1972 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships explained

1972 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Host City:	Seattle, Washington Canton, Ohio, United States
Dates:	June 16–18
Stadium:	Husky Stadium Citizens Field
Previous:	1971
Next:	1973

The Men's 1972 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships took place between June 16–18 at Husky Stadium on the campus of University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. It is the only time this championship has been held in the state of Washington. The Women's Championships took place at Citizens Field in Canton, Ohio. The meet was organized by the Amateur Athletic Union.

Results

Men track events

100 meters	10.2	10.3	10.3
200 meters	20.7	20.8 21.1	21.1
400 meters	45.0	45.1	45.3
800 meters	1.47.3	1.47.5	1.47.6
1500 meters	3.38.2	3.38.3	3.39.7 3.40.0
5000 meters	13.51.8 13.54.8	13.55.8 13.56.2	13.59.8
10000 meters	28.08.0 NR	28.12.0	28.12.6
Marathon	2.24.42.8	2.25.30.0	2.26.23.0
110 meters hurdles	13.4 =CRm	13.6	13.6
400 meters hurdles	50.0	50.0	50.3
3000 meters steeplechase	8.33.8	8.34.8	8.36.4
5000 meters racewalk	21:39.8	22:29.8	22:33.8

Men field events

High jump
Pole vault	CR
Long jump		w	w
Triple jump	w		w
Shot put	CR
Discus Throw	CR
Hammer Throw
Javelin Throw
Decathlon	7910	7890	7807

Women track events

100 meters	11.5=CR 11.5=CR 11.5	11.5	11.5
200 meters	23.4CR 23.7 23.8	24.0	24.1
400 meters	52.3	54.2	54.6
800 meters	2.06.7	2.06.7	2.07.5
1500 meters	4.18.4	4.24.0	4.28.2
3000 meters	9.42.6 NR	9.50.3	9.59.3
100 meters hurdles	13.5	13.6	13.6
200 meters hurdles^[2]	26.3	27.3	28.0
1500 meters walk	6:59.1	7:06.0	7:14.1

Women field events

High jump
Long jump
Shot put
Discus Throw
Javelin Throw
Pentathlon	4251 4202 4169	4064	4034

References

Web site: Bob Maplestone (1996) - Eastern Washington University Athletics Hall of Fame . 2024-04-24 . Eastern Washington University Athletics . en.
Book: American Women's Track and Field: A History, 1895 Through 1980. 9780786402199. Tricard. Louise Mead. January 1996.

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