| 1976 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 10–12 |
| Host city | Westwood,California, United States |
| Venue | Drake StadiumUniversity of California, Los Angeles |
←1975 1977 → | |
The1976 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships took place between June 10–12 atDrake Stadium on the campus ofUniversity of California, Los Angeles inWestwood,California. The decathlon took place on June 25–26 atHayward Field inEugene, Oregon as part of the1976 Olympic Trials whereBruce Jenner improved his ownworld record. This meet was organized by theAAU. It was the first such meet, a precedent that has been followed subsequently, where the women's division competed at the same venue concurrently with the men.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Jump | Dwight Stones | 2.24 m (7 ft 4 in) | Melvin Embree | 2.18 m (7 ft1+3⁄4 in) | Reynaldo Brown | 2.18 m (7 ft1+3⁄4 in) |
| Pole Vault | Earl Bell | 5.44 m (17 ft 10 in) | Mike Tully | 5.44 m (17 ft 10 in) | Don Baird AustraliaTerry Porter | 5.44 m (17 ft 10 in) 5.33 m (17 ft5+3⁄4 in) |
| Long Jump | Arnie Robinson | 8.32 m (27 ft3+1⁄2 in) | James (Bouncy) Moore | 8.05 m (26 ft4+3⁄4 in) | Danny Seay | 7.89 m (25 ft10+1⁄2 in) |
| Triple Jump | Tommy Haynes | 17.01 m (55 ft9+1⁄2 in)w | James Butts | 16.95 m (55 ft7+1⁄4 in)w | Willie Banks | 16.77 m (55 ft 0 in)w |
| Shot Put | Terry Albritton | 21.15 m (69 ft4+1⁄2 in) | Al Feuerbach | 21.09 m (69 ft2+1⁄4 in) | George Woods | 20.99 m (68 ft10+1⁄4 in) |
| Discus Throw | Mac Wilkins | 70.10 m (229 ft 11 in)CR | John Powell | 67.54 m (221 ft 7 in) | Jay Silvester | 63.60 m (208 ft 7 in) |
| Hammer Throw | Lawrence Hart | 68.83 m (225 ft 9 in) | Bill Diehl | 67.18 m (220 ft 4 in) | Bill Shuff | 66.57 m (218 ft 4 in) |
| Javelin Throw | Fred Luke | 85.55 m (280 ft 8 in) | Richard George | 83.84 m (275 ft 0 in) | Bill Schmidt | 80.24 m (263 ft 3 in) |
| Pentathlon[1] | Mike Conti | 2988 pts | ||||
| All-around decathlon[2] | Lloyd Sigler | 7609 pts | ||||
| Decathlon | Bruce Jenner | 8542wWR* | Fred Dixon | 8294 | Fred Samara | 8004 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 meters | Chandra Cheeseborough | 11.34 | Rosalyn Bryant | 11.43 | Ranaye Bowen | 11.49 |
| 200 meters | Brenda Morehead | 22.94=CR | Debra Armstrong | 23.19 | Rosalyn Bryant | 23.40 |
| 400 meters | Lorna Forde | 52.30 | Sheila Ingram | 52.52 | Shirley Williams | 52.53 |
| 800 meters | Madeline Manning | 2.01.00 | Kathy Weston | 2.03.52 | Janice Merrill | 2.03.85 |
| 1500 meters | Francie Larrieu | 4.09.93CR | Cindy Bremser | 4.10.8 | Julie Brown | 4.14.14 |
| 3000 meters | Janice Merrill | 8.57.17 | Teri Anderson | 9.19.55 | Peggy Neppel | 9.22.65 |
| MarathonWestern Hemisphere Marathon,Culver City, California | Dorothy Doolittle | 2.55.38 | Sue Ellen Trapp | 3.10.32 | Peggy Kokevnot | 3.25.46 |
| 100 meters hurdles | Jane Frederick | 13.29 | Debbie LaPlante | 13.32 | Sonya Hardy | 13.50 |
| 400 meters hurdles | Arthurine Gainer | 57.24AR | Debbie Esser | 57.56 | Mary Ayers | 58.53 |
| 5000 meters race walk | Sue Broddock | 25:28.4 | Laurie Tucholski | 25:55.4 | Susan Liers | 26:29.8 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Jump | Joni Huntley | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)CR | Pam Spencer | 1.84 m (6 ft1⁄4 in) | Ann Gilliland | 1.75 m (5 ft8+3⁄4 in) |
| Long Jump | Kathy McMillan | 6.78 m (22 ft2+3⁄4 in)AR | Sherron Walker | 6.51 m (21 ft4+1⁄4 in) | Martha Watson | 6.39 m (20 ft11+1⁄2 in) |
| Shot Put | Maren Seidler | 16.56 m (54 ft3+3⁄4 in)CR | Kathy Devine | 15.66 m (51 ft4+1⁄2 in) | Marcia Mecklenburg | 15.31 m (50 ft2+3⁄4 in) |
| Discus Throw | Lynne Winbigler | 53.06 m (174 ft 0 in) | Jan Svendsen | 51.76 m (169 ft 9 in) | Linda Langford | 50.82 m (166 ft 8 in) |
| Javelin Throw | Kathy Schmidt | 66.52 m (218 ft 2 in)AR | Karin Smith | 62.13 m (203 ft 10 in) | Sherry Calvert | 58.04 m (190 ft 5 in) |
| Pentathlon | Jane Frederick | 4622 | Gale Fitzgerald | 4417 | Marilyn King | 4374 |
