The 1983 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships took place between June 18–20 at IUPUI Track and Soccer Stadium on the campus of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis in Indianapolis, Indiana. The meet was organized by The Athletics Congress.
The Marathon championships were the San Francisco Marathon for men and the Avon International Marathon for women.
In addition to being the National Championship, it was the selection meet to international teams including for the 1983 World Championships in Athletics.
This meet is famous for Carl Lewis' 200 meters, where after clearly separating from his competitors. he began celebrating more than 10 meters from the finish. Presumed to have slowed because of the celebration, Lewis missed Pietro Mennea's altitude assisted world record by .03. While he won the Olympic gold medal the following year, Lewis would never run faster.
Results
Men track events 100 meters (-2.4 m/s) Carl Lewis 10.27 Emmit King 10.33 Calvin Smith 10.42200 meters (+1.5 m/s) Carl Lewis 19.75 AR, CR Larry Myricks 20.03 Calvin Smith 20.13400 meters Sunder Nix 45.15 Eliot Tabron 45.31 Michael Franks 45.49800 meters David Patrick 1:44.70 David Mack 1:44.78 James Robinson 1:44.781500 meters Steve Scott 3:36.67 Tom Byers 3:36.77 Sydney Maree 3:36.785000 meters Doug Padilla 13:25.14 Jim Spivey 13:26.09 Jim Hill 13:27.6310,000 meters Alberto Salazar 28:11.64 Craig Virgin 28:13.06 Mark Nenow 28:14.37110 meters hurdles(-0.6 m/s) Greg Foster 13.26 Sam Turner 13.62 Willie Gault 13.67 MRm 400 meters hurdles Edwin Moses 47.84 David Lee 49.5 Andre Phillips 50.023000 meters steeplechase Henry Marsh 8:21.05 Brian Diemer 8:22.13 Ricky Pittman 8:23.6620,000 metres race walk (track) Jim Heiring 1:26:54.2 Marco Evoniuk 1:27:44.8 Dan O'Connor 1:29:37.2
Men field events High jump Dwight Stones Leo Williams Tyke Peacock Pole vault Jeff Buckingham Billy Olson Mike Tully Long jump Carl Lewis CR Jason Grimes Mike Conley w Triple jump Willie Banks Mike Conley Al Joyner Shot put Dave Laut Kevin Akins Mike Lehmann Discus throw John Powell Ben Plucknett Mac Wilkins Hammer throw Dave McKenzie Ed Burke John McArdle Javelin throw Rod Ewaliko Tom Petranoff Bob Roggy Decathlon Mark Anderson 8152 John Crist 7998 Gary Bastien 7877
Women track events 100 meters Evelyn Ashford 11.24 Diane Williams 11.29 Chandra Cheeseborough 11.31200 meters Evelyn Ashford 21.88 Chandra Cheeseborough 21.99 Florence Griffith 22.23400 meters Denean Howard 50.99 Rosalyn Bryant 51.58 Roberta Belle 51.72800 meters Robin Campbell 1.59.00 Diana Richburg 2.00.82 Lee Arbogast 2.01.071500 meters Mary Decker 4.03.50 Cindy Bremser 4.09.62 Missy Kane 4.10.923000 meters Mary Decker 8.38.36 Brenda Webb 8.48.09 Kate Keyes 8.49.965000 meters Judi St Hilaire 16:02.16 Amy Harper 16:08.17 Tori Neubauer 16:08.7310,000 meters Katie Ishmael 33:24.71 Beth Farmer 33:30.44 Jill Molenkoven 33:35.19Marathon Julie Brown 2:26:26 Christa Vahlensieck Marianne Dickerson 2:33:222:33:45 Laura Fogli Joyce Smith Debbie Eide 2:34:192:34:392:35:15100 meters hurdles Benita Fitzgerald 12.97 Pam Page 13.14 Candy Young 13.16400 meters hurdles Sharieffa Barksdale 56.07 Judi Brown 56.51 Tonja Brown 56.64 5 km walk Sue Liers-Westerfield 24:42 10,000 m walk Sue Liers-Westerfield 50:51.91 20 km walk Sue Liers-Westerfield 1:50:28
Women field events High jump Louise Ritter Pam Spencer Joni Huntley Long jump Carol Lewis Jennifer Inniss Gwen Loud ww Jackie Joyner Shot put Denise Wood Lorna Griffin Regina Cavanaugh Discus throw Leslie Deniz Meg Ritchie Carol Cady Lorna Griffin Javelin throw Karin Smith Kathy Schmidt Deanna Carr Heptathlon Jane Frederick 6457 Jackie Joyner 6372 Marlene Harmon 6152
See also United States Olympic Trials (track and field)
References
Results from T&FN results