The 1961 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 Downing Stadium in New York City, New York, and it took place 23–24 June. The women's meet was held separately at the Gilroy Field in Gary, Indiana, on 1–2 July.
At the men's championships, the weather was clear despite threats of rain, and Frank Budd set a world record of 9.2 seconds in the 100 yards. 20,000 people attended on the final day of the race. In the women's competition, a record 51 clubs competed and the Mayor Daley Youth Foundation won the meet overall.
Results
Men 100 yards Frank Budd 9.2 Paul Drayton 9.3 David James 9.4 220 yards Paul Drayton 21.0 Charley Frazier 21.0 Frank Budd 21.1 440 yards Otis Davis 46.1 Ulis Williams 46.3 Adolph Plummer 46.8 880 yards Jim Dupree 1:48.5 Jerry Siebert 1:48.5 John Bork 1:48.8 1 mile Dyrol Burleson 4:04.9 Jim Beatty 4:06.5 Jim Grelle 4:08.0 3 miles 13:50.0 Max Truex 13:52.4 13:53.4 6 miles John Gutknecht 28:52.6 29:16.8 Nicholas Kitt 29:49.7 Marathon John J. Kelley 2:26:53.4 Garnett Williams 2:32:10.0 Bob Carman 2:36:06.0 120 yards hurdles Hayes Jones 13.6 Francis Washington 13.6 Jerry Tarr 13.8 220 yards hurdles Don Styron 23.2 440 yards hurdles Clifton Cushman 50.9 Dixon Farmer 51.2 Lawson Smart 51.2 3000 m steeplechase Charles(Deacon) Jones 8:48.0 George Young 8:50.8 Bob Schul 8:53.6 2 miles walk Ron Zinn 14:46.8 High jump Bob Avant 2.13 m John Thomas 2.13 m Robert Gardner 2.08 m Pole vault Ron Morris 4.77 m John Uelses 4.67 m Henry Wadsworth 4.67 m Long jump Ralph Boston 8.22 m Anthony Watson 7.95 m Irvin Roberson 7.90 m Triple jump Bill Sharpe 15.97 m Kent Floerke 15.91 m Luther Hayes 15.70 m Shot put Dallas Long 18.95 m Parry O'Brien 18.67 m Gary Gubner 18.36 m Discus throw Jay Silvester 59.64 m Alfred Oerter 58.05 m Rink Babka 56.84 m Hammer throw Hal Connolly 65.09 m Albert Hall 60.20 m Tom Pagani 59.33 m Javelin throw John Fromm 76.19 m William Alley 73.09 m Chuck Wilkinson 72.92 m Pentathlon Bill Toomey 3484 pts All-around decathlon Bill Urban 7483 pts Decathlon Paul Herman 7142 pts David Edstrom 7048 pts John David Martin 7005 pts
Women 100 yards Wilma Rudolph 10.8 Lacey O'Neal Willye White 220 yards Lacey O'Neal 25.0 Ernestine Pollards Vivian Brown 440 yards Jackie Peterson 59.5 Mary Rose Pat Douthitt 880 yards Billie Pat Daniels 2:19.2 Leah Bennett Grace Butcher 80 m hurdles Cherrie Parrish 11.5 JoAnn Terry Leontyne Reif High jump 1.55 m Rose Robinson Barbara Browne Long jump Willye White 6.08 m Edith McGuire Flossie Wilcher Shot put Earlene Brown 14.54 m Cynthia Wyatt Sharon Shepherd Discus throw Earlene Brown 45.53 m Sharon Shepherd Melody McCarthy Javelin throw Fran Davenport 41.96 m Karen Mendyka Marjorie Larney Women's pentathlon Billie Pat Daniels 4232 pts JoAnn Terry 4179 pts Darlene Everhart 3930 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