# 1975 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The Men's 1975 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships took place between June 25–27 at Hayward Field on the campus of University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. The Women's Championships took place in less elegant conditions at White Plains High School in White Plains, New York. The meet was organized by the Amateur Athletic Union. This was the last edition to segregate genders.
The men's marathon championships were held at the Western Hemisphere Marathon in Culver City, California, on December 7, 1975. The women's Marathon championships were held in the New York Marathon, September 28, 1975.

## Results
### Men's track events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 meters | Donald Quarrie Jamaica Steve Williams | 10.16 10.21 | James Gilkes Guyana Edward Preston | 10.27 10.37 | Charles Wells | 10.42 |
| 200 meters | Donald Quarrie Jamaica James Gilkes Guyana Reggie Jones | 20.12 CR 20.39 20.59 | Steve Williams | 20.66 | Larry Brown | 20.86 |
| 400 meters | David Jenkins United Kingdom Fred Newhouse | 44.93 CR 45.22 | Stan Vinson | 45.24 | Robert E. Taylor | 45.26 |
| 800 meters | Mark Enyeart | 1.44.87 | Rick Wohlhuter | 1.45.28 | Tom McLean | 1.46.06 |
| 1500 meters | Leonard Hilton | 3.38.3 | Ken Popejoy | 3.38.4 | Mark Schilling | 3.38.9 |
| 5000 meters | Martin Liquori | 13.29.0 CR | Richard Buerkle | 13.31.6 | Ted Castaneda | 13.33.2 |
| 10,000 meters | Frank Shorter | 28.02.17 CR | Ted Castaneda | 28.32.70 | Garry Bjorklund | 28.36.6 |
| Marathon | Gary Tuttle | 2.17.27 | Kirk Pfeffer | 2.19.07 | Lionel Ortega | 2.19.16 |
| 110 meters hurdles | Jerry Wilson | 13.38 CR | Clim Jackson | 13.69 | Vance Roland | 13.71 |
| 400 meters hurdles | Ralph Mann | 48.74 CR | Jim Bolding | 48.82 | James King | 49.22 |
| 3000 meters steeplechase | Randy Smith | 8.28.2 | Kent McDonald | 8.28.8 | Don Timm | 8.33.2 |
| 3000 meters steeplechase | Randy Smith | 8.28.2 | Kent McDonald | 8.28.8 | Don Timm | 8.33.2 |
| 5000 m walk | Ron Laird | 22:08.6 | | | | |

### Men's field events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump | Tom Woods | 2.27 m (7 ft 5+1⁄4 in) CR | Rory Kotinek | 2.23 m (7 ft 3+3⁄4 in) | Dwight Stones | 2.23 m (7 ft 3+3⁄4 in) |
| Pole vault | Don Baird Australia Terry Porter | 5.33 m (17 ft 5+3⁄4 in) | Russ Rogers | 5.33 m (17 ft 5+3⁄4 in) | Earl Bell | 5.33 m (17 ft 5+3⁄4 in) |
| Long jump | Arnie Robinson | 8.05 m (26 ft 4+3⁄4 in) | Danny Seay | 7.93 m (26 ft 0 in) | Randy Williams | 7.93 m (26 ft 0 in) |
| Triple jump | Anthony Terry | 16.71 m (54 ft 9+3⁄4 in) | Caleb Abdul Rahman | 16.64 m (54 ft 7 in) | Tommy Haynes | 16.47 m (54 ft 1⁄4 in) |
| Shot put | Al Feuerbach | 21.00 m (68 ft 10+3⁄4 in) | Terry Albritton | 20.52 m (67 ft 3+3⁄4 in) | Peter Shmock | 20.07 m (65 ft 10 in) |
| Discus throw | John Powell | 63.65 m (208 ft 9 in) | Mac Wilkins | 63.40 m (208 ft 0 in) | Ken Stadel | 62.58 m (205 ft 3 in) |
| Hammer throw | Boris Djerassi | 67.92 m (222 ft 10 in) | Lawrence Hart | 67.54 m (221 ft 7 in) | Steve DeAutremont | 66.60 m (218 ft 6 in) |
| Javelin throw | Richard George | 83.18 m (272 ft 10 in) | Robert Wallis | 81.71 m (268 ft 0 in) | Sam Colson | 81.15 m (266 ft 2 in) |
| Pentathlon | Mike Riddle | 3643 pts | | | | |
| All-around decathlon | Lloyd Sigler | 7596 pts | | | | |
| Decathlon | Fred Samara | 8061 | Craig Brigham | 7971 | Steve Gough | 7918 |

### Women's track events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 meters | Rosalyn Bryant | 11.6 | Martha Watson | 11.6 | Ranaye Bowen | 11.6 |
| 200 meters | Debra Armstrong | 23.0 | Rosalyn Bryant | 23.2 | Pamela Jiles | 23.5 |
| 400 meters | Debra Sapenter | 51.6 =AR | Lorna Forde Barbados Robin Campbell | 52.6 52.7 | Patricia Helms | 53.3 |
| 800 meters | Madeline Manning | 2.00.5 AR | Kathy Weston | 2.02.9 | Cheryl Toussaint | 2.03.1 |
| 1500 meters | Julie Brown | 4.13.5 CR | Janice Merrill | 4.14.4 | Cindy Bremser | 4.15.0 |
| 3000 meters | Lynn Bjorklund | 9.10.6 AR | Cindy Bremser | 9.13.4 | Peggy Neppel | 9.17.4 |
| Marathon | Kim Merritt | 2.46.14.8 | Miki Gorman | 2.53.02.8 | Gayle Barron | 2.57.22 |
| 100 meters hurdles | Jane Frederick | 13.8 | Debbie LaPlante | 13.9 | Pat Donnelly | 14.3 |
| 400 meters hurdles | Debbie Esser | 57.3 AR | Pat Collins Barbados Mary Ayers | 57.4 59.3 | June Smith Trinidad and Tobago Debbie Vetter | 59.4 1:00.5 |

### Women's field events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump | Joni Huntley | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | Susan Hackett | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Pam Spencer | 1.75 m (5 ft 8+3⁄4 in) |
| Long jump | Martha Watson | 6.48 m (21 ft 3 in) | Kathy McMillan | 6.26 m (20 ft 6+1⁄4 in) | Sherron Walker | 6.23 m (20 ft 5+1⁄4 in) |
| Shot put | Maren Seidler | 16.22 m (53 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | Denise Wood | 14.97 m (49 ft 1+1⁄4 in) | Mary Jacobson | 14.96 m (49 ft 3⁄4 in) |
| Discus throw | Jean Roberts Australia Jan Svendsen | 48.69 m (159 ft 8 in) 47.47 m (155 ft 8 in) | Joan Pavelich Canada Linda Langford | 47.22 m (154 ft 11 in) 46.18 m (151 ft 6 in) | Monette Driscoll | 45.67 m (149 ft 10 in) |
| Javelin throw | Kathy Schmidt | 63.88 m (209 ft 6 in) AR | Sherry Calvert | 54.51 m (178 ft 10 in) | Karin Smith | 54.30 m (178 ft 1 in) |
| Pentathlon | Jane Frederick | 4676 | Diane Jones Canada Gale Fitzgerald | 4442 4334 | Sandi Tyler | 3884 |