNoon | 14:09.6 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump | Otis Burrell | 7 ft 01⁄4 in (2.13 m) | Ed Caruthers | 7 ft 01⁄4 in (2.13 m) | Clarence Johnson | 7 ft 01⁄4 in (2.13 m) |
| Pole vault | Paul Wilson | 17 ft 73⁄4 in (5.37 m)WR | Bob Seagren | 17 ft 4 in (5.28 m) | Dick Railsback | 17 ft 0 in (5.18 m) |
| Long jump | Jerry Proctor | 26 ft 03⁄4 in (7.94 m) | Ralph Boston | 26 ft 01⁄4 in (7.93 m) | Bob Beamon | 25 ft 83⁄4 in (7.84 m) |
| Triple jump | Charlie Craig | 53 ft 11⁄2 in (16.19 m) | Art Walker | 53 ft 01⁄4 in (16.16 m) | Darrell Horn | 51 ft 41⁄4 in (15.65 m) |
| Shot put | Randy Matson | 66 ft 11 in (20.39 m)CR | Neal Steinhauer | 65 ft 53⁄4 in (19.95 m) | Dave Maggard | 63 ft 61⁄2 in (19.36 m) |
| Discus Throw | Gary Carlsen | 205 ft 10 in (62.73 m)CR | Jay Silvester | 195 ft 9 in (59.66 m) | Rink Babka | 195 ft 2 in (59.48 m) |
| Hammer Throw | Ed Burke | 235 ft 11 in (71.9 m)NR | George Frenn | 213 ft 7 in (65.1 m) | Jim Pryde | 203 ft 11 in (62.15 m) |
| Javelin Throw | Delmon McNabb | 268 ft 3 in (81.76 m) | Gary Stenlund | 261 ft 11 in (79.83 m) | Frank Covelli | 260 ft 9 in (79.47 m) |
| Pentathlon[3] | Lynn Baker | 3448 pts | ||||
| All-around decathlon[4] | Bill Urban | 8035 pts | ||||
| Decathlon | Bill Toomey | 7880 | Dave Thoreson | 7524 | Bill Smith | 7341 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 meters Wind +0.3 | Barbara Ferrell | 11.1WR | Diana Wilson | 11.2 | Wyomia Tyus | 11.3 |
| 200 meters | Diana Wilson | 23.6 | Barbara Ferrell | 23.7 | Wyomia Tyus | 24.0 |
| 400 meters | Charlette Cooke | 52.5NR | Kathy Hammond | 52.6 | Louise Drinkwater | 53.5 |
| 800 meters | Madeline Manning | 2.03.6 | Doris Brown | 2.03.6 | Charlette Cooke | 2.08.3 |
| 1500 meters | Natalie Rocha | 4.29.0 | Vicki Foltz | 4.29.5 | Lori Schutt | 4.33.7 |
| 80 meters hurdles | Mamie Rallins | 10.8 | Cherrie Sherrard | 11.0 | Chi Cheng Patty Van Wolvelaere | 11.0 11.2 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump | Eleanor Montgomery | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Franzetta Parham | 1.66 m (5 ft5+1⁄4 in) | Estelle Baskerville | 1.66 m (5 ft5+1⁄4 in) |
| Long jump | Patricia Winslow | 6.30 m (20 ft 8 in)w | Willye White | 6.12 m (20 ft3⁄4 in)w | Martha Watson | 5.97 m (19 ft 7 in)w |
| Shot put | Maren Seidler | 14.27 m (46 ft9+3⁄4 in) | Lynn Graham | 14.15 m (46 ft 5 in) | Carol Moseke | 13.36 m (43 ft9+3⁄4 in) |
| Discus Throw | Carol Moseke | 46.45 m (152 ft 4 in) | Ranee Kletchka | 46.20 m (151 ft 6 in) | Helen Thayer | 43.99 m (144 ft 3 in) |
| Javelin Throw | RaNae Bair | 59.82 m (196 ft 3 in) | Barbara Friedrich | 58.27 m (191 ft 2 in) | Jean Sweeney | 50.93 m (167 ft 1 in) |
| Pentathlon | Patricia Winslow | 4824 | Cherrie Sherrard | 4378 | Janet Johnson | 4281 |