| 1964 United States Olympic track and field trials | |
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| Host City: | Los Angeles, United States |
| Dates: | September 12–13 |
| Stadium: | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| Level: | Senior |
| Type: | Outdoor |
| Previous: | 1960 |
| Next: | 1968 |
The men's 1964 United States Olympic trials for track and field were a two-tiered event. Athletes first met for semi-final Olympic trials at Downing Stadium in Randalls Island, New York, from July 3 to 4. The final trials were held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California, between September 12 and 13. The Coliseum had hosted the Olympics 32 years earlier and would come to host the Olympics a second time 20 years later. The races at Los Angeles were only the finals, selected from the top runners in the semi-final Olympic trials in New York. The 20 kilometer walk trials were held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on July 5, and the 50 kilometer walk trials were held on September 5 in Seattle, Washington. Two marathon trials were held, the AAU National Championships in Yonkers, New York, on May 24 selected one entrant, while the Western Hemisphere Marathon in Culver City, California, on July 26 selected two. American resident, but Taiwanese citizen C. K. Yang was allowed to participate in the decathlon, but his dominant performance did not displace the American athletes in the trials. The process was organized by the AAU.
The women's Olympic trials were held separately in Downing Stadium on Randalls Island, New York, between August 6 and 8.[1]
Key:.
| 100 meters | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.3 | ||||
| 200 meters | 20.4 | 20.6 | 20.7 | ||||
| 400 meters | 44.9 = | 45.0 | 45.6 | ||||
| 800 meters | 1:47.1 | 1:48.0 | 1:48.3 | ||||
| 1500 meters | 3:41.2 | 3:41.5 | 3:41.9 | ||||
| 5000 meters | 13:55.6 | 13:58.8 | |||||
| 10,000 meters | 29:02.0 | 29:10.4 | 29:20.4 | ||||
| 110 m hurdles | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.8 | ||||
| 400 m hurdles | 49.1 | 49.8 | 50.4 | ||||
| 3000 m s'chase | 8:44.2 | 8:46.2 | 8:55.8 | ||||
| 20K racewalk | 1:34:45 | 1:36:37 | 1:37:05 | ||||
| 50K racewalk | 4:45:31 | 4:49:22 | 4:55:21 | ||||
| AAU Marathon | 2:24:25.6 (selected) | Adolf Gruber | 2:44:11.4 | 2:44:46.4 | |||
| Western Hemisphere Marathon | 2:27:01 (selected) | Billy Mills | 2:27:29 (selected) | 2:30:58 | |||
| High jump | |||||||
| Pole vault | |||||||
| Long jump | w | ||||||
| Triple jump | 16.13 | 15.80 | |||||
| Shot put | |||||||
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| Hammer throw | |||||||
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| Decathlon | 8641 7853 | 7794 | 7678 |
Fourth place Henry Carr was selected instead of Hayes based on his superior performance in the Semi-Olympic trials. Carr went on to win the gold medal.
| 100 meters Wind aided | 11.3w | 11.4w | 11.5w | ||||
| 200 meters Wind aided | 23.4w | 23.6w | 23.7w | ||||
| 400 meters | 55.6 | 56.2 | 57.1 | ||||
| 800 meters | 2:13.1 | 2:14.8 | 2:15.0 | ||||
| 80 m hurdles Wind aided | 10.8w | 10.9w | 10.9w |
| High jump | |||||||
| Long jump | Martha Watson | ||||||
| Shot put | |||||||
| Discus throw | |||||||
| Javelin throw | NR | ||||||
| Pentathlon | 4554 | 4225 | 4120 |