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1958 Bakersfield, CA
15gold 0silver 0bronze- 1 High jump Men
USA Charles Dumas OG 2.07 - 1 Pole vault Men USA Ron Morris 4.49
- 1 Long jump Men USA Ernest Shelby 7.88
- 1 Triple jump Men USA Ira Davis 15.45
- 1 Shot put Men USA Parry O'Brien OG 18.88
- 1 Discus throw Men USA Rink Babka 57.25
- 1 Hammer throw Men USA Harold Connolly OG 68.68 WR
- 1 Javelin throw Men USA Franklin Held 78.82
- 1 56-pound weight throw Men USA Bob Backus 13.15
- 1 3000m race walk Men USA Henry Laskau 15:07.5 2mi
- 1 20 km race walk Men USA Ron Laird 1:40:09 note
- 1 50 km race walk Men USA James Hewson 4:43:40
- 1 Decathlon Men USA Rafer Johnson OG 7754
- 1 Pentathlon Men USA Howard Smith 3200
- 1 Cross country Men USA John Macy (1930) 2947 10k note
1957 Dayton, OH
27gold 0silver 0bronze- 1 100 yards Men USA Leamon King OG 9.7
- 1 220 yards Men USA Ollan Cassell OG 21.0
- 1 440 yards Men USA Reginald Pearman (1924) 46.4
- 1 880 yards Men USA Tom Courtney OG 1:50.1
- 1 1 mile Men USA Bob Seaman (1935) 4:06.1 OC note
- 1 3 miles Men USA John Macy (1930) 13:55.0
- 1 6 miles Men USA Jerry Smart 29:48.3 OC note
- 1 Marathon Men USA Johnny Kelley 2:24:56 note
- 1 3000m steeplechase Men USA Charles 'Deacon' Jones 9:49.6
- 1 120 yards hurdles Men USA Lee Calhoun OG 14.2
- 1 220 yards hurdles Men USA Elias Gilbert 22.5
- 1 440 yards hurdles Men USA Glenn Davis OG 50.9
- 1 High jump Men USA Charles Dumas OG 2.09
- 1 Pole vault Men USA Bob Richards OG 4.61
- 1 Long jump Men USA Ernest Shelby 7.68
- 1 Triple jump Men USA Bill Sharpe 15.35
- 1 Shot put Men USA Bill Nieder OG 18.76
- 1 Discus throw Men USA Al Oerter OG 55.32
- 1 Hammer throw Men USA Harold Connolly OG 65.91
- 1 Javelin throw Men USA Bob Voiles (1935) 76.64
- 1 56-pound weight throw Men USA Bob Backus 13.62
- 1 3000m race walk Men USA Henry Laskau 14:28.3 2mi
- 1 20 km race walk Men USA Rudolf Haluza 1:49:16 note
- 1 50 km race walk Men USA James Hewson 5:06:39
- 1 Decathlon Men USA Charles Pratt (1933) 7164
- 1 Pentathlon Men USA Howard Smith 3362
- 1 Cross country Men USA John Macy (1930) 3112 10k note
1956 Bakersfield, CA
27gold 0silver 0bronze- 1 100m Men USA Bobby Morrow OG 10.3
- 1 200m Men USA Thane Baker OG 20.6 WR=
- 1 400m Men USA Tom Courtney OG 45.8
- 1 800m Men USA Arnie Sowell 1:47.6
- 1 1500m Men USA Jerome Walters 3:48.4
- 1 5000m Men USA Richard Hart (1927) 14:47.4
- 1 10,000m Men USA Max Truex 30:52.0
- 1 Marathon Men USA Johnny Kelley 2:24:53 note
- 1 3000m steeplechase Men USA Horace Ashenfelter OG 9:04.1
- 1 110m hurdles Men USA Lee Calhoun OG 13.6
- 1 200m hurdles Men USA Charles Pratt (1933) 22.8
- 1 400m hurdles Men USA Glenn Davis OG 50.9
- 1 High jump Men USA Charles Dumas OG 2.08
- 1 Pole vault Men USA Bob Richards OG 4.57
- 1 Long jump Men USA Ernest Shelby 7.95
- 1 Triple jump Men USA Willie Hollie (1934) 15.09
- 1 Shot put Men USA Kenneth Bantum (1935) 18.02
- 1 Discus throw Men USA Ron Drummond (1930) 54.94
- 1 Hammer throw Men USA Harold Connolly OG 62.75 AR
- 1 Javelin throw Men USA Cy Young OG 75.58
- 1 56-pound weight throw Men USA Bob Backus 13.10
- 1 3000m race walk Men USA Henry Laskau 13:39.0
- 1 20 km race walk Men USA James Hewson 1:39:16 note
- 1 50 km race walk Men USA Adolf Weinacker 4:38:58
- 1 Decathlon Men USA Rafer Johnson OG 7755
- 1 Pentathlon Men USA Howard Smith 3034
- 1 Cross country Men USA Horace Ashenfelter OG 3008 10k note
1955 Boulder, CO
28gold 0silver 0bronze- 1 100 yards Men USA Bobby Morrow OG 9.5
- 1 220 yards Men USA Rod Richard 21.0
- 1 440 yards Men USA Charles Jenkins Sr OG 46.7
- 1 880 yards Men USA Arnie Sowell 1:47.6
- 1 1 mile Men USA Wes Santee 4:11.5
- 1 3 miles Men USA Horace Ashenfelter OG 14:45.2
- 1 6 miles Men USA Richard Hart (1927) 31:58.4
- 1 Marathon Men USA Nicolas Costes (1926) 2:31:13 note
- 1 Steeplechase Men USA Ken Reiser (1933) 10:20.7 2mil
- 1 120 yards hurdles Men USA Milt Campbell OG 13.9
- 1 220 yards hurdles Men USA Charles Pratt (1933) 23.5
- 1 440 yards hurdles Men USA Josh Culbreath 52.0
- 1 High jump Men USA Ernie Shelton 2.08 =
- 1 High jump Men USA Charles Dumas OG 2.08 =
- 1 Pole vault Men USA Bob Richards OG 4.57
- 1 Long jump Men USA Greg Bell OG 7.94
- 1 Triple jump Men USA Bill Sharpe 14.79 OC
- 1 Shot put Men USA Parry O'Brien OG 17.82
- 1 Discus throw Men USA Parry O'Brien OG 53.52
- 1 Hammer throw Men USA Harold Connolly OG 60.86
- 1 Javelin throw Men USA Franklin Held 79.32 CR
- 1 56-pound weight throw Men USA Bob Backus 13.23
- 1 3000m race walk Men USA Henry Laskau 15:09.4 2mi
- 1 20 km race walk Men USA Henry Laskau 1:44:08 note
- 1 50 km race walk Men USA Leo Sjogren 4:30:57
- 1 Decathlon Men USA Bob Richards OG 6873
- 1 Pentathlon Men USA Des Koch 3216
- 1 Cross country Men USA Horace Ashenfelter OG 3139 10k note