1967 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The 1967 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships men's competition took place between June 26–28 at Memorial Stadium on the campus of Bakersfield College in Bakersfield, California. The women's division held their championships a little over a week later, separately, eighty miles southwest at La Playa Stadium on the campus of Santa Barbara City College, California. Both tracks were dirt tracks, technically a finely crushed brick surface.

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 Stadium Santa Barbara City College
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Bakersfield Memorial Stadium

This is the meet where Jim Ryun set the world 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 the world record in the pole vault at 17 ft 73⁄4 in (5.37 m);^[1] which lasted over a year, until runner-up Bob Seagren surpassed it (at altitude) at the 1968 Olympic Trials.

In Santa Barbara, Barbara Ferrell also equalled the world record in the 100 meters at 11.1 (+0.3). Her record would last until Wyomia Tyus broke it in the Olympic final (at altitude) in Mexico City.

Results

Men track events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 yards	James Hines	9.3	Charles Greene	9.3	Paul Nash  South Africa Willie Turner	9.4
220 yards	Tommie Smith	20.4 CRy	Jim Hines	20.6	John Carlos	20.8
440 yards	Lee Evans	45.3 CRy	Vince Matthews	45.5	Jim Kemp	45.7
880 yards	Wade Bell	1.46.1 CRy	Dennis Carr	1.47.1	Larry Kelly	1.47.1
1 Mile	Jim Ryun	3.51.1 WR	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

Men field events

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

Women track events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 meters Wind +0.3	Barbara Ferrell	11.1 WR	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	52.5 NR	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  Taiwan Patty Van Wolvelaere	11.0 11.2

Women field events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
High jump	Eleanor Montgomery	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Franzetta Parham	1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄4 in)	Estelle Baskerville	1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄4 in)
Long jump	Patricia Winslow	6.30 m (20 ft 8 in)w	Willye White	6.12 m (20 ft 3⁄4 in)w	Martha Watson	5.97 m (19 ft 7 in)w
Shot put	Maren Seidler	14.27 m (46 ft 9+3⁄4 in)	Lynn Graham	14.15 m (46 ft 5 in)	Carol Moseke	13.36 m (43 ft 9+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

See also

• United States Olympic Trials (track and field)