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1968 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

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1968 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
DatesFebruary 23-24
Host cityOakland, California, United States
VenueOakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
LevelSenior
TypeIndoor
Events23 (13 men's + 10 women's)
1967
1969

The 1968 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships were held at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena in Oakland, California. Organized by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), the competition took place on February 23-24 and served as the national championships in indoor track and field for the United States.[1]

At the championships, pole vaulter Bob Seagren bruised his left side on a practice run when his pole broke. Despite a piece hitting near his kidney, he declined medical attention and compete anyways, though he was unable to clear 16 ft 6 in (5.02 m). There were 6,478 spectators.[2]

Medal summary

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Men

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
60 yards Bill Gaines 6.0
600 yards Martin McGrady 1:09.2
1000 yards Tom Von Ruden 2:10.7
Mile run Preston Davis 4:06.0
3 miles George Young 13:17.6
60 yards hurdles Earl McCullouch 6.9
High jump  Valentin Gavrilov (URS) 2.16 m Steve Kelly 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Pole vault Dennis Phillips 5.20 m
Long jump Bob Beamon 8.21 m
Triple jump Charles Craig 16.50 m
Shot put George Woods 20.20 m
Weight throw Ed Burke 19.90 m
1 mile walk Ron Laird 6:16.9

Women

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
60 yards Barbara Ferrell 6.7
220 yards  Vilma Charleton (JAM) 25.1 Nancy Beeson 25.3
440 yards Lois Drinkwater 56.5
880 yards Madeline Manning 2:11.8
Mile run Doris Brown 4:50.1
60 yards hurdles Patty Van Wolvelaere 7.4
High jump Eleanor Montgomery 1.79 m
Long jump  Tatyana Talysheva (URS) 6.21 m Martha Watson 19 ft 1012 in (6.05 m)
Shot put Maren Seidler 14.86 m
Basketball throw Barbara Friedrich 135 ft 0 in (41.14 m)

References

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  1. ^ "UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Girls Nab Spotlight in Track; Maren Seidler Wins Shot Put". The Courier-News. 24 Feb 1968. p. 16. Retrieved 21 Aug 2024.
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