1965 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

The 1965 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships were held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. Organized by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), the competition took place on February 19–20 and served as the national championships in indoor track and field for the United States.

1965 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
Dates	February 19–20
Host city	New York City, New York, United States
Venue	Madison Square Garden
Level	Senior
Type	Indoor
Events	20 (12 men's + 8 women's)
← 1964 1966 →

It was the first time ever that the men's and women's championships were held jointly at the same venue and date—for all years previously, they were held separately. At the championships, Norma Harris and Janell Smith both ran the American record in the women's 440 yards, with the race being declared a dead heat and tie for the win.

Medal summary

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
60 yards	Sam Perry	6.0
600 yards	Jack Yerman	1:11.3
1000 yards	Ted Nelson	2:10.5
Mile run	Jim Grelle	4:07.4
3 miles	Billy Mills	13:25.4
60 yards hurdles	Ralph Boston	7.2
High jump	Valeriy Brumel (URS)	2.18 m	Edward Czernik (POL)	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	Kjell-Åke Nilsson (SWE)	6 ft 9 in (2.05 m)
Pole vault	Billy Pemelton	4.88 m
Long jump	Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (URS)	7.98 m
Shot put	John McGrath	19.15 m
Weight throw	Hal Connolly	21.35 m
1 mile walk	Ron Zinn	6:25.7

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
60 yards	Wyomia Tyus	6.8
200 yards	Edith McGuire	21.9
440 yards	Norma Harris	56.5
	Janell Smith
880 yards	Abby Hoffman (CAN)	2:11.8
60 yards hurdles	Chi Cheng (TPE)	7.9
High jump	Iolanda Balas (ROM)	1.75 m
Long jump	Mary Rand (GBR)	6.19 m
Shot put	Tamara Press (URS)	17.43 m

References

Results

• "UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
• "UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.