1966 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

August 2023 1966 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships New York City, New YorkFrederick, MarylandUnited States June 25–26 Downing Stadium, Randalls Island 1965 1967 right|thumb|Downing Stadium The 1966 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships men's competition took place between June 25–26 at Downing Stadium on Randalls Island in New York City. The women's division held their championships separately in Frederick, Maryland. Both venues were dirt tracks. The Marathon championships were run in October at the Yonkers Marathon for the final time after being designated the National Championships 18 times in succession. Jim Ryun was the star of the show, running the first four minute mile in the northeastern United States. Results Men track events 100 yardsCharles Greene 9.4Jim Hines 9.4Harold Busby 9.5220 yardsJim Hines 20.5wAdolph Plummer 20.5wTom Jones 20.6w440 yards Lee Evans 45.9Theron Lewis 46.2Robert Frey 46.3880 yardsThomas Farrell 1.47.6Ted Nelson 1.48.0David Patrick 1.48.81 MileJim Ryun 3.58.6Dyrol Burleson 4.00.0Jim Grelle 4.00.63 milesGeorge Young 13.27.4Tracy Smith 13.27.4Tom Laris 13.28.46 milesTracy Smith 28.02.0Billy Mills 28.34.2Dave Ellis John Lawson 28.52.629.06.4MarathonNorman Higgins 2.22.50.8Robert Scharff 2.26.14.0Louis Castagnola 2.28.47.0120 yard hurdlesWillie Davenport 13.44Don Shy 13.61Earl McCullouch 13.88440 y hurdlesJim Miller 50.26Geoff Vanderstock 50.30Bob Steele 50.443000 meters steeplechasePat Traynor 8.40.6 CRmRay Barrus 8.43.4Michael Manley 8.47.62 miles walk Ron Laird 13:52.7 Don DeNoon 14:07.7 Ron Daniel 14:29.8 Men field events High jump Otis Burrell 2.18 =CR John Hartfield 2.18 =CR Stan Albright 2.16Pole vaultBob Seagren 5.18 =CRPaul Wilson 5.08John Pennel 5.08Long jumpRalph Boston 8.01Charlie Mays 8.01Darrell Horn 7.86Triple jump Art Walker 16.36 CRDarrell Horn 15.54Charlie Craig 15.35Shot putRandy Matson 19.56Neal Steinhauer 19.52Parry O'Brien 18.93Discus ThrowAlfred Oerter 59.05Rink Babka 58.27Randy Matson 58.14 Hammer throwEd Burke 67.05Hal Connolly 66.67Tom Gage 65.58Javelin throwJohn Tushaus 79.45Ed Red 78.31Jim Stevenson 75.89 Pentathlonusa-track-and-field-championships/1966-usa-track-and-field-championships Jeff Bannister 3512 pts All-around decathlonUSATF Outdoor Champions USA Track & Field https://www.usatf.org/resources/statistics/usatf-champions/usatf-outdoor-champions 4 December 2024 Brian Murphy 7541 pts DecathlonBill Toomey 8234 WR*Russ Hodge 8130Dave Thoreson 7520 Toomey's world record, a 4 point improvement over Hodge's existing record, was never ratified Women track events 100 yards Wyomia Tyus 10.5 Edith McGuire 10.8 Barbara Ferrell 10.9 220 yards Wyomia Tyus 23.8 Barbara Ferrell 23.9 Edith McGuire 24.0 400 meters Charlette Cooke 53.4 Dolores Stoneback 55.7 Chris Iverson 55.7 800 meters Charlette Cooke 2.05.0 Madeline Manning 2.06.2 Frances Kraker 2.10.9 1500 meters Doris Brown Heritage 4.20.2 Marie Mudler 4.36.6 Frances Kraker 4.37.3 80 meters hurdles Cherrie Sherrard 10.7 Mamie Rallins 11.0 Tammy Davis 11.1 Women field events High jump Eleanor Montgomery 1.70 Estelle Baskerville 1.65 Patricia Clark 1.62Long jump Willye White 6.28 Martha Watson 6.02 Beth McBride 5.83Shot put Lynn Graham 14.62 Carol Moseke 13.54 Maren Seidler 13.26 Discus Throw Carol Moseke 48.66 Cynthia Wyatt 44.35 Nancy Norberg 43.81 Javelin throw RaNae Bair 53.29 Barbara Friedrich 53.11 Louise Gerrish 48.59Pentathlon Pat Daniels 4496 Denise Paschal 4384 Cherrie Sherrard 4366 See also United States Olympic Trials (track and field) References Results from T&FN results Category:USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Usa Outdoor Track And Field Championships, 1966 Track and field Category:Track and field competitions in New York City USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Category:Track and field competitions in Maryland USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Category:Sports in Frederick, Maryland Category:1960s in Manhattan