# 1999 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The 1999 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships took place between June 24–27 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. The competition acted as a way of selecting the United States team for the 1999 World Championships in Athletics in Seville, Spain August 20–29 later that year.

## Results
### Men track events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m Wind : +2.3 m/s | Dennis Mitchell | 9.97w | Brian Lewis | 10.00w | Tim Montgomery | 10.00w |
| 200 m Wind : +2.3 m/s | Maurice Greene | 19.93w | Rohsaan Griffin | 19.98w | Kevin Little | 20.19w |
| 400 m | Jerome Young | 44.24 | Antonio Pettigrew | 44.59 | Jerome Davis | 44.91 |
| 800 m | Khadevis Robinson | 1:45.92 | Bryan Woodward | 1:46.08 | Rich Kenah | 1:46.13 |
| 1500 m | Steve Holman | 3:39.21 | Seneca Lassiter | 3:39.23 | Matt Holthaus | 3:39.57 |
| 5000 m | Adam Goucher | 13:25.59 | Bob Kennedy | 13:26.85 | Dan Browne | 13:36.64 |
| 10,000 m | Alan Culpepper | 28:22.46 | Brad Hauser | 28:24.32 | Abdihakem Abdirahman | 28:28.26 |
| Marathon | Alfredo Vigueras | 2:14:20 | de:Eddy Hellebuyck | 2:16:58 | Stephen Swift | 2:17:27 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Pascal Dobert | 8:21.48 | Robert Gary | 8:22.19 | Francis O'Neill | 8:22.51 |
| 20 km walk | Curt Clausen | 1:23:34 | Tim Seaman | 1:23:42 | Jonathan Matthews | 1:24:50 |
| 110 m hurdles Wind : +2.4 m/s | Mark Crear | 13.09w | Allen Johnson | 13.15w | Tony Dees | 13.19w |
| 400 m hurdles | Angelo Taylor | 48.49 | Joey Woody | 48.61 | Torrance Zellner | 48.79 |

### Men field events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump | Charles Austin | 2.28 m (7 ft 5+3⁄4 in) | Henry Patterson | 2.25 m (7 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | Charles Clinger | 2.25 m (7 ft 4+1⁄2 in) |
| Pole vault | Jeff Hartwig | 6.02 m (19 ft 9 in) AR | Nick Hysong | 5.65 m (18 ft 6+1⁄4 in) | Pat Manson | 5.65 m (18 ft 6+1⁄4 in) |
| Long jump | Kevin Dilworth | 8.12 m (26 ft 7+1⁄2 in)w | Erick Walder | 8.08 m (26 ft 6 in)w | Savanté Stringfellow | 7.94 m (26 ft 1⁄2 in)w |
| Triple jump | Lamark Carter | 17.15 m (56 ft 3 in)w | Desmond Hunt | 16.35 m (53 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Von Ware | 16.30 m (53 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
| Shot put | John Godina | 22.02 m (72 ft 2+3⁄4 in) | C. J. Hunter | 21.09 m (69 ft 2+1⁄4 in) | Kevin Toth | 20.40 m (66 ft 11 in) |
| Discus throw | Anthony Washington | 67.94 m (222 ft 10+3⁄4 in) | John Godina | 66.62 m (218 ft 6+3⁄4 in) | Andrew Bloom | 65.25 m (214 ft 3⁄4 in) |
| Hammer throw | Lance Deal | 80.34 m (263 ft 6+3⁄4 in) | Kevin McMahon | 74.98 m (245 ft 11+3⁄4 in) | Jud Logan | 73.10 m (239 ft 9+3⁄4 in) |
| Javelin throw | Tom Pukstys | 78.03 m (256 ft 0 in) | Tom Petranoff | 5.21 m (17 ft 1 in) | Oscar Duncan | 74.01 m (242 ft 9+3⁄4 in) |
| Decathlon | Chris Huffins | 8350 | Tom Pappas | 8187 | Dan Steele | 7938 |

