# 1990 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The 1990 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships took place between June 16–19 at Falcon Stadium on the campus of Cerritos College. The portion of the campus where the track lies is in the city of Norwalk, California. The meet was organized by The Athletics Congress.

## Results
### Men track events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 meters (+0.6 m/s) | Carl Lewis | 10.05 | Mark Witherspoon | 10.25 | Dennis Mitchell | 10.26 |
| 200 meters (+0.3 m/s) | Michael Johnson | 19.9 | Danny Everett | 20.08 | Daron Council | 20.39 |
| 400 meters | Steve Lewis | 44.75 | Tim Simon | 44.89 | Clarence Daniel | 44.95 |
| 800 meters | Mark Everett | 1:45.01 | George Kersh | 1:45.21 | Johnny Gray | 1:45.32 |
| 1500 meters | Joe Falcon | 3:37.49 | Maurice Smith | 3:38.56 | Steve Ave | 3:39.41 |
| 5000 meters | Doug Padilla | 13:41.85 | Bob Kennedy | 13:42.80 | Reuben Reina | 13:43.63 |
| 10,000 meters | Steve Plasencia | 28:11.41 | Aaron Ramirez | 28:11.99 | Ed Eyestone | 28:16.20 |
| 110 meters hurdles (+1.5 m/s) | Roger Kingdom | 13.29 | Anthony Dees | 13.33 | Cletus Clark | 13.36 |
| 400 meters hurdles | David Patrick | 48.79 | Kevin Young | 49.56 | George Porter | 49.77 |
| 3000 meters steeplechase | Brian Diemer | 8:24.79 | Mark Croghan | 8:25.99 | Brian Abshire | 8:31.19 |
| 20 kilometres race walk | Tim Lewis | 1:27:28 | Doug Fournier | 1:28:27 | Steve Pecinovsky | 1:29:02 |

### Men field events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump | Hollis Conway | 2.36 m (7 ft 8+3⁄4 in) MR | Doug Nordquist | 2.36 m (7 ft 8+3⁄4 in) =MR | John Morris | 2.32 m (7 ft 7+1⁄4 in) |
| Pole vault | Earl Bell | 5.74 m (18 ft 9+3⁄4 in) | Tim Bright | 5.66 m (18 ft 6+3⁄4 in) | Greg Duplantis | 5.50 m (18 ft 1⁄2 in) |
| Long jump | Mike Powell | 8.24 m (27 ft 1⁄4 in) | Andre Ester | 8.11 m (26 ft 7+1⁄4 in)w | Llewellyn Starks | 8.09 m (26 ft 6+1⁄2 in) |
| Triple jump | Kenny Harrison | 17.15 m (56 ft 3 in) | Mike Conley | 17.12 m (56 ft 2 in) | Charlie Simpkins | 16.66 m (54 ft 7+3⁄4 in) |
| Shot put | Jim Doehring | 21.28 m (69 ft 9+3⁄4 in) | Randy Barnes | 21.12 m (69 ft 3+1⁄4 in) | Ron Backes | 20.35 m (66 ft 9 in) |
| Discus throw | Kamy Keshmiri | 62.30 m (204 ft 4 in) | Mike Buncic | 61.54 m (201 ft 10 in) | Randy Heisler | 60.70 m (199 ft 1 in) |
| Hammer throw | Ken Flax | 76.04 m (249 ft 5 in) | Jud Logan | 75.24 m (246 ft 10 in) | Lance Deal | 74.26 m (243 ft 7 in) |
| Javelin throw | Vince Labosky | 79.62 m (261 ft 2 in) | Dave Stephens | 77.24 m (253 ft 4 in) | Mike Barnett | 77.16 m (253 ft 1 in) |
| Decathlon | Dave Johnson | 8600w | Dan O'Brien | 8483w | Sheldon Blockburger | 8301w |

### Women track events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 meters (+1.0 m/s) | Michelle Finn | 11.20 | Carlette Guidry | 11.25 | Evelyn Ashford | 11.30 |
| 200 meters (+0.5 m/s) | Grace Jackson | 222.48 | Dannette Young-Stone | 22.55 | Pauline Davis | 22.75 |
| 400 meters | Maicel Malone | 51.51 | Rochelle Stevens | 51.60 | Lillie Leatherwood | 51.69 |
| 800 meters | Meredith Valmon | 2:00.70 | Julie Jenkins | 2:00.91 | Joetta Clark Diggs | 2:01.14 |
| 1500 meters | Suzy Favor Hamilton | 4:13.47 | PattiSue Plumer | 4:13.68 | Alisa Harvey | 4:15.44 |
| 3000 meters | Lynn Jennings | 8:51.97 | Annette Peters | 8:54.64 | Valerie McGovern | 8:57.73 |
| 5000 meters | PattiSue Plumer | 15:45.67 | Sabrina Dornhoefer | 15:46.20 | Sammie Gdowski | 15:51.54 |
| 10,000 meters | Colette Murphy | 32:20.92 | Cathy O'Brien | 32:25.93 | Sylvia Mosqueda | 32:41.06 |
| 100 meters hurdles (-0.7 m/s) | LaVonna Martin | 12.90 | Candy Young | 13.16 | Lynda Goode | 13.18 |
| 400 meters hurdles | Janeene Vickers | 54.80 | Sandra Farmer-Patrick | 55.18 | Schowonda Williams | 55.61 |
| 10 kilometres race walk | Debbi Lawrence | 46:14.4 AR, CR | Teresa Vaill | 46:54.2 | Sara Standley | 47:08.5 |

### Women field events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump | Yolanda Henry | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | Phyllis Bluntson | 1.93 m (6 ft 3+3⁄4 in) | Vicki Borsheim | 1.93 m (6 ft 3+3⁄4 in) |
| Long jump | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | 7.08 m (23 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | Sheila Echols | 6.76 m (22 ft 2 in)w | Cindy Greiner | 6.70 m (21 ft 11+3⁄4 in)w |
| Triple jump | Sheila Hudson | 14.07 m (46 ft 1+3⁄4 in)w | Wendy Brown | 13.72 m (45 ft 0 in)w | Diana Orrange | 13.51 m (44 ft 3+3⁄4 in) |
| Shot put | Connie Price-Smith | 18.56 m (60 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Ramona Pagel | 17.81 m (58 ft 5 in) | Bonnie Dasse | 17.73 m (58 ft 2 in) |
| Discus throw | Connie Price-Smith | 58.36 m (191 ft 5 in) | Lacy Barnes-Mileham | 57.12 m (187 ft 4 in) | Penny Neer | 56.74 m (186 ft 1 in) |
| Hammer throw | Bonnie Edmondson | 53.26 m (174 ft 8 in) CR | Virginia Young | 50.42 m (165 ft 5 in) | Maria Teeman | 49.98 m (163 ft 11 in) |
| Javelin throw | Karin Smith | 62.86 m (206 ft 2 in) | Laverne Eve | 59.10 m (193 ft 10 in) | Donna Mayhew | 58.82 m (192 ft 11 in) |
| Heptathlon | Cindy Greiner | 6292w | Gea Johnson | 6135w | Sharon Hanson | 6030 |