The USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships is an annual outdoor competition in the sport of athletics organised by USA Track & Field, which serves as the national championship for the sport in the United States. The venue of the championships is decided on an annual basis and several events are hosted separately.
The earliest national champions were declared by the New York Athletic Club at their annual men's championships, starting in 1876. The National Association of Amateur Athletes of America was formed and organised the men's national championships from 1879 to 1888, followed by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) from 1888 to 1979. The AAU held a women's championship for the first time in 1923, which has since been held annually (bar 1934). The men's and women's championships have been held jointly since 1976. Following professionalisation of the sport, the running of the national championships was taken over by The Athletics Congress of the USA (TAC) from 1980. TAC rebranded as USA Track & Field (USATF) in 1993. The national championships served as the United States Olympic Trials (track and field) in 1920, 1928, 1932, and from 1992 onwards. Olympic Trials were held separately in other years, and winners at the trial event were not declared national champions.[1][2][3]
The national championships for cross country and road running are held separately from the main track and field competition.
US National Championship winners in men's 100-meter dash | |
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1876–1878 New York Athletic Club |
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1879–1888 NAAAA |
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1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993–present USA Track & Field |
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US National Championship winners in men's 200-meter dash | |
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1876–1878 New York Athletic Club |
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1879–1888 NAAAA |
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1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993–onwards USA Track & Field |
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US National Championship winners in men's 400-meter dash | |
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1876-1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980-1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1992 onwards USA Track & Field |
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US National Championship winners in the men's 800-meter run | |
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1876–2016 |
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1876–78 New York Athletic Club |
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1879–88 NAAAA |
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1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980–92 The Athletics Congress |
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1993-onwards USA Track & Field |
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1878–2016 |
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US National Championship winners in men's 10,000-meter run | |
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1876–1878 New York Athletic Club |
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1879–1888 NAAAA |
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1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993–onwards USA Track & Field |
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USA Championship winners in the men's 5K run | |
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USA Championship winners in the men's 8K run | |
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USA Championship winners in the men's 10K run | |
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USA Championship winners in the men's 15K run | |
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Distance was 10 miles from 1899 to 1932 |
USA Championship winners in the men's 10-mile run | |
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USA Championship winners in the men's 20K run | |
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USA Championship winners in the men's half marathon | |
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USA Championship winners in the men's 25K run | |
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Distance was 15 miles from 1925 to 1932 |
USA Championship winners in the men's 30K run | |
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Distance was 20 miles from 1930 to 1932 |
US National Championship winners in men's Marathon | |
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1925-1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993–present USA Track & Field |
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Champions from USATF[4]
Champions from USATF[5]
Champions from USATF[6]
Champions from GBR Athletics[7]
Champions from USATF[8]
US National Championship winners in men's steeplechase | |
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1889–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993–present USA Track & Field |
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US National Championship winners in men's 110 m/120 yd hurdles | |
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1876–1878 New York Athletic Club |
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1879–1888 NAAAA |
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1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993–present USA Track & Field |
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US National Championship winners in men's 200 m/220 yd hurdles | |
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1879–1888 NAAAA |
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1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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US National Championship winners in men's 400 m/440 yd hurdles | |
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1914–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993–present USA Track & Field |
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US National Championship winners in men's high jump | |
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1876–1878 New York Athletic Club |
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1879–1888 NAAAA |
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1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993-onwards USA Track & Field |
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US National Championship winners in men's pole vault | |
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1876–1878 New York Athletic Club |
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1879–1888 NAAAA |
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1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993–onwards USA Track & Field |
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US National Championship winners in men's long jump | |
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1876–1878 New York Athletic Club |
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1879–1888 NAAAA |
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1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993–onwards USA Track & Field |
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US National Champions in men's triple jump | |
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1888-1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980-1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993-onwards USA Track & Field |
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US National Championship winners in men's shot put | |
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1876–1878 New York Athletic Club |
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1879–1888 NAAAA |
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1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993–onwards USA Track & Field |
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US National Championship winners in men's discus throw | |
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1897–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993-onwards USA Track & Field |
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US National Championship winners in men's hammer throw | |
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1876–1878 New York Athletic Club |
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1879–1888 – NAAAA |
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1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993-onwards USA Track & Field |
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US National Championship winners in men's weight throw | |
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1876-1878 – NYAC |
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1879-1888 - NAAAA |
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1888-1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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US National Championship winners in men's javelin throw | |
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1909–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993–onwards USA Track & Field |
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Olympic Trials |
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USA Championship winners in men's pentathlon | |
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USA Championship winners in men's All-Around | |
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1879-1888 - NAAAA |
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1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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US National Championship winners in men's decathlon | |
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1915–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993-onwards USA Track & Field |
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USA Championship winners in women's 50-meter dash | |
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US National Championship winners in women's 100-meter dash | |
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1923–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993–present USA Track & Field |
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US National Championship winners in women's 200-meter dash | |
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1926–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993–present USA Track & Field |
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US National Championship winners in women's 400-meter dash | |
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1958–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993–present USA Track & Field |
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US National Championship winners in women's 800-meter dash | |
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1927–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993–present USA Track & Field |
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US National Championship winners in women's 1500-meter run | |
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1965–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993–present USA Track & Field |
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US National Championship winners in women's 5000-meter run | |
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1983–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993–present USA Track & Field |
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US National Championship winners in women's 10,000-meter run | |
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1977–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993–present USA Track & Field |
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USA Championship winners in the women's 5K run | |
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USA Championship winners in the women's 8K run | |
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USA Championship winners in the women's 10K run | |
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US National Championship winners in women's 3000-meter steeplechase | |
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1999–present USA Track & Field |
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US National Championship winners in women's 100-meter hurdles | |
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1923–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993–present USA Track & Field |
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US National Championship winners in women's 400-meter hurdles | |
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1969–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993–present USA Track & Field |
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US National Championship winners in women's high jump | |
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1923–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993–present USA Track & Field |
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US National Championship winners in women's pole vault | |
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US National Championship winners in women's long jump | |
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1923–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993–present USA Track & Field |
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US National Champions in women's triple jump | |
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1980-1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993-onwards USA Track & Field |
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US National Championship winners in women's shot put | |
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1923–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993 onwards USA Track & Field |
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US National Championship winners in women's discus throw | |
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1923–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993–present USA Track & Field |
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US National Championship winners in women's hammer throw | |
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1980-1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993-onwards USA Track & Field |
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US National Championship winners in women's javelin throw | |
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1923–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993–onwards USA Track & Field |
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Olympic Trials |
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US National Championship winners in women's baseball throw | |
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1950–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993-onwards USA Track & Field |
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1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress | |
1993–onwards USA Track & Field | |
US Olympic Trials |
Lists of national champions in athletics | |||||
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