1991 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

International athletics championship event

1991 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

Dates| June 13–15
Host city| New York City, United States
Venue| Downing Stadium

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Downing Stadium hosted the 1991 competition

The 1991 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships took place between June 13–15 at Downing Stadium on Randall's Island in New York City. This was the last USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships organized by The Athletics Congress. The following year's Olympic Trials served as the National Championships during the last year of TAC's existence. The competition acted as a way of selecting the United States team for the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo, Japan August 23 to September 1 later that year.

## Results

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### Men track events

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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100 meters
(+1.9 m/s) | Leroy Burrell | 9.90 WR, AR, CR | Carl Lewis | 9.93  | Dennis Mitchell | 10.00
200 meters
(-2.0 m/s) | Michael Johnson | 20.31  | Leroy Burrell | 20.42  | Floyd Heard | 20.44
400 meters | Antonio Pettigrew | 44.36  | Andrew Valmon | 44.68  | Quincy Watts | 44.98
800 meters | Mark Everett | 1:44.28  | George Kersh | 1:44.71  | Johnny Gray | 1:44.83
1500 meters | Terrance Herrington | 3:40.72  | Steve Scott | 3:41.14  | Joe Falcon | 3:41.30
5000 meters | John Trautmann | 13:55.26  | Reuben Reina | 13:56.00  | Bob Kennedy | 13:58.02
10,000 meters | Shannon Butler | 28:09.40  | Steve Plasencia | 28:12.60  | Aaron Ramirez | 28:16.59
110 meters hurdles
(+1.0 m/s) | Greg Foster | 13.13  | Jack Pierce | 13.23  | Renaldo Nehemiah | 13.30
400 meters hurdles | Danny Harris | 47.62  | Kevin Young | 47.94  | Derrick Adkins | 48.60
3000 meters steeplechase | Mark Croghan | 8:21.64  | Dan Nelson | 8:22.90  | Brian Diemer | 8:23.34
20 kilometres race walk road | Tim Lewis | 1:29:55  | Gary Morgan | 1:30:21  | Dave McGovern | 1:30:54

### Men field events

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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High jump | Hollis Conway | 2.32 m (7 ft 7+1⁄4 in)  | Charles Austin | 2.29 m (7 ft 6 in)  | Rick Noji | 2.29 m (7 ft 6 in)
Pole vault | Tim Bright | 5.70 m (18 ft 8+1⁄4 in)  | Joe Dial | 5.65 m (18 ft 6+1⁄4 in)  | Kelly Riley | 5.60 m (18 ft 4+1⁄4 in)
Long jump | Carl Lewis | 8.64 m (28 ft 4 in)  | Mike Powell | 8.63 m (28 ft 3+3⁄4 in)  | Larry Myricks | 27-10.75  m (53 ft 3+3⁄4 in)
Triple jump | Kenny Harrison | 17.32 m (56 ft 9+3⁄4 in)  | Mike Conley | 17.03 m (55 ft 10+1⁄4 in)  | Don Parish | 16.95 m (55 ft 7+1⁄4 in)
Shot put | Ron Backes | 19.80 m (64 ft 11+1⁄2 in)  | C. J. Hunter | 19.56 m (64 ft 2 in)  | Dave Wilson | 19.06 m (62 ft 6+1⁄4 in)
Discus throw | Anthony Washington | 64.60 m (211 ft 11 in)  | Mike Buncic | 64.56 m (211 ft 9 in)  | Mike Gravelle | 61.64 m (202 ft 2 in)
Hammer throw | Jud Logan | 74.62 m (244 ft 9 in)  | Lance Deal | 74.26 m (243 ft 7 in)  | Ken Flax | 74.26 m (243 ft 7 in)
Javelin throw | Mike Barnett | 79.86 m (262 ft 0 in)  | Dave Stephens | 78.84 m (258 ft 7 in)  | Tom Pukstys | 77.96 m (255 ft 9 in)
Decathlon | Dan O'Brien | 8844w[1] | Dave Johnson | 8467 MR  | Rob Muzzio | 8119

### Women track events

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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100 meters
(+1.0 m/s) | Carlette Guidry | 11.02  | Gwen Torrence | 11.12  | Evelyn Ashford | 11.22
200 meters
(-0.6 m/s) | Gwen Torrence | 22.38  | Dannette Young | 22.44  | Esther Jones | 22.72
400 meters | Lillie Leatherwood | 49.66 CR | Jearl Miles | 50.19  | Diane Dixon | 50.30
800 meters | Delisa Floyd | 1:59.82  | Meredith Rainey | 1:59.87  | Joetta Clark | 2:00.48
1500 meters | Suzy Favor Hamilton | 4:06.13  | PattiSue Plumer | 4:06.59  | Darcy Arreola | 4:09.32
3000 meters | Shelly Steely | 8:49.00  | Annette Peters | 8:52.07  | Judi St. Hilaire | 8:52.66
5000 meters | PattiSue Plumer | 16:24.72  | Kelly McNee | 16:35.65  | Betsy Schmid | 16:38.98
10,000 meters | Lynn Jennings | 32:45.88  | Francie Larrieu Smith | 32:50.00  | Anne Marie Lauck | 32:50.37
100 meters hurdles
(+1.4 m/s) | Gail Devers | 12.83  | Dawn Bowles | 12.89  | Arnita Myricks | 12.99
400 meters hurdles | Kim Batten | 54.18  | Sandra Farmer-Patrick | 54.72  | Janeene Vickers | 54.89
2000 meters steeplechase | Teresa DiPerna | 7:12.8  | Marisa Sutera | 7:20.1  | Martha Obidinski | 7:47.4
10 kilometres race walk | Debbi Lawrence | 46:06.4 AR, CR | Lynn Weik | 46:12.8  | Victoria Herazo | 46:26.5

### Women field events

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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High jump | Yolanda Henry | 6-4.75  m (4 ft 1 in)  | Sue Rembao | 6-3.5  m (8 ft 2+1⁄4 in)  | Tisha Waller | 6-2.25  m (12 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Long jump | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | 6.91 m (22 ft 8 in)  | Sheila Echols | 6.69 m (21 ft 11+1⁄4 in)w  | Cindy Greiner | 6.63 m (21 ft 9 in)
Triple jump | Carla Shannon | 13.52 m (44 ft 4+1⁄4 in)  | Sheila Hudson | 13.45 m (44 ft 1+1⁄2 in)w  | Donna Crumety | 13.43 m (44 ft 1⁄2 in)
Shot put | Ramona Pagel | 18.35 m (60 ft 2+1⁄4 in)  | Connie Price-Smith | 17.85 m (58 ft 6+3⁄4 in)  | Pam Dukes | 17.20 m (56 ft 5 in)
Discus throw | Lacy Barnes-Mileham | 60.90 m (199 ft 9 in)  | Pam Dukes | 58.24 m (191 ft 0 in)  | Penny Neer | 58.16 m (190 ft 9 in)
Hammer throw | Bonnie Edmondson | 51.51 m (168 ft 11 in)  | Pam Dukes | 49.83 m (163 ft 5 in)  | Sonja Fitts | 49.50 m (162 ft 4 in)
Javelin throw | Karin Smith | 60.20 m (197 ft 6 in)  | Paula Berry | 58.39 m (191 ft 6 in)  | Donna Mayhew | 57.32 m (188 ft 0 in)
Heptathlon | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | 6878  | Cindy Greiner | 6186  | Kym Carter | 6183

## See also

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* United States Olympic Trials (track and field)

## Notes

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1. ^ Note: no wind gauge first day

## References

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* Results from T&FN
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