Track and field is part of the sport of athletics. Athletics is a collection of sport events that includes running, jumping and throwing.Track and field events take place in a sports stadium, either on the running track, or on the field inside the running track.

The 1973 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships men's competition took place between June 15–17 at Memorial Stadium on the campus of Bakersfield College in Bakersfield, California.This was Bakersfield's third and last time to host the men's division in a sequence every three years since 1967. At this time, Memorial Stadium still had a finely crushed brick surface, …

This category is for the sport of athletics, comprising track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking. For this topic in relation to sports in general, please use Category:Sports world record holders.: Subcategories. This category …