# 1963 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The 1963 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships men's competition took place between June 21–23 at Public School Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. The women's division held their championships separately at the Welcome Stadium in Dayton, Ohio. The Public School Stadium was one of the first stadiums to sport an all-weather track made of asphalt and rubber.
The Marathon championships were run in October at the Yonkers Marathon.

## Results
### Men track events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 yards | Robert Hayes | 9.1w | John Gilbert | 9.2w | Paul Drayton | 9.3w |
| 220 yards | Henry Carr | 20.4w | Paul Drayton | 20.4w | John Moon | 20.6w |
| 440 yards | Ulis Williams | 45.8 = MRy | Adolph Plummer | 45.9 | Lester Milburn | 46.4 |
| 880 yards | Bill Crothers Canada Jim Dupree | 1.46.8 MRy 1.47.3 | Morgan Groth | 1.47.5 | Steve Haas | 1.47.6 |
| 1 Mile | Dyrol Burleson | 3.56.7 MRy | Tom O'Hara | 3.56.9 | Cary Weisiger | 3.58.5 |
| 3 miles | Patrick Clohessy Australia Jim Keefe | 13.40.4 13.45.4 | Julio Marin Colombia Charles Clark | 13.51.4 13.54.2 | Oscar Moore | 14.08.6 |
| 6 miles | Peter McArdle Ireland Ned Sargent | 28.29.2 28.51.0 | John Macy | 28.51.4 | Leslie Hegedus | 29.38.0 |
| Marathon | John J. Kelley | 2.25.17.6 | Jim O'Connell | 2.33.14.0 | Adolf Gruber Austria Robert Scharff | 2.36.25.0 2.36.58.0 |
| 120 yard hurdles | Hayes Jones | 13.60 | Blaine Lindgren | 13.66 | Roy Hicks | 13.70 |
| 440 y hurdles | Warren Cawley | 50.4 | Jim Allen | 50.5 | Willie Atterberry | 50.6 |
| 3000 meters steeplechase | Pat Traynor | 8.51.2 | Vic Zwolak | 8.53.4 | Jeffrey Fishback | 8.59.7 |
| 2 miles walk | Ron Zinn | 14:03.6 | | | | |

### Men field events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump | Gene Johnson | 2.13 m (6 ft 11+3⁄4 in) | Paul Stuber | 2.13 m (6 ft 11+3⁄4 in) | Joseph Faust | 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) |
| Pole vault | Brian Sternberg | 4.98 m (16 ft 4 in) CR | John Uelses | 4.89 m (16 ft 1⁄2 in) | Ron Morris | 4.89 m (16 ft 1⁄2 in) |
| Long jump | Ralph Boston | 8.18 m (26 ft 10 in) | Darrell Horn | 8.02 m (26 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | Charlie Mays | 7.87 m (25 ft 9+3⁄4 in) |
| Triple jump | Kent Floerke | 15.74 | William Sharpe | 15.52 | Mahoney Samuels Jamaica Chris Mousiadis Greece Herman Stokes | 15.46 15.44 15.40 |
| Shot put | David Davis | 19.04 m (62 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Parry O'Brien | 18.93 m (62 ft 1+1⁄4 in) | Gary Gubner | 18.43 m (60 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
| Discus Throw | Jay Silvester | 60.64 m (198 ft 11 in) | Rink Babka | 57.44 m (188 ft 5 in) | Bob Humphreys | 56.49 m (185 ft 4 in) |
| Hammer Throw | Albert Hall | 65.50 m (214 ft 10 in) | George Frenn | 60.60 m (198 ft 9 in) | Ed Burke | 59.18 m (194 ft 1 in) |
| Javelin Throw | Larry Stuart | 77.80 m (255 ft 2 in) | Frank Covelli | 75.11 m (246 ft 5 in) | Ed Red | 73.92 m (242 ft 6 in) |
| Pentathlon | Bill Toomey | 3365 pts | | | | |
| All-around decathlon | Bill Urban | 8492 pts | | | | |
| Decathlon | Steve Pauly | 7852 | Dick Emberger | 7331 | Dave Edstrom | 7328 |

### Women track events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 yards | Edith McGuire | 11.0 | Wyomia Tyus | 11.0 | Marilyn White | 11.0 |
| 220 yards | Vivian Brown | 24.4 | Marilyn White | 24.6 | Diana Wilson | 24.6 |
| 440 yards | Suzanne Knott | 57.0 =AR | Myrle Lowe | 57.2 | Carol Bush | 57.6 |
| 880 yards | Sandra Knott | 2:12.5 | Carol Mastronarde | 2:12.9 | Leah Bennett-Ferris | 2:16.1 |
| 80 meters hurdles | Rosie Bonds | 11.3 | JoAnn Terry | 11.5 | Chi Cheng Taiwan Gertie Derrington | 11.8 11.9 |

### Women field events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump | Eleanor Montgomery | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) MR | Billie Pat Daniels | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Estelle Baskerville | 1.65 m (5 ft 4+3⁄4 in) |
| Long jump | Edith McGuire | 5.91 m (19 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | Willye White | 5.80 m (19 ft 1⁄4 in) | Chi Cheng Taiwan Billie Pat Daniels | 5.71 m (18 ft 8+3⁄4 in) 5.70 m (18 ft 8+1⁄4 in) |
| Shot put | Sharon Shepherd | 14.72 m (48 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | Cynthia Wyatt | 14.16 m (46 ft 5+1⁄4 in) | Earlene Brown | 13.84 m (45 ft 4+3⁄4 in) |
| Discus Throw | Sharon Shepherd | 45.87 m (150 ft 5 in) | Cynthia Wyatt | 44.73 m (146 ft 9 in) | Melody McCarthy | 44.42 m (145 ft 8 in) |
| Javelin Throw | Fran Davenport | 46.90 m (153 ft 10 in) MR | RaNae Bair | 46.90 m (153 ft 10 in) | Gloria Wilcox | 46.30 m (151 ft 10 in) |
| Pentathlon | Billie Pat Daniels | 4261 | Barbara Browne | 4192 | Joyce Lawson | 3901 |