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TRACK & FIELD - 'ATHLETICS'

Track & Field is the World's oldest and most pure form of sports and athletics competition - which is why most of the world refers to the sports as 'Athletics'!

This page will have links for Track & Field 'Athletics', Information & links for Track & Field, by location - from San Diego, to California to the United States and the World -
and level- from youth to high school, community college, university, open, Olympics, Masters & Seniors!

2014 brings Track & Field Championships in the USA in Sacramento, and 2015 finds the IAAF World Championships in Bejing, China, with the first Olympics in South America, hosted by Rio, Brazil in 2016!


The 2012 Olympics was held in LONDON 2012. There were many San Diego based athletes competing. -CLICK HERE for more info! To keep up with the season, and where to watch the best television coverage, check back here often!


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TRACK & FIELD PAGES:

  • INTERNATIONAL -
    • World Championships -
    • Olympics -
  • AFRICA -
  • ASIA -
  • EUROPE -
  • NORTH AMERICA -
  • OCEANIA/PACIFIC -
  • SOUTH AMERICA -

 

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Some of the Track & Field athletes out of San Diego who have made it on the World scene!

SAN DIEGO
Track and Field in San Diego has clubs and meets for everyone from Youth to Masters to Seniors.
San Diego also is host to an Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, about one half hour southeast of downtown San Diego


JUNIORS
Junior Olympics

Youth Clubs
SDUSATF

- www.sdusatf.org/youth- Info and calendar for Youth Track and Field in San Diego.

HIGH SCHOOL

San Diego C.I.F. Schedule
www.cifsds.org/tf.asp
CALIFORNIA STATE HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS

San Diego Track Magazine

SAN DIEGO
COMMUNITY
COLLEGES
Cuyamaca
Grossmont (none)
Mesa
MiraCosta (none)
Palomar *(XC only)
San Diego City *(XC only)
Southwestern
UNIVERSITIES
IN SAN DIEGO

Alliant International
Point Loma Nazarene
San Marcos
SDSU
UCSD
USD
    
OPEN   
San Diego USATFthe San Diego Association of USA Track & Field (USATF)

MASTERS

&

SENIORS

 

SDUSATF

Join us at the Chuck McMahon Memorial
Hosted by San Diego Senior Sports Festival
and San Diego Track Club

Masters T&F Meet & USATF Masters Championship
Paul B. or Kettrell

September - Senior Olympics T&F Meet
TBA
Brad


SAN DIEGO

crowncity.com/sdtrackmag/

Local magazine for San Diego High School Track & Field
ALL COMERS MEETS
If anyone knows of any meets scheduled please contact us
so that we can advertise
and promote these meets!


San Diego Track Club

USATF Open Track & Field Championship

Masters Track & Field

Calendar

Western USA Meets
 
CLUBS
San Diego Track Club
 
COACHING
 

Olympic Training Center
in Chula Vista
South East San Diego

MAP

 
 

CALIFORNIA
California Track &
Running News
 

UNITED STATES
 USA Track & Field
www.american-trackandfield.com
  
NCAA   
High School   

http://www.cs.uml.edu/~phoffman/nats/gods.htm

 


THE WORLD
IAAF
Wikipedia   
AFRICA -
African Track & Field
   
ASIA -
Asian Track and Field

EUROPE -
Site for European Athletics,
'Track & Field'
NORTH AMERICA-
Canada, U.S.A. , Mexico
   
OCEANIA-
Australia, New Zealand,
Pacific Islands Athletics
   
SOUTH AMERICA    
    

 

MAGAZINES & WEBSITES   
San Diego crowncity.com/sdtrackmag/ -
CaliforniaCalifornia Track & Running News
USATrack & Field News Magazine - www.american-trackandfield.com
International 
www.dyestat.com 
 Track Info.org 
  
Flotrack - Track is Back -
The Best Track & Field Videos,
Interviews, Pictures and More
www.world-track.org 

 

SCHEDULES

SAN DIEGO TRACK MEETS

 

CALIFORNIA TRACK MEETS

 

U.S.A. TRACK MEETS

 

INTERNATIONAL/WORLD
ATHLETICS TRACK MEETS

EUROPEASIA
AFRICASOUTH AMERICAOCEANIA/PACIFIC
Australia, New Zealand
 

TV COVERAGE
Track and Field on Television... 2010 listings coming soon!
If you're looking for Track & Field on TV here are some sources of listings!

