1961 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

National athletics championship event December 2024 1961 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships 200px New York City, New York (men)Gary, Indiana (women) 23–24 June (men)1–2 July (women) Downing Stadium (men)Gilroy Field (women) 1960 1962 The 1961 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 Downing Stadium in New York City, New York, and it took place 23–24 June. The women's meet was held separately at the Gilroy Field in Gary, Indiana, on 1–2 July. At the men's championships, the weather was clear despite threats of rain, and Frank Budd set a world record of 9.2 seconds in the 100 yards. 20,000 people attended on the final day of the race.Sites/Dates Of The U.S. Men's Nationals, 1876–2023 https://trackandfieldnews.com/sites-of-the-national-mens-championships/ Track & Field News 4 December 2024 19 October 2020 In the women's competition, a record 51 clubs competed and the Mayor Daley Youth Foundation won the meet overall.Sites & Dates Of The U.S. National Women's Championships https://trackandfieldnews.com/sites-dates-of-the-national-womens-championships/ Track & Field News 4 December 2024 Results Men 100 yards Frank Budd 9.2 Paul Drayton 9.3 David James 9.4 220 yards Paul Drayton 21.0 w Charley Frazier 21.0 w Frank Budd 21.1 w 440 yards Otis Davis 46.1 Ulis Williams 46.3 Adolph Plummer 46.8 880 yards Jim Dupree 1:48.5 Jerry Siebert 1:48.5 John Bork 1:48.8 1 mile Dyrol Burleson 4:04.9 Jim Beatty 4:06.5 Jim Grelle 4:08.0 3 miles Laszlo Tabori HUN 13:50.0 Max Truex 13:52.4 Pat Clohessy AUS 13:53.4 6 miles John Gutknecht 28:52.6 Pete McArdle IRL 29:16.8 Nicholas Kitt 29:49.7 Marathon John J. Kelley 2:26:53.4 Garnett Williams 2:32:10.0 Bob Carman 2:36:06.0 120 yards hurdles Hayes Jones 13.6 Francis Washington 13.6 Jerry Tarr 13.8 220 yards hurdlesusa-track-and-field-championships/1961-usa-track-and-field-championships Don Styron 23.2 440 yards hurdles Clifton Cushman 50.9 Dixon Farmer 51.2 Lawson Smart 51.2 3000 m steeplechase Charles(Deacon) Jones 8:48.0 George Young 8:50.8 Bob Schul 8:53.6 2 miles walk Ron Zinn 14:46.8 High jump Bob Avant 2.13 m John Thomas 2.13 m Robert Gardner 2.08 m Pole vault Ron Morris 4.77 m John Uelses 4.67 m Henry Wadsworth 4.67 m Long jump Ralph Boston 8.22 m Anthony Watson 7.95 m Irvin Roberson 7.90 m Triple jump Bill Sharpe 15.97 m Kent Floerke 15.91 m Luther Hayes 15.70 m Shot put Dallas Long 18.95 m Parry O'Brien 18.67 m Gary Gubner 18.36 m Discus throw Jay Silvester 59.64 m Alfred Oerter 58.05 m Rink Babka 56.84 m Hammer throw Hal Connolly 65.09 m Albert Hall 60.20 m Tom Pagani 59.33 m Javelin throw John Fromm 76.19 m William Alley 73.09 m Chuck Wilkinson 72.92 m Pentathlonusa-track-and-field-championships/1961-usa-track-and-field-championships Bill Toomey 3484 pts All-around decathlonUSATF Outdoor Champions USA Track & Field https://www.usatf.org/resources/statistics/usatf-champions/usatf-outdoor-champions 4 December 2024 Bill Urban 7483 pts Decathlon Paul Herman 7142 pts David Edstrom 7048 pts John David Martin 7005 pts Women 100 yards Wilma Rudolph 10.8 Lacey O'Neal   Willye White   220 yards Lacey O'Neal 25.0 Ernestine Pollards   Vivian Brown   440 yards Jackie Peterson 59.5 Mary Rose   Pat Douthitt   880 yards Billie Pat Daniels 2:19.2 Leah Bennett   Grace Butcher   80 m hurdles Cherrie Parrish 11.5 JoAnn Terry   Leontyne Reif   High jump Liz Josefsen DEN 1.55 m Rose Robinson   Barbara Browne   Long jump Willye White 6.08 m Edith McGuire   Flossie Wilcher   Shot put Earlene Brown 14.54 m Cynthia Wyatt   Sharon Shepherd   Discus throw Earlene Brown 45.53 m Sharon Shepherd   Melody McCarthy   Javelin throw Fran Davenport 41.96 m Karen Mendyka   Marjorie Larney   Women's pentathlon Billie Pat Daniels 4232 pts JoAnn Terry 4179 pts Darlene Everhart 3930 pts See also List of USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners (men) List of USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners (women) References Results U.S. National Championships History 1876–2023: Results by Event https://trackandfieldnews.com/u-s-national-championships-history/ Track & Field News 4 December 2024 Track and Field Statistics: USA National Championship 1961 Men, Track http://trackfield.brinkster.net/USATournaments.asp?TourCode=N&Year=1961&Gender=M&TF=T&P=F&By=Y&Count= trackfield.brinkster.net 4 December 2024 Track and Field Statistics: USA National Championship 1961 Men, Field http://trackfield.brinkster.net/USATournaments.asp?TourCode=N&Year=1961&Gender=M&TF=F&P=F&By=Y&Count= trackfield.brinkster.net 4 December 2024 Track and Field Statistics: USA National Championship 1961 Women, Track http://trackfield.brinkster.net/USATournaments.asp?TourCode=N&Year=1961&Gender=W&TF=T&P=F&By=Y&Count= trackfield.brinkster.net 4 December 2024 Track and Field Statistics: USA National Championship 1961 Women, Field http://trackfield.brinkster.net/USATournaments.asp?TourCode=N&Year=1961&Gender=W&TF=F&P=F&By=Y&Count= trackfield.brinkster.net 4 December 2024 Category:USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships USA Outdoor Track And Field Championships, 1961 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Category:Track and field competitions in New York City Category:Track and field competitions in Indiana Category:Sports in Gary, Indiana Category:July 1961 sports events in the United States