### Women track events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m Wind : +2.5 m/s | Inger Miller | 10.96w | Gail Devers | 10.97w | Angela Williams | 11.03w |
| 200 m Wind : +2.0 m/s | Marion Jones | 22.10 | LaTasha Jenkins | 22.36 | Inger Miller | 22.46 |
| 400 m | Maicel Malone | 51.29 | Suziann Reid | 51.38 | Michelle Collins | 51.45 |
| 800 m | Jearl Miles Clark | 1:59.47 | Meredith Valmon | 2:00.36 | Kathy Rounds | 2:00.71 |
| 1500 m | Regina Jacobs | 4:02.41 MR | Stephanie Best | 4:08.53 | Shayne Culpepper | 4:08.69 |
| 5000 m | Regina Jacobs | 15:24.80 | Cheri Kenah | 15:26.60 | Elva Dryer | 15:27.26 |
| 10,000 m | Deena Kastor | 31:51.05 | Jen Rhines | 31:58.34 | Libbie Hickman | 31:58.68 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Elizabeth Jackson | 10:07.23 | Lisa Nye | 10:12.66 | Joan Nesbit | 10:18.55 |
| 20 km walk | Michelle Rohl | 1:33:17 AR, MR | Joanne Dow | 1:35:01 | Susan Armenta | 1:37:04 |
| 100 m hurdles Wind : +2.2 m/s | Gail Devers | 12.54w | Miesha McKelvy | 12.67w | Andria King | 12.73w |
| 400 m hurdles | Sandra Glover | 54.95 | Michelle Johnson | 55.53 | Joanna Hayes | 55.76 |

### Women field events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump | Tisha Waller | 1.99 m (6 ft 6+1⁄4 in) MR | Amy Acuff | 1.93 m (6 ft 3+3⁄4 in) | Karol Rovelto | 1.93 m (6 ft 3+3⁄4 in) |
| Pole vault | Stacy Dragila | 4.45 m (14 ft 7 in) MR | Kellie Suttle | 4.30 m (14 ft 1+1⁄4 in) | Melissa Price | 4.20 m (13 ft 9+1⁄4 in) |
| Long jump | Dawn Burrell | 6.96 m (22 ft 10 in) | Marion Jones | 6.78 m (22 ft 2+3⁄4 in) | Shana Williams | 6.71 m (22 ft 0 in)w |
| Triple jump | Stacey Bowers | 13.66 m (44 ft 9+3⁄4 in) | Tiombé Hurd | 13.52 m (44 ft 4+1⁄4 in) | Cynthea Rhodes | 13.33 m (43 ft 8+3⁄4 in) |
| Shot put | Connie Price-Smith | 18.86 m (61 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Teri Steer | 18.80 m (61 ft 8 in) | Tressa Thompson | 18.72 m (61 ft 5 in) |
| Discus throw | Seilala Sua | 62.08 m (203 ft 8 in) | Kris Kuehl | 60.89 m (199 ft 9 in) | Aretha Hill | 59.09 m (193 ft 10+1⁄4 in) |
| Hammer throw | Dawn Ellerbe | 64.75 m (212 ft 5 in) MR | Tamika Powell | 64.26 m (210 ft 9+3⁄4 in) | Windy Dean | 64.03 m (210 ft 3⁄4 in) |
| Javelin throw | Lynda Blutreich | 55.53 m (182 ft 2 in) MR | Cassi Morelock | 53.36 m (175 ft 3⁄4 in) | Ann Crouse | 52.93 m (173 ft 7+3⁄4 in) |
| Heptathlon | Shelia Burrell | 6101 | Tiffany Lott-Hogan | 6026 | Nicole Haynes | 5720 |

## Byes

American athletes with byes to the 1999 Championships as 1997 Champions:
* Maurice Greene 100 meters and he repeated as 1999 World Champion
* Michael Johnson 400 meters and he repeated as 1999 World Champion
* Allen Johnson 110 meters hurdles Because Johnson competed and was in a qualifying position, 4th place Duane Ross was selected to the World Championships where he won a bronze medal
* John Godina Shot put Because Godina competed and was in a qualifying position, 4th place Andy Bloom was selected to the World Championships
* Marion Jones 100 meters and she repeated as 1999 World Champion. Unlike her Olympic medals the following year, this result has not been disqualified due to her admission of taking performance enhancing drugs, part of the BALCO scandal