The 1979 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships took place between June 16–17 at

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on the campus of

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in Walnut, California. The decathlon took place on June 3–4. This was the last time the meet was organized by the AAU. Their status as the

national governing body A governing body is a group of people that has the authority to exercise governance over an organization or political entity. The most formal is a government, a body whose sole responsibility and authority is to make binding decisions in a taken ge ...

was terminated at the end of the year as a result of the Amateur Sports Act of 1978. They were replaced by the newly formed organization

The Athletics Congress USA Track & Field (USATF) is the United States national governing body for the sports of track and field, cross country running, road running and racewalking (known as the sport of athletics outside the US). The USATF was known between 1979 and ...

, hosting the meet at this same location.

Results

Men track events

Men field events

Women track events

Women field events

References

Results
from T&FN
results
{{USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Usa Outdoor Track And Field Championships, 1979

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