# 1983 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The 1983 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships took place between June 18–20 at IUPUI Track and Soccer Stadium on the campus of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis in Indianapolis, Indiana. The meet was organized by The Athletics Congress.
The Marathon championships were the San Francisco Marathon for men and the Avon International Marathon for women.
In addition to being the National Championship, it was the selection meet to international teams including for the 1983 World Championships in Athletics.
This meet is famous for Carl Lewis' 200 meters, where after clearly separating from his competitors. he began celebrating more than 10 meters from the finish. Presumed to have slowed because of the celebration, Lewis missed Pietro Mennea's altitude assisted world record by .03. While he won the Olympic gold medal the following year, Lewis would never run faster.

## Results
### Men track events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 meters (-2.4 m/s) | Carl Lewis | 10.27 | Emmit King | 10.33 | Calvin Smith | 10.42 |
| 200 meters (+1.5 m/s) | Carl Lewis | 19.75 AR, CR | Larry Myricks | 20.03 | Calvin Smith | 20.13 |
| 400 meters | Sunder Nix | 45.15 | Eliot Tabron | 45.31 | Michael Franks | 45.49 |
| 800 meters | David Patrick | 1:44.70 | David Mack | 1:44.78 | James Robinson | 1:44.78 |
| 1500 meters | Steve Scott | 3:36.67 | Tom Byers | 3:36.77 | Sydney Maree | 3:36.78 |
| 5000 meters | Doug Padilla | 13:25.14 | Jim Spivey | 13:26.09 | Jim Hill | 13:27.63 |
| 10,000 meters | Alberto Salazar | 28:11.64 | Craig Virgin | 28:13.06 | Mark Nenow | 28:14.37 |
| 110 meters hurdles (-0.6 m/s) | Greg Foster | 13.26 | Sam Turner | 13.62 | Willie Gault | 13.67 MRm |
| 400 meters hurdles | Edwin Moses | 47.84 | David Lee | 49.5 | Andre Phillips | 50.02 |
| 3000 meters steeplechase | Henry Marsh | 8:21.05 | Brian Diemer | 8:22.13 | Ricky Pittman | 8:23.66 |
| 20,000 metres race walk (track) | Jim Heiring | 1:26:54.2 | Marco Evoniuk | 1:27:44.8 | Dan O'Connor | 1:29:37.2 |

### Men field events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump | Dwight Stones | 7 ft 6 in (2.28 m) | Leo Williams | 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) | Tyke Peacock | 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) |
| Pole vault | Jeff Buckingham | 18 ft 01⁄2 in (5.49 m) | Billy Olson | 18 ft 01⁄2 in (5.49 m) | Mike Tully | 17 ft 81⁄2 in (5.39 m) |
| Long jump | Carl Lewis | 28 ft 101⁄4 in (8.79 m) CR | Jason Grimes | 27 ft 61⁄2 in (8.39 m) | Mike Conley | 27 ft 6 in (8.38 m)w |
| Triple jump | Willie Banks | 56 ft 71⁄2 in (17.25 m) | Mike Conley | 56 ft 53⁄4 in (17.21 m) | Al Joyner | 56 ft 2 in (17.11 m) |
| Shot put | Dave Laut | 71 ft 23⁄4 in (21.71 m) | Kevin Akins | 70 ft 71⁄4 in (21.52 m) | Mike Lehmann | 69 ft 83⁄4 in (21.25 m) |
| Discus throw | John Powell | 222 ft 0 in (67.66 m) | Ben Plucknett | 220 ft 0 in (67.05 m) | Mac Wilkins | 217 ft 6 in (66.29 m) |
| Hammer throw | Dave McKenzie | 241 ft 2 in (73.5 m) | Ed Burke | 236 ft 11 in (72.21 m) | John McArdle | 234 ft 4 in (71.42 m) |
| Javelin throw | Rod Ewaliko | 285 ft 3 in (86.94 m) | Tom Petranoff | 280 ft 3 in (85.42 m) | Bob Roggy | 271 ft 1 in (82.62 m) |
| Decathlon | Mark Anderson | 8152 | John Crist | 7998 | Gary Bastien | 7877 |

### Women track events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 meters | Evelyn Ashford | 11.24 | Diane Williams | 11.29 | Chandra Cheeseborough | 11.31 |
| 200 meters | Evelyn Ashford | 21.88 | Chandra Cheeseborough | 21.99 | Florence Griffith | 22.23 |
| 400 meters | Denean Howard | 50.99 | Rosalyn Bryant | 51.58 | Roberta Belle | 51.72 |
| 800 meters | Robin Campbell | 1.59.00 | Diana Richburg | 2.00.82 | Lee Arbogast | 2.01.07 |
| 1500 meters | Mary Decker | 4.03.50 | Cindy Bremser | 4.09.62 | Missy Kane | 4.10.92 |
| 3000 meters | Mary Decker | 8.38.36 | Brenda Webb | 8.48.09 | Kate Keyes | 8.49.96 |
| 5000 meters | Judi St Hilaire | 16:02.16 | Amy Harper | 16:08.17 | Tori Neubauer | 16:08.73 |
| 10,000 meters | Katie Ishmael | 33:24.71 | Beth Farmer | 33:30.44 | Jill Molenkoven | 33:35.19 |
| Marathon | Julie Brown | 2:26:26 | Christa Vahlensieck Germany Marianne Dickerson | 2:33:22 2:33:45 | Laura Fogli Italy Joyce Smith United Kingdom Debbie Eide | 2:34:19 2:34:39 2:35:15 |
| 100 meters hurdles | Benita Fitzgerald | 12.97 | Pam Page | 13.14 | Candy Young | 13.16 |
| 400 meters hurdles | Sharieffa Barksdale | 56.07 | Judi Brown | 56.51 | Tonja Brown | 56.64 |
| 5 km walk | Sue Liers-Westerfield | 24:42 | | | | |
| 10,000 m walk | Sue Liers-Westerfield | 50:51.91 | | | | |
| 20 km walk | Sue Liers-Westerfield | 1:50:28 | | | | |

### Women field events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High Jump | Louise Ritter | 1.93 m (6 ft 3+3⁄4 in) | Pam Spencer | 1.93 m (6 ft 3+3⁄4 in) | Joni Huntley | 1.90 m (6 ft 2+3⁄4 in) |
| Long Jump | Carol Lewis | 6.91 m (22 ft 8 in) | Jennifer Inniss Guyana Gwen Loud | 6.85 m (22 ft 5+1⁄2 in)w 6.65 m (21 ft 9+3⁄4 in)w | Jackie Joyner | 6.63 m (21 ft 9 in) |
| Shot Put | Denise Wood | 17.28 m (56 ft 8+1⁄4 in) | Lorna Griffin | 17.19 m (56 ft 4+3⁄4 in) | Regina Cavanaugh | 16.90 m (55 ft 5+1⁄4 in) |
| Discus Throw | Leslie Deniz | 62.86 m (206 ft 2 in) | Meg Ritchie United Kingdom Carol Cady | 61.85 m (202 ft 11 in) 60.04 m (196 ft 11 in) | Lorna Griffin | 59.56 m (195 ft 4 in) |
| Javelin Throw | Karin Smith | 57.20 m (187 ft 7 in) | Kathy Schmidt | 57.15 m (187 ft 6 in) | Deanna Carr | 56.36 m (184 ft 10 in) |
| Heptathlon | Jane Frederick | 6457 | Jackie Joyner | 6372 | Marlene Harmon | 6152 |