# 1964 United States Olympic trials (track and field)

The men's 1964 United States Olympic trials for track and field were a two-tiered event. Athletes first met for semi-final Olympic trials at Downing Stadium in Randalls Island, New York, from July 3 to 4. The final trials were held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California, between September 12 and 13. The Coliseum had hosted the Olympics 32 years earlier and would come to host the Olympics a second time 20 years later. The races at Los Angeles were only the finals, selected from the top runners in the semi-final Olympic trials in New York. The 20 kilometer walk trials were held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on July 5, and the 50 kilometer walk trials were held on September 5 in Seattle, Washington. Two marathon trials were held, the AAU National Championships in Yonkers, New York, on May 24 selected one entrant, while the Western Hemisphere Marathon in Culver City, California, on July 26 selected two. American resident, but Taiwanese citizen C. K. Yang was allowed to participate in the decathlon, but his dominant performance did not displace the American athletes in the trials. The process was organized by the AAU.
The women's Olympic trials were held separately in Downing Stadium on Randalls Island, New York, between August 6 and 8.

## Men's results

Key: ≠ Athlete without "A" standard, not selected.

### Men track events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 meters | Bob Hayes | 10.1 | Trenton Jackson | 10.2 | Mel Pender | 10.3 |
| 200 meters | Paul Drayton | 20.4 | Dick Stebbins | 20.6 | Bob Hayes | 20.7 |
| 400 meters | Mike Larrabee | 44.9 =WR | Ulis Williams | 45.0 | Ollan Cassell | 45.6 |
| 800 meters | Morgan Groth | 1:47.1 | Tom Farrell | 1:48.0 | Jerry Siebert | 1:48.3 |
| 1500 meters | Dyrol Burleson | 3:41.2 | Tom O'Hara | 3:41.5 | Jim Ryun | 3:41.9 |
| 5000 meters | Bob Schul Bill Dellinger | 13:55.6 | | | Oscar Moore | 13:58.8 |
| 10,000 meters | Gerry Lindgren | 29:02.0 | Billy Mills | 29:10.4 | Ron Larrieu | 29:20.4 |
| 110 m hurdles | Willie Davenport | 13.6 | Hayes Jones | 13.6 | Blaine Lindgren | 13.8 |
| 400 m hurdles | Rex Cawley | 49.1 WR | Billy Hardin | 49.8 | Jay Luck | 50.4 |
| 3000 m s'chase | George Young | 8:44.2 | Vic Zwolak | 8:46.2 | Jeff Fishback | 8:55.8 |
| 20K racewalk | Ron Laird | 1:34:45 | Ron Zinn | 1:36:37 | Jack Mortland | 1:37:05 |
| 50K racewalk | Chris McCarthy | 4:45:31 | Bruce MacDonald | 4:49:22 | Mike Brodie | 4:55:21 |
| AAU Marathon | Buddy Edelen | 2:24:25.6 (selected) | Adolf Gruber | 2:44:11.4 | John J. Kelley | 2:44:46.4 |
| Western Hemisphere Marathon | Pete McArdle | 2:27:01 (selected) | Billy Mills | 2:27:29 (selected) | Jim Green | 2:30:58 |

### Men field events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump | Ed Caruthers | 2.08 m (6 ft 9+3⁄4 in) | John Thomas | 2.08 m (6 ft 9+3⁄4 in) | John Rambo | 2.03 m (6 ft 7+3⁄4 in) |
| Pole vault | Fred Hansen | 5.03 m (16 ft 6 in) | John Pennel | 5.03 m (16 ft 6 in) | Billy Pemelton | 4.87 m (15 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
| Long jump | Ralph Boston | 8.49 m (27 ft 10+1⁄4 in)w 8.34 m (27 ft 4+1⁄4 in) WR | Gayle Hopkins | 8.04 m (26 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | Phil Shinnick | 8.01 m (26 ft 3+1⁄4 in) |
| Triple jump | Ira Davis | 16.18 m (53 ft 1 in) 16.13 | Bill Sharpe | 16.18 m (53 ft 1 in) 15.80 | Kent Floerke | 15.55 m (51 ft 0 in) |
| Shot put | Dallas Long | 19.74 m (64 ft 9 in) | Randy Matson | 19.45 m (63 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Parry O'Brien | 19.25 m (63 ft 1+3⁄4 in) |
| Discus throw | Jay Silvester | 60.55 m (198 ft 7 in) | Al Oerter | 58.95 m (193 ft 4 in) | Dave Weill | 58.28 m (191 ft 2 in) |
| Hammer throw | Hal Connolly | 68.11 m (223 ft 5 in) | Ed Burke | 65.55 m (215 ft 0 in) | Albert Hall | 65.46 m (214 ft 9 in) |
| Javelin throw | Frank Covelli | 77.05 m (252 ft 9 in) | Les Tipton | 73.77 m (242 ft 0 in) | Ed Red | 73.69 m (241 ft 9 in) |
| Decathlon | C. K. Yang Taiwan Paul Herman | 8641 7853 | Don Jeisy | 7794 | Russ Hodge | 7678 |

#### Notes

    $^a$ Fourth place Henry Carr was selected instead of Hayes based on his superior performance in the Semi-Olympic trials. Carr went on to win the gold medal.

## Women's results
### Women track events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 meters Wind aided | Edith McGuire | 11.3w | Marilyn White | 11.4w | Wyomia Tyus | 11.5w |
| 200 meters Wind aided | Edith McGuire | 23.4w | Debbie Thompson | 23.6w | Vivian Brown | 23.7w |
| 400 meters | Janell Smith | 55.6 | Patricia Clark | 56.2 | Valerie Carter | 57.1 |
| 800 meters | Sandra Knott | 2:13.1 | Leah Ferris | 2:14.8 | Carol Mastronarde | 2:15.0 |
| 80 m hurdles Wind aided | Rosie Bonds | 10.8w | Cherrie Sherrard | 10.9w | Lacey O'Neal | 10.9w |

### Women field events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump | Eleanor Montgomery | 5 ft 8 in (1.72 m) | Terrezene Brown | 5 ft 6 in (1.67 m) | Estelle Baskerville | 5 ft 6 in (1.67 m) |
| Long jump | Willye White | 6.50 m (21 ft 3+3⁄4 in) | Martha Watson | 6.47 m (21 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | Jo Ann Grissom | 6.08 m (19 ft 11+1⁄4 in) |
| Shot put | Earlene Brown | 14.98 m (49 ft 1+3⁄4 in) | Lynn Graham | 13.67 m (44 ft 10 in) | Cynthia Wyatt | 12.99 m (42 ft 7+1⁄4 in) |
| Discus throw | Olga Connolly | 49.51 m (162 ft 5 in) | Earlene Brown | 45.52 m (149 ft 4 in) | Sharon Shepherd | 44.84 m (147 ft 1 in) |
| Javelin throw | RaNae Bair | 53.64 m (175 ft 11 in) NR | Virginia Husted | 45.34 m (148 ft 9 in) | Lurline Hamilton | 42.85 m (140 ft 7 in) |
| Pentathlon | Pat Winslow | 4554 | Sally Griffith | 4225 | Denise Paschal | 4120 |