# 1980 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The 1980 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships took place between June 14–15 at Hilmer Lodge Stadium on the campus of Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California. The 20K racewalk was held April 20 in Redmond, Washington. The decathlon was held at Hayward Field, University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon on June 22–23. This was the first time the meet was organized by the newly formed organization The Athletics Congress (TAC).
In addition to being the National Championship, it was the selection meet to international teams including, in the women's 400 meters hurdles and 3000 meters, for the 1980 World Championships in Athletics.

## Results
### Men track events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 meters | Stanley Floyd | 10.19 | James Gilkes Guyana Houston McTear | 10.19 10.25 | William Mullins | 10.28 |
| 200 meters | LaMonte King | 20.08 MRm | Millard Hampton | 20.37 | Frederick Taylor | 20.48 |
| 400 meters | Willie Smith | 45.36 | Tony Darden | 45.49 | Charles Oliver | 45.84 |
| 800 meters | James Robinson | 1.46.2 | David Korir Kenya Randy Wilson | 1.46.3 1.46.4 | Dan Futrell | 1.46.9 |
| 1500 meters | Steve Lacy | 3.40.86 | Michael Durkin | 3.41.12 | Kevin Ryan | 3.41.33 |
| 5000 meters | Matt Centrowitz | 13.33.61 | Steve Plasencia | 13.34.83 | Craig Virgin | 13.35.65 |
| 10000 meters | Rodolfo Gomez Mexico Garry Bjorklund | 28.44.0 28.49.4 | Gary Tuttle | 29.19.9 | Barry Brown | 29.23.7 |
| Marathon (42.195 km.) | Frank Richardson | 2.13.55 | Hatsuo Okubo Japan Dave Smith | 2.14.09 2.15.42 | Keiichi Shimokutaki Japan Mark Sisson | 2.16.32 2.16.32 |
| 110 meters hurdles | Renaldo Nehemiah | 13.49 | Dedy Cooper | 13.56 | Tonie Campbell | 13.70 |
| 400 meters hurdles | David Lee | 49.38 | James King | 49.43 | Tim Hanlon | 49.88 |
| 3000 meters steeplechase | Doug Brown | 8.26.2 | Henry Marsh | 8.34.6 | Solomon Chebor Kenya Greg Meyer | 8.41.8 8.45.5 |
| 5000 m walk | Ray Sharp | 20:27.8 | | | | |
| 20 km walk | Dan O'Connor | 1:26:16 CR | John Van Den Brandt | 1:31:38 | Torry Lingbloom | 1:32:18 |

### Men field events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High Jump | Franklin Jacobs | 2.24 m (7 ft 4 in) | Nat Page | 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) | Dwight Stones | 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) |
| Pole Vault | Tom Hintnaus | 5.55 m (18 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | Dan Ripley | 5.55 m (18 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | Greg Woepse | 5.45 m (17 ft 10+1⁄2 in) |
| Long Jump | Larry Myricks | 8.26 m (27 ft 1 in)w | Larry Doubley | 8.15 m (26 ft 8+3⁄4 in) | Arnie Robinson | 8.08 m (26 ft 6 in)w |
| Triple Jump | Willie Banks | 17.36 m (56 ft 11+1⁄4 in)w | Doug Garner | 16.94 m (55 ft 6+3⁄4 in)w | Greg Caldwell | 16.63 m (54 ft 6+1⁄2 in) |
| Shot Put | Brian Oldfield | 21.82 m (71 ft 7 in) CR | Colin Anderson | 21.09 m (69 ft 2+1⁄4 in) | Peter Shmock | 20.62 m (67 ft 7+3⁄4 in) |
| Discus Throw | Mac Wilkins | 68.35 m (224 ft 2 in) | John Powell | 67.79 m (222 ft 4 in) | Knut Hjeltnes Norway Ben Plucknett | 65.83 m (215 ft 11 in) 65.25 m (214 ft 0 in) |
| Hammer Throw | Giampaolo Urlando Italy Richard Olsen Norway Andy Bessette | 76.58 m (251 ft 2 in) CR 74.47 m (244 ft 3 in) 70.53 m (231 ft 4 in) | Peter Farmer Australia Dave McKenzie | 70.23 m (230 ft 4 in) 69.95 m (229 ft 5 in) | John McArdle | 69.52 m (228 ft 1 in) |
| Javelin Throw | Duncan Atwood | 83.46 m (273 ft 9 in) | Tom Petranoff | 83.39 m (273 ft 7 in) | Bob Roggy | 82.73 m (271 ft 5 in) |
| Decathlon | Bobby Coffman | 8184 | Lee Palles | 8159 | Fred Dixon | 8154 |

### Women track events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 meters | Alice Brown | 11.21 | Brenda Morehead | 11.30 | Karen Hawkins | 11.40 |
| 200 meters | Karen Hawkins | 22.80w | Brenda Morehead | 22.80w | Chandra Cheeseborough | 23.04w |
| 400 meters | Sherri Howard | 51.51 | Sharon Dabney | 52.35 | Gwen Gardner | 52.35 |
| 800 meters | Madeline Manning | 1.58.8 | Robin Campbell | 2.01.6 | Mary Decker | 2.02.3 |
| 1500 meters | Francie Larrieu | 4.12.8 | Cindy Bremser | 4.13.7 | Linda Goen | 4.14.2 |
| 3000 meters | Julie Brown | 9.07.9 | Mary Shea | 9.11.4 | Rose Thomson | 9.26.1 |
| 10000 meters | Judi St.Hilaire | 33.31.1 | Carol Urish | 33.33.1 | Betty Springs | 33.34.9 |
| Marathon Cupertino, CA | Sue Munday | 2.43.18 | Elise Van Housen | 2.47.29 | Sue Peterson | 2.49.32 |
| 100 meters hurdles | Stephanie Hightower | 13.14 | Benita Fitzgerald | 13.23 | Linda Weekly | 13.59 |
| 400 meters hurdles | Esther Mahr | 56.3 | Kim Whitehead | 57.2 | Debra Melrose | 58.2 |
| 10,000 m walk | Sue Broddock | 51:01.0 | | | | |

### Women field events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High Jump | Colleen Reinstra | 1.93 m (6 ft 3+3⁄4 in) | Louise Ritter | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Pam Spencer | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Long Jump | Jodi Anderson | 6.65 m (21 ft 9+3⁄4 in) | Kathy McMillan | 6.63 m (21 ft 9 in)w | Shonel Ferguson Bahamas Patricia Johnson | 6.47 m (21 ft 2+1⁄2 in) 6.35 m (20 ft 10 in)w |
| Shot Put | Maren Seidler | 18.01 m (59 ft 1 in) | Lorna Griffin | 16.42 m (53 ft 10+1⁄4 in) | Mary Jacobson | 15.53 m (50 ft 11+1⁄4 in) |
| Discus Throw | Lorna Griffin | 58.44 m (191 ft 8 in) | Denise Wood | 54.84 m (179 ft 11 in) | Lisa Vogelsang | 52.80 m (173 ft 2 in) |
| Javelin Throw | Karin Smith | 60.68 m (199 ft 0 in) | Kathy Schmidt | 60.20 m (197 ft 6 in) | Donna Mayhew | 50.82 m (166 ft 8 in) |
| Pentathlon | Themis Zambrzycki Brazil Linda Waltman | 4299 4187 | Marilyn King | 4169 | Marlene Harmon | 4142 |