# 1967 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The 1967 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships men's competition took place between June 26–28 at Memorial Stadium on the campus of Bakersfield College in Bakersfield, California. The women's division held their championships a little over a week later, separately, eighty miles southwest at La Playa Stadium on the campus of Santa Barbara City College, California. Both tracks were dirt tracks, technically a finely crushed brick surface.
This is the meet where Jim Ryun set the world record in the mile, uncharacteristically leading from the gun in 3:51.1, which lasted for almost eight years. Paul Wilson also set the world record in the pole vault at 17 ft 73⁄4 in (5.37 m); which lasted over a year, until runner-up Bob Seagren surpassed it (at altitude) at the 1968 Olympic Trials.
In Santa Barbara, Barbara Ferrell also equalled the world record in the 100 meters at 11.1 (+0.3). Her record would last until Wyomia Tyus broke it in the Olympic final (at altitude) in Mexico City.

## Results
### Men track events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 yards | James Hines | 9.3 | Charles Greene | 9.3 | Paul Nash South Africa Willie Turner | 9.4 |
| 220 yards | Tommie Smith | 20.4 CRy | Jim Hines | 20.6 | John Carlos | 20.8 |
| 440 yards | Lee Evans | 45.3 CRy | Vince Matthews | 45.5 | Jim Kemp | 45.7 |
| 880 yards | Wade Bell | 1.46.1 CRy | Dennis Carr | 1.47.1 | Larry Kelly | 1.47.1 |
| 1 Mile | Jim Ryun | 3.51.1 WR | Jim Grelle | 3.56.1 | Dave Wilbourn | 3.56.2 |
| 3 miles | Gerry Lindgren | 13.10.6 | Lou Scott | 13.12.4 | Van Nelson | 13.16.8 |
| 6 miles | Van Nelson | 28.18.8 | Tom Laris | 28.19.2 | Ron Larrieu | 28.31.2 |
| Marathon | Ronald Daws | 2.40.07.4 | James McDonagh | 2.43.42.0 | Ed Winrow | 2.47.38.0 |
| 120 yard hurdles | Willie Davenport | 13.3 = CRy | Earl McCullouch | 13.5 | Richmond Flowers | 13.6 |
| 440 y hurdles | Ron Whitney | 50.3 | Russ Rogers | 50.4 | Andy Bell | 50.6 |
| 3000 meters steeplechase | Pat Traynor | 8.42.0 | Conrad Nightingale | 8.43.8 | Robert Price | 8.44.8 |
| 2 miles walk | Ron Laird | 13:41.4 | Larry Young | 14:07.0 | Don DeNoon | 14:09.6 |

### Men field events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump | Otis Burrell | 7 ft 01⁄4 in (2.13 m) | Ed Caruthers | 7 ft 01⁄4 in (2.13 m) | Clarence Johnson | 7 ft 01⁄4 in (2.13 m) |
| Pole vault | Paul Wilson | 17 ft 73⁄4 in (5.37 m) WR | Bob Seagren | 17 ft 4 in (5.28 m) | Dick Railsback | 17 ft 0 in (5.18 m) |
| Long jump | Jerry Proctor | 26 ft 03⁄4 in (7.94 m) | Ralph Boston | 26 ft 01⁄4 in (7.93 m) | Bob Beamon | 25 ft 83⁄4 in (7.84 m) |
| Triple jump | Charlie Craig | 53 ft 11⁄2 in (16.19 m) | Art Walker | 53 ft 01⁄4 in (16.16 m) | Darrell Horn | 51 ft 41⁄4 in (15.65 m) |
| Shot put | Randy Matson | 66 ft 11 in (20.39 m) CR | Neal Steinhauer | 65 ft 53⁄4 in (19.95 m) | Dave Maggard | 63 ft 61⁄2 in (19.36 m) |
| Discus Throw | Gary Carlsen | 205 ft 10 in (62.73 m) CR | Jay Silvester | 195 ft 9 in (59.66 m) | Rink Babka | 195 ft 2 in (59.48 m) |
| Hammer Throw | Ed Burke | 235 ft 11 in (71.9 m) NR | George Frenn | 213 ft 7 in (65.1 m) | Jim Pryde | 203 ft 11 in (62.15 m) |
| Javelin Throw | Delmon McNabb | 268 ft 3 in (81.76 m) | Gary Stenlund | 261 ft 11 in (79.83 m) | Frank Covelli | 260 ft 9 in (79.47 m) |
| Pentathlon | Lynn Baker | 3448 pts | | | | |
| All-around decathlon | Bill Urban | 8035 pts | | | | |
| Decathlon | Bill Toomey | 7880 | Dave Thoreson | 7524 | Bill Smith | 7341 |

### Women track events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 meters Wind +0.3 | Barbara Ferrell | 11.1 WR | Diana Wilson | 11.2 | Wyomia Tyus | 11.3 |
| 200 meters | Diana Wilson | 23.6 | Barbara Ferrell | 23.7 | Wyomia Tyus | 24.0 |
| 400 meters | Charlette Cooke | 52.5 NR | Kathy Hammond | 52.6 | Louise Drinkwater | 53.5 |
| 800 meters | Madeline Manning | 2.03.6 | Doris Brown | 2.03.6 | Charlette Cooke | 2.08.3 |
| 1500 meters | Natalie Rocha | 4.29.0 | Vicki Foltz | 4.29.5 | Lori Schutt | 4.33.7 |
| 80 meters hurdles | Mamie Rallins | 10.8 | Cherrie Sherrard | 11.0 | Chi Cheng Taiwan Patty Van Wolvelaere | 11.0 11.2 |

### Women field events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump | Eleanor Montgomery | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Franzetta Parham | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄4 in) | Estelle Baskerville | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄4 in) |
| Long jump | Patricia Winslow | 6.30 m (20 ft 8 in)w | Willye White | 6.12 m (20 ft 3⁄4 in)w | Martha Watson | 5.97 m (19 ft 7 in)w |
| Shot put | Maren Seidler | 14.27 m (46 ft 9+3⁄4 in) | Lynn Graham | 14.15 m (46 ft 5 in) | Carol Moseke | 13.36 m (43 ft 9+3⁄4 in) |
| Discus Throw | Carol Moseke | 46.45 m (152 ft 4 in) | Ranee Kletchka | 46.20 m (151 ft 6 in) | Helen Thayer | 43.99 m (144 ft 3 in) |
| Javelin Throw | RaNae Bair | 59.82 m (196 ft 3 in) | Barbara Friedrich | 58.27 m (191 ft 2 in) | Jean Sweeney | 50.93 m (167 ft 1 in) |
| Pentathlon | Patricia Winslow | 4824 | Cherrie Sherrard | 4378 | Janet Johnson | 4281 |