The 1987 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships took place between June 26–27 at Jaguar Stadium on the campus of

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. The meet was organized by

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. As recently as six years before this meet, only two individuals had ever

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ed . Here, three different individuals jumped further.

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, 1987

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