The 1960 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships were organized by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and served as the national championships in outdoor track and field for the United States.
The men's edition was held at Memorial Stadium in Bakersfield, California, and it took place 24–25 June. The women's meet was held separately at the Buccaneer Stadium in Corpus Christi, Texas, on 8–9 July, and the women's pentathlon was held on 5 August in Emporia, Kansas.
Both the men's and women's editions were held just one week before their respective 1960 United States Olympic trials. At the men's championships, John Thomas set a world record in the high jump. In the women's competitions, Jo Ann Terry broke Barbara Mueller's American pentathlon record.
Results
Men 100 m Ray Norton 10.5 Paul Winder 10.6 William Woodhouse 10.7 200 m Ray Norton 20.8 Lester Carney 21.0 Ed Collymore 21.1 400 m Otis Davis 45.8 46.2 Willie Williams 46.3 800 m Jim Cerveny 1:48.4 Lew Merriman 1:48.7 Tom Murphy 1:48.7 1500 m Jim Grelle 3:42.7 3:43.5 Ed Moran 3:43.7 5000 m William Dellinger 14:26.4 Jim Beatty 14:26.4 14:33.4 10000 m 30:11.4 30:12.6 Max Truex 30:16.3 Marathon John J. Kelley 2:20:13.6 Gordon McKenzie 2:23:46.0 Alex Breckenridge 2:32:41.0 110 m hurdles Hayes Jones 13.6 Lee Calhoun 13.6 Willie May 13.9 200 m hurdles Dick Howard 23.3 400 m hurdles Glenn Davis 50.1 Dick Howard 50.3 Joshua Culbreath 51.1 3000 m steeplechase Philip Coleman 8:55.6 Charles(Deacon) Jones 8:55.6 Tom Oakley 9:03.7 3000 m walk Rudy Haluza 13:22.1 High jump John Thomas 2.18 m Joseph Faust 2.08 m Errol Williams 2.08 m Pole vault Aubrey Dooley 4.59 m John Cramer 4.59 m Mel Schwarz 4.59 m Long jump 7.67 m Joel Wiley 7.55 m Anthony Watson 7.51 m Triple jump Ira Davis 16.26 m Kent Floerke 16.11 m Bill Sharpe 15.64 m Shot put Parry O'Brien 19.05 m William Nieder 19.05 m Dave Davis 18.96 m Discus throw Alfred Oerter 59.07 m Richard Cochran 57.55 m Rink Babka 56.51 m Hammer throw Hal Connolly 68.39 m Albert Hall 65.29 m 65.17 m Javelin throw Albert Cantello 82.83 m William Alley 79.00 m Philip Conley 73.05 m Pentathlon Bill Toomey 3010 pts All-around decathlon Charles Stevenson 7555 pts Decathlon Rafer Johnson 8683 pts 8426 pts Philip Mulkey 7652 pts
Women 100 m Wilma Rudolph 11.5 Barbara Jones 11.7 Martha Hudson 11.7 200 m Wilma Rudolph 22.9 Lucinda Williams 23.4 Lacey O'Neal 23.4 400 m Irene Robertson 57.1 Rose Lovelace 57.6 Ruth Ann Brand 59.0 800 m Billie Pat Daniels 2:17.5 Rose Lovelace 2:18.2 Ruth Ann Brand 2:20.2 80 m hurdles JoAnn Terry 11.4 Irene Robertson 11.5 Shirley Crowder 11.6 High jump 1.66 m Neomia Rogers 1.62 m Jean Gaertner 1.58 m Long jump Willye White 5.83 m Sandra Smith 5.81 m JoAnn Terry 5.71 m Shot put Earlene Brown 15.15 m Sharon Shepherd 14.19 m Cynthia Wyatt 12.38 m Discus throw Olga Connolly 48.63 m Earlene Brown 46.42 m Pamela Kurrell 44.60 m Javelin throw Marjorie Larney 46.29 m Karen Mendyka 45.86 m Peggy Scholler 45.07 m Women's pentathlon JoAnn Terry 4249 pts Billie Pat Daniels 4172 pts Shirley Crowder 4027 pts
See also List of USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners (men) List of USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners (women)
References
Results