1976 USA Outdoor Track And Field Championships
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The 1976 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships took place between June 10–12 at
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on the campus of
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in Westwood,
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. The decathlon took place on June 25–26 at
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in
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as part of the 1976 Olympic Trials where
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improved his own
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. This meet was organized by the AAU. It was the first such meet, a precedent that has been followed subsequently, where the women's division competed at the same venue concurrently with the men.


Results


Men track events


Men field events


Women track events


Women field events


See also

* United States Olympic Trials (track and field)


References


Results
from T&FN
results
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