The 1982 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships was held from June 18 to 20 at Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium, on the campus of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee. The three-day competition served as the national championships in track and field for the United States. The meet was organized by The Athletics Congress.

Results

Men track events 100 meters (-0.5 m/s) Carl Lewis 10.11 Calvin Smith 10.16 Mike Miller 10.32200 meters (-0.2 m/s) Calvin Smith 20.47 James Butler 20.63 Jeff Phillips 20.71 400 meters Cliff Wiley 45.05 Darrell Robinson 45.22 Michael Paul Sunder Nix 45.4045.51800 meters James Robinson 1:46.12 Johnny Gray 1:46.77 Mike Solomon Jack McIntosh 1:47.311:47.46 1500 meters Steve Scott 3:34.92 CR Sydney Maree Ray Flynn Jim Spivey 3:36.293:36.473:37.34 Chuck Aragon 3:38.355000 meters Matt Centrowitz 13:31.96 Ralph King 13:33.83 Doug Padilla 13:35.3710,000 meters Craig Virgin 28:33.02 Steve Ortiz 28:33.58 Robbie Perkins 28:35.04110 meters hurdles(-0.7 m/s) Willie Gault 13.15 Milan Stewart 13.48 Larry Cowling 13.55400 meters hurdles David Patrick 48.57 Andre Phillips 48.62 David Lee 48.96 3000 meters steeplechase Henry Marsh 8:22.94 John Gregorek 8:23.62 Ricky Pittman 8:25.4920 kilometres race walk Jim Heiring 1:30:22 Ray Sharp 1:32:30 Marco Evoniuk 1:33:28

Men field events High jump Milt Ottey Benn Fields Nat Page Dwight Stones Pole vault Dan Ripley AR, MR Billy Olson AR, MR Dave Volz Long jump Carl Lewis Jason Grimes Larry Myricks Triple jump Robert Cannon Paul Jordan Willie Banks Shot put Kevin Akins Dean Crouser Dave Laut Discus throw Luis Delis Mac Wilkins John Powell Art Burns Hammer throw Dave McKenzie Ed Burke Bill Green Javelin throw Bob Roggy MR Rod Ewaliko Tom Petranoff Decathlon Herbert Peter John Crist 8187/81388087/8071Note: Due to an autotimer malfunction, some scores are hybrids with hand times to arrive at the official scores. The second score is the automatic timed score, or, in some cases, an estimated automatic score Jim Howell 8038/8017 Mike Brown 7819/7757

Women track events

100 meters Evelyn Ashford 10.96 Merlene Ottey Florence Griffith 11.0611.15 Diane Williams 11.18200 meters Merlene Ottey Florence Griffith 22.1722.58 Randy Givens 23.05 Chandra Cheeseborough 23.05400 meters Denean Howard 50.87 Rosalyn Bryant 51.34 Arlise Emerson 51.89800 meters Delisa Walton 2.00.91 Yvonne Hannus Joetta Clark 2.01.732.02.09 Sue Addison 2.02.141500 meters Mary Decker Tabb 4.03.37 Leann Warren 4.10.23 Cindy Bremser 4.11.293000 meters Francie Larrieu 8.58.66 Janice Merrill 8.59.07 Cindy Bremser 9.00.3810000 meters Kim Schnurpfeil 33.25.88 Julie Shea 33.38.74 Michelle Mason 33.48.11Marathon (San Francisco) Lorraine Moller Carey May Laurie Binder 2.36.132.38.31.72.39.45.5 Eileen Claugus 2.42.59 Iciar Martinez Sharlet Gilbert 2.43.322.43.42100 meters hurdles Stephanie Hightower 12.86 MR Benita Fitzgerald 13.01 Candy Young 13.14400 meters hurdles Tammy Etienne 56.55 Tonja Brown 57.43 Edna Brown 57.4910,000 m walk Sue Liers-Westerfield 50:59

Women field events High jump Deborah Brill Phyllis Blunston Coleen Sommer Joni Huntley Long Jump Carol Lewis Jodi Anderson Shonel Ferguson Jennifer Inniss Tudie McKnight Kathy McMillan Shot Put Maria Elena Sarria Rosemarie Hauch Denise Wood Sandy Burke Lorna Griffin Discus Throw Ria Stalman Leslie Deniz Kathy Picknell Lorna Griffin Javelin throw Lynda Hughes Karin Smith Mayra Vila Kathy Schmidt Heptathlon Jackie Joyner 6041 Cindy Greiner 5950 Marlene Harmon 6902

References

Results from T&FN results