Search Track & Field on TV
Track on TV

universalsports - www.universalsports.com/track-and-field -

 

Local San Diego
USATF
USA Track & Field
www.usatf.org/calendars/TVSchedule.asp -

TrackInfo.org

 

www.wcsn.com
World Championship Sports Network - ABOUT WCSN-
World Championship Sports Network (WCSN) is the premier destination for fans of Olympic and lifestyle sports, delivering an immersive experience via exclusive live and on demand coverage of world class competitions, interaction with top athletes and in depth access to sports news and information year round.
NBC- Television & Internet - OLYMPIC TRIALS
Leading up to the Games, NBC and its cable stations will cover several sports' Olympic Trials, where berths on the U.S. team for Beijing will be earned. Key events include:
Track & Field (USA, NBC): June 27-30, July 3-6
YOUTH/JUNIORS
 
 
 
 
HIGH SCHOOL
San Diego C.I.F.
  
Dye Stat Cal
 
CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPS
For the first time in 25 years, the state high school Track & Field Championships will be in a city other than Sacramento or Norwalk. The championships will be held at Veterans Memorial Stadium on the campus of Buchanan High in Clovis the next three years. The 2009 meet is scheduled June 5-6.- MORE
 
COMMUNITY COLLEGES
Southwestern College San Diego City *(XC only)Mesa CollegeGrossmont CC - none
Cuyamaca CC Palomar *(XC only)MiraCosta CC  
 
UNIVERSITY
NCAA & NAIA 
SDSU
USD 
UCSD
PLNCALLIANTCSSM
 
OPEN
 
 
 
 
 
MASTERS
Masterstrack.com
National Masters News
Magazine for News of
Masters Track & Field
  
SAN DIEGO
San Diego USATF

Masters Track & Field Calendar

6/24 7:00 a.m. Ass'n Championships/
Chuck McMahon Memorial
Cal State San Marcos
USA 
WORLD
A history of Master Track & Field by www.masterstrack.com - also- 'Wikipedia'.

THE WORLD
 
OLYMPICS & WORLD CHAMPS
Date and location for the next Olympics-
LONDON 2012
Back the Bid at london2012.com
LONDON 2012
Date and location for the next Indoor World Champs-
Date and location for the next Outdoor World Champs-
IAAF/VTB Bank Continental Cup, 2010 - Split - CRO (formerly known as IAAF World Cup in Athletics)
DATES OF EVENT - Sat. 4 - Sun. 5 Sept. 2010
INFO - www.iaaf.org/wcp10/preview - www.split2010cc.com -
Bejing, CHINA - 2008- www.iaaf.org/oly08/index.html
IAAF

2007 WC

 
2008 USA
Olympic Trials

in Eugene, OREGON
BEJING 2008 OLYMPICS , www.iaaf.org/oly08/index.html

13th 2011 (details) Daegu South Korea 27 Aug – 4 Sept Daegu Stadium - wiki - Site in progress

14th 2013 (details TBA) Moscow Russia 10 Aug – 18 Aug Luzhniki Stadium - wiki



SAN DIEGO TRACK & FIELD HISTORY-
San Diego has a rich history of world Class and Olympic Athletes.
Here are a few stories of these athletes.

http://www.sandiegohistory.org/collections/sports/champs.htm

BILL MILLER ~ Track & Field, Inducted 1957
One of San Diego's long line of champion pole vaulters, won gold medal in 1932 Olympics with world-record of 14 feet, 1 7/8 inches. Won two national intercollegiate titles (1932-33) for Stanford, and tied for the IC4A titles same years.
Won three state prep titles (1927-29) for San Diego High.

WILLIE STEELE ~ Track & Field, Inducted 1958
Won 1948 Olympic broad jump gold medal in London with a jump of 25 feet, 8 inches. Hoover High grad won 27 of 29 major meets in career. At San Diego State, won two NCAA titles (1947-1948) and three National AAU championships (1946, '47, '48.)

