1987 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

National athletics championship event 1987 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships #A9F5A9 New York City, New York, United States February 27 Madison Square Garden 200px Senior Indoor 25 (14 men's + 11 women's) 1986 1988 The 1987 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships were held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. Organized by The Athletics Congress (TAC), the competition took place on February 27 and served as the national championships in indoor track and field for the United States.UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN) http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/usai.htm GBR Athletics 9 August 2024 The competition acted as a qualifier for the U.S. team at the 1987 World Indoor Championships in Athletics. At the meeting, East Germany's Heike Drechsler set a world indoor record in the long jump despite being restricted by a "short pit".Woman sets indoor mark in long jump https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman-woman-sets-ind/153259098/ Austin American-Statesman 14 August 2024 38 28 Feb 1987 Medal summary Men 55 m Lee McRae 6.14 400 m Antonio McKay 47.00 500 m Ian Morris TRI 1:01.55 Elvis Forde BAR 1:01.58 Chip Jenkins 1:01.89 800 m Stanley Redwine 1:48.13 Mile run Eamonn Coghlan IRL 3:59.25 Ray Flynn IRL 4:00.18 Jim Spivey 4:00.58 3000 m Doug Padilla 7:51.03 55 m hurdles Greg Foster 6.99 High jump Igor Paklin URS 2.33 m Jimmy Howard 7 6 Pole vault Earl Bell 5.72 m Long jump Brian Cooper 8.22 m Triple jump Mike Conley 17.76 m Shot put Ulf Timmermann GDR 21.63 m Sergey Smirnov URS 67 11.75 Ron Backes 67 11 Weight throw Lance Deal 22.68 m 5000 m walk Tim Lewis 19:30.70 Women 55 m Anelia Nuneva BUL 6.64 Jeanette Bolden 6.79 200 m Grace Jackson JAM 23.51 Valerie Brisco 23.58 400 m Diane Dixon 52.20 800 m Christine Wachtel GDR 2:03.51 Svetlana Kitova URS 2:03.97 Joetta Clark 2:04.05 Mile run Doina Melinte ROM 4:30.29 Darlene Beckford 4:33.53 3000 m Maricica Puica ROM 8:43.49 Lesley Welch 8:44.68 55 m hurdles Cornelia Oschkenat GDR 7.37 Yordanka Donkova BUL 7.49 Jackie Joyner-Kersee 7.64 High jumpThe top American and U.S. champion was Rita Graves in 4th place, who jumped 6 1.5 and lost to Debbie Brill on countback. Tamara Bykova URS 1.92 m Susanne Beyer-Helm GDR 1.92 m Debbie Brill CAN 6 1.5 Long jump Heike Drechsler GDR 7.32 m Galina Chistyakova URS 6.80 m Carol Lewis 6.69 m Shot put Ilona Briesenick GDR 20.23 m Ramona Pagel 64 0.5 3000 m walk Maryanne Torrellas 13:05.41 References Results Woman sets indoor mark in long jump https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman-woman-sets-ind/153259098/ Austin American-Statesman 14 August 2024 38 28 Feb 1987 https://www.newspapers.com/image/508301049 Feb 28, 1987, page 3 - Times Colonist at Newspapers.com UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN) http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/usai.htm GBR Athletics 9 August 2024 UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN) http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/usawi.htm GBR Athletics 9 August 2024 2020 & 35th USA Indoor Men's Heptathlon Media Guide https://docslib.org/doc/3075509/2020-usa-i-mens-heptathlon DocsLib 9 9 August 2024 https://decathlonusa.typepad.com/files/2014-usatf-i-w-pentathlon.pdf Decathlon USA 2014 USATF Indoor Women's Pentathlon 5 9 August 2024 17 August 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250817152329/https://decathlonusa.typepad.com/files/2014-usatf-i-w-pentathlon.pdf dead Notes 1987 Category:February 1987 sports events in the United States USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Category:Track and field competitions in New York City USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Category:Events at Madison Square Garden