1968 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
National athletics championship event
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The 1968 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships were held at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena in Oakland, California. Organized by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), the competition took place on February 23-24 and served as the national championships in indoor track and field for the United States.[1]
| 1968 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | February 23-24 |
| Host city | Oakland, California, United States |
| Venue | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena |
| |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Indoor |
| Events | 23 (13 men's + 10 women's) |
← 1967 1969 → | |
At the championships, pole vaulter Bob Seagren bruised his left side on a practice run when his pole broke. Despite a piece hitting near his kidney, he declined medical attention and compete anyways, though he was unable to clear 16 ft 6 in (5.02 m). There were 6,478 spectators.[2]
Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 yards | Bill Gaines | 6.0 | ||||
| 600 yards | Martin McGrady | 1:09.2 | ||||
| 1000 yards | Tom Von Ruden | 2:10.7 | ||||
| Mile run | Preston Davis | 4:06.0 | ||||
| 3 miles | George Young | 13:17.6 | ||||
| 60 yards hurdles | Earl McCullouch | 6.9 | ||||
| High jump |  Valentin Gavrilov (URS) | 2.16 m | Steve Kelly | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | ||
| Pole vault | Dennis Phillips | 5.20 m | ||||
| Long jump | Bob Beamon | 8.21 m | ||||
| Triple jump | Charles Craig | 16.50 m | ||||
| Shot put | George Woods | 20.20 m | ||||
| Weight throw | Ed Burke | 19.90 m | ||||
| 1 mile walk | Ron Laird | 6:16.9 | ||||
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 yards | Barbara Ferrell | 6.7 | ||||
| 220 yards |  Vilma Charleton (JAM) | 25.1 | Nancy Beeson | 25.3 | ||
| 440 yards | Lois Drinkwater | 56.5 | ||||
| 880 yards | Madeline Manning | 2:11.8 | ||||
| Mile run | Doris Brown | 4:50.1 | ||||
| 60 yards hurdles | Patty Van Wolvelaere | 7.4 | ||||
| High jump | Eleanor Montgomery | 1.79 m | ||||
| Long jump | Tatyana Talysheva (URS) | 6.21 m | Martha Watson | 19 ft 101⁄2 in (6.05 m) | ||
| Shot put | Maren Seidler | 14.86 m | ||||
| Basketball throw | Barbara Friedrich | 135 ft 0 in (41.14 m) | ||||