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1969 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

The 1969 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships were held at The Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Organized by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), the competition took place on March 1 and served as the national championships in indoor track and field for the United States.

1969 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
March 1
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
The Spectrum

Senior
Indoor
23 (13 men's + 10 women's)
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The 1969 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships were held at The Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Organized by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), the competition took place on March 1 and served as the national championships in indoor track and field for the United States.

At the championships, schoolteacher George Young broke the world indoor record for 3 miles. 7,031 spectators attended.

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
60 yards	Charles Greene	6.0
600 yards	Martin McGrady	1:12.3
1000 yards	Herb Germann	2:08.0
Mile run	Henryk Szordykowski (POL)	4:05.0	Martin Liquori	4:06.3
3 miles	George Young	13:09.8
60 yards hurdles	Willie Davenport	7.0
High jump	John Rambo	2.08 m
Pole vault	Peter Chen	5.03 m
Long jump	Norm Tate	7.82 m
Triple jump	Norm Tate	16.18 m
Shot put	George Woods	19.49 m
Weight throw	Al Hall	21.56 m
1 mile walk	Dave Romansky	6:21.9

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
60 yards	Barbara Ferrell	6.7
240 yards	Barbara Ferrell	27.5
440 yards	Jarvis Scott	56.4
880 yards	Madeline Manning	2:07.9
Mile run	Abby Hoffman (CAN)	4:59.3	Cheryl Bridges	5:07.0
60 yards hurdles	Mamie Rallins	7.7
High jump	Eleanor Montgomery	1.78 m
Long jump	Irena Szewinska (POL)	6.17 m	Joan Hendry (CAN)	18 ft 9 in (5.71 m)	Brenda Eisler (CAN)	18 ft 9 in (5.71 m)
Shot put	Maren Seidler	14.63 m
Basketball throw	Mary Boron	108 ft 7 in (33.09 m)

Results

Toni Reavis. "Cain Makes NBC Highlights Package". Archived from the original on 2016-07-23.
"Young Cracks 3-Mile Mark In Farewell Run". The Sacramento Bee. 2 Mar 1969. p. 80.
"Arizona teacher sets world mark for three miles". The Hamilton Spectator. 3 Mar 1969. p. 18.
"UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)". GBR Athletics.
"UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN)". GBR Athletics.

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