1960 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
1960 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | |
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Dates | 24–25 June (men) 8–9 July (women) 5 August (pentathlon) |
Host city | Bakersfield, California (men) Corpus Christi, Texas (women) Emporia, Kansas (pentathlon) |
Venue | Memorial Stadium (men) Buccaneer Stadium (women) |
← 1959 1961 → |
The 1960 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships were organized by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and served as the national championships in outdoor track and field for the United States.
The men's edition was held at Memorial Stadium in Bakersfield, California, and it took place 24–25 June. The women's meet was held separately at the Buccaneer Stadium in Corpus Christi, Texas, on 8–9 July, and the women's pentathlon was held on 5 August in Emporia, Kansas.
Both the men's and women's editions were held just one week before their respective 1960 United States Olympic trials. At the men's championships, John Thomas set a world record in the high jump.[1] In the women's competitions, Jo Ann Terry broke Barbara Mueller's American pentathlon record.[2]
Results
[edit]Men
[edit]Women
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 m | Wilma Rudolph | 11.5 | Barbara Jones | 11.7 | Martha Hudson | 11.7 |
200 m | Wilma Rudolph | 22.9 | Lucinda Williams | 23.4 | Lacey O'Neal | 23.4 |
400 m | Irene Robertson | 57.1 | Rose Lovelace | 57.6 | Ruth Ann Brand | 59.0 |
800 m | Billie Pat Daniels | 2:17.5 | Rose Lovelace | 2:18.2 | Ruth Ann Brand | 2:20.2 |
80 m hurdles | JoAnn Terry | 11.4 | Irene Robertson | 11.5 | Shirley Crowder | 11.6 |
High jump | Liz Josefsen (DEN) | 1.66 m | Neomia Rogers | 1.62 m | Jean Gaertner | 1.58 m |
Long jump | Willye White | 5.83 m | Sandra Smith | 5.81 m | JoAnn Terry | 5.71 m |
Shot put | Earlene Brown | 15.15 m | Sharon Shepherd | 14.19 m | Cynthia Wyatt | 12.38 m |
Discus throw | Olga Connolly | 48.63 m | Earlene Brown | 46.42 m | Pamela Kurrell | 44.60 m |
Javelin throw | Marjorie Larney | 46.29 m | Karen Mendyka | 45.86 m | Peggy Scholler | 45.07 m |
Women's pentathlon | JoAnn Terry | 4249 pts | Billie Pat Daniels | 4172 pts | Shirley Crowder | 4027 pts |
See also
[edit]- List of USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners (men)
- List of USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners (women)
References
[edit]- ^ "Sites/Dates Of The U.S. Men's Nationals, 1876–2023". Track & Field News. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "Sites & Dates Of The U.S. National Women's Championships". Track & Field News. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "Podiums for usa track and field championships: 1960 usa track and field championships". Athletics Podium .
- ^ "USATF Outdoor Champions". USA Track & Field. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- Results
- "U.S. National Championships History 1876–2023: Results by Event". Track & Field News. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- "Track and Field Statistics: USA National Championship 1960 Men, Track". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- "Track and Field Statistics: USA National Championship 1960 Men, Field". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- "Track and Field Statistics: USA National Championship 1960 Women, Track". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- "Track and Field Statistics: USA National Championship 1960 Women, Field". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
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