# 1969 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The 1969 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships men's competition took place on the new all weather running track on the north campus of Miami Dade College in the Westview area near Miami, Florida. The women's division held their championships separately at Welcome Stadium in Dayton, Ohio. The Marathon championships were at the Western Hemisphere Marathon, in Culver City, California.
Most events were held over imperial distances.

## Results
### Men track events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 yards | Ivory Crockett | 9.3 | John Carlos | 9.3 | Charles Greene | 9.4 |
| 220 yards | John Carlos | 20.2 MRy | Thomas Randolph | 20.7 | Ben Vaughan | 20.7 |
| 440 yards | Lee Evans | 45.6 | Tommie Turner | 46.0 | Jim Kemp | 46.3 |
| 880 yards | Byron Dyce Jamaica Juris Luzins | 1.46.6 1.46.7 | Felix Johnson | 1.47.0 | John Perry | 1.47.8 |
| Mile | Martin Liquori | 3.59.5 | John Mason | 4.00.0 | Sam Bair | 4.00.2 |
| 3 Miles | Tracy Smith | 13.18.4 | Gerry Lindgren | 13.18.4 | Juan Maximo Martinez Mexico Steve Prefontaine | 13.35.6 13.43.0 |
| 6 Miles | Jack Bacheler | 28.12.2 | Juan Maximo Martinez Mexico Kenneth Moore | 28.12.6 28.46.4 | Frank Shorter | 28.52.0 |
| Marathon | Tom Heinonen | 2.24.43 | Jack Leydig | 2.28.52 | Dave Waco | 2.30.07 |
| 120 yard hurdles | Leon Coleman | 13.42 | Willie Davenport | 13.42 | Ervin Hall | 13.43 |
| 440 yard hurdles | Ralph Mann | 50.1 | Nick Lee | 50.3 | Carl Wood | 50.6 |
| 3000 meters steeplechase | Michael Manley | 8.36.6 | Robert Price | 8.37.8 | Barry Brown | 8.49.0 |
| 2 miles walk | Ron Laird | 13:31.6 NR | Jim Hanley | 14:13.3 | Steven Hayden | 14:21.8 |

### Men field events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump | Otis Burrell | 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) | Dick Fosbury | 2.13 m (6 ft 11+3⁄4 in) | Reynaldo Brown | 2.13 m (6 ft 11+3⁄4 in) |
| Pole Vault | Bob Seagren | 5.33 m (17 ft 5+3⁄4 in) | John Pennel | 5.18 m (16 ft 11+3⁄4 in) | Casey Carrigan | 5.18 m (16 ft 11+3⁄4 in) |
| Long jump | Bob Beamon | 8.20 m (26 ft 10+3⁄4 in) | Stan Whitley | 8.04 m (26 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | Jerry Proctor | 7.97 m (26 ft 1+3⁄4 in) |
| Triple jump | John Craft | 16.08 m (52 ft 9 in) | Norm Tate | 16.01 m (52 ft 6+1⁄4 in) | Darrell Horn | 15.89 m (52 ft 1+1⁄2 in) |
| Shot put | Neal Steinhauer | 20.52 m (67 ft 3+3⁄4 in) | Randy Matson | 20.28 m (66 ft 6+1⁄4 in) | Karl Salb | 19.90 m (65 ft 3+1⁄4 in) |
| Discus Throw | Jon Cole | 63.65 m (208 ft 9 in) MR | Jay Silvester | 63.63 m (208 ft 9 in) | Gary Carlsen | 62.46 m (204 ft 11 in) |
| Hammer Throw | Tom Gage | 69.62 m (228 ft 4 in) | George Frenn | 69.24 m (227 ft 1 in) | Harold Connolly | 67.89 m (222 ft 8 in) |
| Javelin Throw | Mark Murro | 86.64 m (284 ft 3 in) MR | Roger Collins | 82.01 m (269 ft 0 in) | Frank Covelli | 79.96 m (262 ft 4 in) |
| Pentathlon | Dave Merkowitz | 3442 pts | | | | |
| All-around decathlon | Brian Murphy | 7923 pts | | | | |
| Decathlon | Bill Toomey | 7818 | Rick Sloan | 7465 | Jeff Bannister | 7383 |

### Women track events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 yards | Barbara Ferrell | 10.7 | Iris Davis | 10.7 | Mildrette Netter | 10.7 |
| 220 yards | Barbara Ferrell | 23.8 | Pamela Greene | 24.4 | Molly Hence | 24.6 |
| 440 yards | Kathy Hammond | 54.4 | Jarvis Scott | 55.0 | Esther Story | 55.2 |
| 880 yards | Madeline Manning | 2.11.1 | Nancy Shafer | 2.12.5 | Cheryl Toussaint | 2.05.1 |
| 1500 meters | Doris Heritage | 4:27.3 | Francie Larrieu | 4:32.8 | Vicki Foltz | 4:33.5 |
| 100 meters hurdles | Chi Cheng Taiwan Mamie Rallins | 13.4 14.0 | Jan Glotzer | 14.0 | Cheryl Rogers | 14.2 |

### Women field events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump | Eleanor Montgomery | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) AR | Deborah Brill Canada Audrey Reid Jamaica Brenda Simpson | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 1.70 m (5 ft 6+3⁄4 in) 1.70 m (5 ft 6+3⁄4 in) | Diane Waters | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
| Long jump | Willye White | 6.01 m (19 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Martha Watson | 5.93 m (19 ft 5+1⁄4 in) | Brenda Eisler Canada Barbara Emerson | 5.85 m (19 ft 2+1⁄4 in) 5.68 m (18 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
| Shot put | Lynn Graham | 14.93 m (48 ft 11+3⁄4 in) | Maren Seidler | 14.81 m (48 ft 7 in) | Beth Smith | 13.71 m (44 ft 11+3⁄4 in) |
| Discus Throw | Carol Moseke | 50.98 m (167 ft 3 in) | Ranee Kletchka | 47.65 m (156 ft 3 in) | Nancy Norberg | 45.67 m (149 ft 10 in) |
| Javelin Throw | Kathy Schmidt | 54.05 m (177 ft 3 in) | Barbara Friedrich | 53.08 m (174 ft 1 in) | Sherry Calvert | 52.78 m (173 ft 1 in) |
| Pentathlon | Jan Glotzer | 4544 | Dianne Spangler Canada Kathy Hamblin | 4400 4318 | Judy Durham | 4302 |