BOB GUTOWSKI ~ Track & Field, Inducted 1965
Set American and World records in pole vault 1957 and won silver medal at 1956 Olympic Games. Rangy La Jolla High grad smashed Cornelius Warmerdam's 15-year-old world mark by one-half inch with a vault of 15 feet, 8 1/4 inches at Palo Alto, California, April 27, 1957.

BUD HELD ~ Track, Inducted 1968
First American to hold the world javelin record. Grossmont High grad, converted from pole vault to javelin at Stanford. Won three NCAA titles (1948, '49, '50) and six National AAU titles. Set world mark of 263 feet, 10 inches in 1953, raised it to 268-2 1/2.
Career best throw was 270.

BILLY MILLS ~ Track & Field, Inducted 1970
A seven-sixteenths Sioux Indian and U.S. Marine lieutenant, became first American to win Olympic 10,000-meter run in 1964 at Tokyo. Set new Olympic record of 28:24.4. Set world six-mile record (27:11.6) in 1956 National AAU meet at Balboa Stadium.

BOBBY SMITH ~ Track & Field, Inducted 1977
Emulated pole-vaulting feats of his father and fellow Hall of Famer, Ralph, and his Uncle Harry, winning three national championships. At San Diego State, won NCAA titles in 1949-50, setting mark of 14 feet, 11 inches with new Fiberglass pole.
Won Junior National AAU in 1948.

JACK RAND ~ Track & Field, Inducted 1979
Gave San Diego State its first NCAA title, winning pole vault in 1934. Also three-time all-conference end in football (1932-34)
and student body president. NCAA co-champ in pole vault in 1935. Earned doctorate at USC,
won Pacemaker and Freedom Foundation awards as education administrator.

RALPH SMITH ~ Track & Field, Inducted 1982
First local pole-vault champion, to be followed by brother Harry and son Bobby, won National Jr. AAU title and set American record (13 feet, 5-3/4 inches) in 1926. Accomplished boxer, won county AAU welterweight crown in 1927.

ARNIE ROBINSON ~ Track & Field, Inducted 1985
Native San Diegan, won two Olympic medals and six National AAU titles in long jump. Climaxed great career with gold at 1976 Olympics in Montreal, leaping 27 feet, 4-3/4 inches. Morse High and San Diego State grad won NCAA title in 1970.

TIM DANIELSON ~ Chula Vista High School 1966
Tim broke 4 minutes for the mile as a high school student in 1966, running 3:59.4 at Balboa Stadium.

WILLIE BANKS ~ Track & Field, Inducted 1988
Popular Oceanside High and UCLA grad set triple jump world record of 58 feet, 11-1/2 inches in June 1985, first American to hold record since 1912. Won state prep title first year triple jump was included, repeated with CIF record of 51-3.
Won four national open titles. USOC Sportsman of the Year in 1985.

GAIL DEVERS ~ Track & Field - USATF Bio
100 meter dash and hurdles specialist. From Sweetwater High School in National City.
Competed in the Seoul, Barcelona, Atlanta, Sydnay and Athens Olympics,
and also many World Championsips Indoors and Outdoors.
Medaled in the 100meters, 100m Hurdles and 4x100m Relay events.

FELIX SANCHEZ ~ 400m Hurdles World & Olympic Champion-more.
Sanchez, a University City High alumnus, won the 2004 Olympic gold medal in the 400-meter hurdles to become the first Dominican athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in track and field. He also was a two-time world champion in his event, winning gold medals at the 2001 and 2003 World Championships.
Sanchez was born in New York, but his parents were born in Dominican, and he has chosen to compete for the Dominican Republic since 1999. After winning his gold medal, a picture of his was painted on the wall of a building similar to one of baseball star Sammy Sosa. Sanchez, who lives in Los Angeles, was plagued by injuries for the past year, but he has been training to open the 2007 season in April at the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut and a meet in the Domican Republic. After his high school career as a CIF San Diego Section champion, he was a two-time state junior college champion at Mesa College and a Pac-10 and NCAA champion at USC, where he earned a degree in psychology

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