The results show that this really was an international meet, even if some of the greatest stars were absent.

In addition, there were only two women's events.

Greece's Anna Verouli set the Hayward Field record in the javelin with her 218-5. She went on to Olympic infamy by testing positive for nandrolone in Los Angeles in 1984 and was disqualified from competition during the Games. 

Editor's note: nandrolone - really?!

Romania's Maricica Puica won the 800m in 2:01.85; two years later she would dominate the Olympic 3,000m final.

England's Robert Weir won the hammer at 233-10, while Jeff Philips won the 100m in 10.29.

Dave Laut (US) won the shot put with 69-6, while Dean Crouser was second in 64-7 1/2.

Bob Roggy won the javelin with his 276-10, while Tom Petranoff took 2nd in 262-5. Brian Crouser was 3rd with 257-5.

Kenya's Sammy Koskei won the 800m in 1:47.44, while Jeff Philipps (US) won the 200m in 21.04. Steve Smith won the pole vault in 17-9. 

Bill McChesney won the 5,000 in 13:31.98, while John Powell edged Mac Wilkins in the discus (result is obscured).

Tom Byers (US) broke Dave Wottle's Hayward Field 1500m record en route; it was set in Wottle's epic 1973 showdown with Steve Prefontaine. Byers' 3:53.18 mile just edged Wottle's previous record of 3:53.3.

Recommended: Christian Science Monitor article on Tom Byers: 

Byers - Christian Science Monitor

In one of my favorite sets of results, each of the seven finishers in the mile was from a different country:

1. United States, Tom Byers, 3:53.18

2. Scotland, Graham Williamson, 3:53.47

3. Spain, Jose Abascal, 3:53.64

4. West Germany, Thomas Wessinghage, 3:54.05

5. Ireland, Ray Flynn, 3:54.38

6. Kenya, Mike Boit, 3:55.28

7. Canada, John Craig, 4:01.29