The USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships is an annual outdoor competition in the sport of athletics organised by USA Track & Field, which serves as the national championship for the sport in the United States. The venue of the championships is decided on an annual basis and several events are hosted separately.
The AAU held a women's championship for the first time in 1923, which has since been held annually (bar 1934). The men's and women's championships have been held jointly since 1976. Following professionalisation of the sport, the running of the national championships was taken over by The Athletics Congress of the USA (TAC) from 1980. TAC rebranded as USA Track & Field (USATF) in 1993. The national championships served as the United States Olympic Trials (track and field) in 1920, 1928, 1932, and from 1992 onwards. Olympic Trials were held separately in other years, and winners at the trial event were not declared national champions.UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN 1943-). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-04-30.UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN 1876-1942). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-04-30.UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
The national championships for cross country and road running are held separately from the main track and field competition.
Women 50 metres
100 metres
200 metres
400 metres
800 metres
1500 metres
3000 metres
5000 metres
10,000 metres
5K run
8K run
10K run
7 miles 2002: Colleen De Reuck
12K run 1993: Lynn Jennings 1994: Jody Hawkins 1995: Gwyn Coogan 1996: Anne Marie Letko 1997: Not held 1998: Susannah Beck
3000 metres steeplechase
100 metres hurdles
200 metres hurdles 1965: Jenny Meldrum (CAN) 1966–68: Patty Van Wolvelaere 1969–72: Pat Hawkins
400 metres hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
Baseball throw
Pentathlon and heptathlon
References
Champions 1876–2006 UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN 1943-). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-04-30. UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN 1876-1942). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-04-30. UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-04-30.