# 1982 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The 1982 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships was held from June 18 to 20 at Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium, on the campus of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee. The three-day competition served as the national championships in track and field for the United States. The meet was organized by The Athletics Congress.

## Results
### Men track events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 meters (-0.5 m/s) | Carl Lewis | 10.11 | Calvin Smith | 10.16 | Mike Miller | 10.32 |
| 200 meters (-0.2 m/s) | Calvin Smith | 20.47 | James Butler | 20.63 | Jeff Phillips | 20.71 |
| 400 meters | Cliff Wiley | 45.05 | Darrell Robinson | 45.22 | Michael Paul Trinidad and Tobago Sunder Nix | 45.40 45.51 |
| 800 meters | James Robinson | 1:46.12 | Johnny Gray | 1:46.77 | Mike Solomon Trinidad and Tobago Jack McIntosh | 1:47.31 1:47.46 |
| 1500 meters | Steve Scott | 3:34.92 CR | Sydney Maree South Africa Ray Flynn Ireland Jim Spivey | 3:36.29 3:36.47 3:37.34 | Chuck Aragon | 3:38.35 |
| 5000 meters | Matt Centrowitz | 13:31.96 | Ralph King | 13:33.83 | Doug Padilla | 13:35.37 |
| 10,000 meters | Craig Virgin | 28:33.02 | Steve Ortiz | 28:33.58 | Robbie Perkins | 28:35.04 |
| 110 meters hurdles (-0.7 m/s) | Willie Gault | 13.15 | Milan Stewart | 13.48 | Larry Cowling | 13.55 |
| 400 meters hurdles | David Patrick | 48.57 | Andre Phillips | 48.62 | David Lee | 48.96 |
| 3000 meters steeplechase | Henry Marsh | 8:22.94 | John Gregorek | 8:23.62 | Ricky Pittman | 8:25.49 |
| 20 kilometres race walk | Jim Heiring | 1:30:22 | Ray Sharp | 1:32:30 | Marco Evoniuk | 1:33:28 |

### Men field events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump | Milt Ottey Canada Benn Fields | 7 ft 53⁄4 in (2.27 m) 7 ft 41⁄2 in (2.24 m) | Nat Page | 7 ft 41⁄2 in (2.24 m) | Dwight Stones | 7 ft 41⁄2 in (2.24 m) |
| Pole vault | Dan Ripley | 18 ft 91⁄4 in (5.72 m) AR, MR | Billy Olson | 18 ft 91⁄4 in (5.72 m) AR, MR | Dave Volz | 18 ft 51⁄4 in (5.61 m) |
| Long jump | Carl Lewis | 27 ft 10 in (8.48 m) | Jason Grimes | 26 ft 81⁄2 in (8.14 m) | Larry Myricks | 26 ft 71⁄4 in (8.1 m) |
| Triple jump | Robert Cannon | 55 ft 03⁄4 in (16.78 m) | Paul Jordan | 54 ft 103⁄4 in (16.73 m) | Willie Banks | 54 ft 101⁄4 in (16.71 m) |
| Shot put | Kevin Akins | 69 ft 91⁄2 in (21.27 m) | Dean Crouser | 69 ft 11⁄2 in (21.06 m) | Dave Laut | 68 ft 73⁄4 in (20.92 m) |
| Discus throw | Luis Delis Cuba Mac Wilkins | 225 ft 5 in (68.7 m) 223 ft 9 in (68.19 m) | John Powell | 218 ft 9 in (66.67 m) | Art Burns | 217 ft 3 in (66.21 m) |
| Hammer throw | Dave McKenzie | 235 ft 2 in (71.67 m) | Ed Burke | 234 ft 11 in (71.6 m) | Bill Green | 230 ft 1 in (70.12 m) |
| Javelin throw | Bob Roggy | 289 ft 9 in (88.31 m) MR | Rod Ewaliko | 278 ft 2 in (84.78 m) | Tom Petranoff | 273 ft 10 in (83.46 m) |
| Decathlon | Herbert Peter West Germany John Crist | 8187/8138 8087/8071 | Jim Howell | 8038/8017 | Mike Brown | 7819/7757 |

### Women track events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 meters | Evelyn Ashford | 10.96 | Merlene Ottey Jamaica Florence Griffith | 11.06 11.15 | Diane Williams | 11.18 |
| 200 meters | Merlene Ottey Jamaica Florence Griffith | 22.17 22.58 | Randy Givens | 23.05 | Chandra Cheeseborough | 23.05 |
| 400 meters | Denean Howard | 50.87 | Rosalyn Bryant | 51.34 | Arlise Emerson | 51.89 |
| 800 meters | Delisa Walton | 2.00.91 | Yvonne Hannus Finland Joetta Clark | 2.01.73 2.02.09 | Sue Addison | 2.02.14 |
| 1500 meters | Mary Decker Tabb | 4.03.37 | Leann Warren | 4.10.23 | Cindy Bremser | 4.11.29 |
| 3000 meters | Francie Larrieu | 8.58.66 | Janice Merrill | 8.59.07 | Cindy Bremser | 9.00.38 |
| 10000 meters | Kim Schnurpfeil | 33.25.88 | Julie Shea | 33.38.74 | Michelle Mason | 33.48.11 |
| Marathon (San Francisco) | Lorraine Moller New Zealand Carey May Ireland Laurie Binder | 2.36.13 2.38.31.7 2.39.45.5 | Eileen Claugus | 2.42.59 | Iciar Martinez Spain Sharlet Gilbert | 2.43.32 2.43.42 |
| 100 meters hurdles | Stephanie Hightower | 12.86 MR | Benita Fitzgerald | 13.01 | Candy Young | 13.14 |
| 400 meters hurdles | Tammy Etienne | 56.55 | Tonja Brown | 57.43 | Edna Brown | 57.49 |
| 10,000 m walk | Sue Liers-Westerfield | 50:59 | | | | |

### Women field events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump | Deborah Brill Canada Phyllis Blunston | 1.95 m (6 ft 4+3⁄4 in) 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | Coleen Sommer | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Joni Huntley | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Long Jump | Carol Lewis | 6.81 m (22 ft 4 in) | Jodi Anderson | 6.67 m (21 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Shonel Ferguson Bahamas Jennifer Inniss Guyana Tudie McKnight Jamaica Kathy McMillan | 6.65 m (21 ft 9+3⁄4 in) 6.61 m (21 ft 8 in) 6.57 m (21 ft 6+1⁄2 in) 6.54 m (21 ft 5+1⁄4 in) |
| Shot Put | Maria Elena Sarria Cuba Rosemarie Hauch Canada Denise Wood | 18.80 m (61 ft 8 in) 16.96 m (55 ft 7+1⁄2 in) 16.48 m (54 ft 3⁄4 in) | Sandy Burke | 16.2 m (53 ft 1+3⁄4 in) | Lorna Griffin | 16.12 m (52 ft 10+1⁄2 in) |
| Discus Throw | Ria Stalman Netherlands Leslie Deniz | 62.13 m (203 ft 10 in) 58.21 m (190 ft 11 in) | Kathy Picknell | 56.79 m (186 ft 3 in) | Lorna Griffin | 56.11 m (184 ft 1 in) |
| Javelin Throw | Lynda Hughes | 61.64 m (202 ft 2 in) | Karin Smith | 60.83 m (199 ft 6 in) | Mayra Vila Cuba Kathy Schmidt | 59.99 m (196 ft 9 in) 59.69 m (195 ft 10 in) |
| Heptathlon | Jackie Joyner | 6041 | Cindy Greiner | 5950 | Marlene Harmon | 6902 |