1960 United States Olympic trials (track and field)

1960 United States Olympic track and field trials #A9F5A9 Stanford, United States July 1-2 Stanford Stadium 180px Senior Outdoor 1959 USA Championships1956 trials 1961 USA Championships1964 trials The men's 1960 United States Olympic trials for track and field for men were held at the Stanford Stadium at Stanford University in California, between July 1 and 2. The 20 kilometer walk trials were held in Baltimore, Maryland, on July 17, and the 50 kilometer walk trials were held on July 3 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Two marathon trials were held between two races, the AAU National Championships in Yonkers, New York, on May 22 and the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 19. As it turned out, the three selectees were the top 3 at Yonkers, but that is because Gordon McKenzie was also the first American finisher at Boston. The 10,000 meters was held during a heat wave in Bakersfield, California on July 24-25. Because of the temperatures, still 80 F at midnight, the race began at 11:58 p.m. on the 24th so the bulk of the race took place technically on the 25th. Several international athletes were allowed to participate in hopes of drawing the Americans to fast times, but the heat dashed those plans. The decathlon was held a week after the trials, allowing athletes to make attempts at individual events. Rafer Johnson threw the javelin, Bob Gutowski tried to qualify in the pole vault, and Mike Herman attempted the long jump. While Herman failed to get a legal attempt in the long jump, a week later his World Decathlon Best 26'3" would have chased Ralph Boston and certainly would have been good enough to qualify. American resident, but Taiwanese citizen C. K. Yang was allowed to participate in the decathlon, where he pushed his college teammate Rafer Johnson to the world record, but his 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 Abilene, Texas between July 15 and 16.https://www.legacy.usatf.org/statistics/champions/OlympicTrials/HistoryOfTheOlympicTrials.pdf Archived copy 2019-12-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20120620000346/http://usatf.org/statistics/champions/OlympicTrials/HistoryOfTheOlympicTrials.pdf 2012-06-20 dead Men's results Key: #F3F781 ≠ Athlete without "A" standard, not selected solid 1px #AAAAAA. Men track events 100 meters Ray Norton 10.4Frank Budd 10.4Dave Sime 10.4 200 meters Ray Norton 20.5 =WRStone Johnson 20.8Les Carney 20.9 400 metersJack Yerman 46.3 Earl Young 46.5Otis Davis 46.7 800 metersTom Murphy 1:46.7Jerry Siebert 1:46.8Ernie Cunliffe 1:47.5 1500 metersDyrol Burleson 3:46.9Jim Grelle 3:47.4Pete Close 3:49.0 5000 metersJim Beatty 14:13.6Bill Dellinger 14:13.8Bob Soth 14:18.6 10,000 metersAl Lawrence Max Truex 30:11.430:16.3Doug Kyle Pete McArdle 30:12.630:22.0Bob Soth 30:26.5 110 m hurdles Lee Calhoun 13.4 =NR United StatesWillie May 13.5Hayes Jones 13.5 400 m hurdlesGlenn Davis 49.5 Dick Howard 49.8Cliff Cushman 49.9 3000 m s'chaseGeorge Young 8:50.6Phil Coleman 8:51.0Deacon Jones 8:52.5 20K racewalkRudy Haluza 1:34:12 Alex Oakley Ron Zinn 1:34:551:35:58Bob Mimm 1:36:07 50K racewalkRon Laird 4:40:09John Allen 4:41:36Bruce MacDonald 4:45:42 Boston Marathon Paavo Kotila Gordon McKenzie 2:20:542:22:18Jim Green 2:23:37Al Confalone 2:26:30 Yonkers Marathon John J. Kelley 2:20:13.6 Gordon McKenzie2:23:46 Alex Breckenridge 2:32:41 Men field events High jumpJohn Thomas 2.23WRJoe Faust 7 0=WJRCharles Dumas 6 11 Pole vaultDon Bragg 4.80WRRon Morris 4.70Dave Clark 4.65 Long jumpRalph Boston 8.09wAnthony Watson 7.85Irv Roberson 7.75 Triple jumpIra Davis 16.18Herm Stokes 15.82wBill Sharpe 15.79w Shot putDallas Long 19.74Parry O'Brien 19.25Dave Davis 19.45 Discus throwRink Babka 58.61Al Oerter 57.38Dick Cochran 55.45 Hammer throwAl Hall 65.41Hal Connolly 64.71Ed Bagdonas 62.76 Javelin throwAl Cantello 84.61Bill Alley 82.18Terry Beucher 78.00 DecathlonRafer Johnson 8683 WRC. K. Yang Phil Mulkey 8426 =AR Asian7652Dave Edstrom 7530 Women's results Women track events 100 meters Wilma Rudolph 11.5 =NR United StatesBarbara Jones 11.6Martha Hudson 11.7 200 meters Wilma Rudolph 23.9Lucinda Williams 24.3 Ernestine Pollards 24.5 800 metersPat Daniels 2:15.6 NR United StatesRosie Lovelace 2:15.7 Doris Severtsenhttps://spu.edu/depts/uc/response/winter2k9/athletics/she-is-legend.asp Response: The Seattle Pacific University Magazine spu.edu 1 May 2017 2:17.6 80 m hurdles Wind aidedShirley Crowder 11.4w Jo Ann Terry 11.4w Irene Robertson 11.4w Women field events High jumpNaomi Rogers 5 4 Barbara Brown 5 2.75 Jean Gaertner 5 2.75 Long jumpWillye White 6.21 NR United StatesSandra Smith 5.69Anna Smith 5.64 Shot putEarlene Brown 15.49Sharon Shepherd 13.97Cecilia Rutledge 13.23 Discus throwEarlene Brown 53.90 NR United StatesOlga Connolly 52.54Pamela Kurrell 48.36 Javelin throwKaren Anderson Oldham 49.82NR United StatesPeggy Scholler 47.89Karen Mendyka 43.79 References US Olympic Trials Track, Outdoor Category:United States Olympic trials (track and field) Olympic Trials (track and field) Olympic Trials (track and field) Category:Qualification for the 1960 Summer Olympics