2008 United States Olympic trials (track and field)

2008 United States Olympic trials
2008 United States Olympic trials
Dates	June 27–July 8
Host city	Eugene, Oregon, United States
Venue	Hayward Field
Level	Senior
Type	Outdoor
Events	40 (men: 20; women: 20)
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The 2008 United States Olympic trials for track and field were held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Organised by USA Track and Field, the ten-day competition lasted from June 27 until July 8 and served as the national championships in track and field for the United States.

The results of the event determined qualification for the American Olympic team at the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing. Provided they had achieved the Olympic "A" standard, the top three athletes gained a place on the Olympic team. In the event that a leading athlete did not hold an "A" standard, or an athlete withdrew, the next highest finishing athlete with an "A" standard was selected instead.

The trials for the men's marathon were held November 3, 2007 in New York City,^[1] the women's marathon were held April 20 in Boston^[2] and the trials for the men's 50 km race walk were held February 9 in Miami, Florida.^[3]

Medal summary

Key:≠ Athlete without "A" standard, not selected.

Men

Men track events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres (Wind: +4.1 m/s)	Tyson Gay	9.68w	Walter Dix	9.80w	Darvis Patton	9.84w
200 metres	Walter Dix	19.852	Shawn Crawford	19.857	Wallace Spearmon	19.90
400 metres	LaShawn Merritt	44.00	Jeremy Wariner	44.20	David Neville	44.61
800 metres See also Oregon Sweep	Nick Symmonds	1:44.10	Andrew Wheating	1:45.03	Christian Smith	1:45.47
1500 metres	Bernard Lagat	3:40.37	Leonel Manzano	3:40.90	Lopez Lomong	3:41.00
5000 metres	Bernard Lagat	13:27.47	Matt Tegenkamp	13:29.68	Ian Dobson	13:29.76
10,000 metres	Abdi Abdirahman	27:41.89	Galen Rupp	27:43.11	Jorge Torres	27:46.33
Marathon	Ryan Hall	2:09:02	Dathan Ritzenhein	2:11:07	Brian Sell	2:11:40
110 metres hurdles (Wind: +3.5 m/s)	David Oliver	12.95w	Terrence Trammell	13.00w	David Payne	13.25w
400 metres hurdles	Bershawn Jackson	48.17	Kerron Clement	48.36	Angelo Taylor	48.42
3000 metres steeplechase	Anthony Famiglietti	8:20.24	William Nelson	8:21.47	Joshua McAdams	8:21.99
20 km walk	Kevin Eastler	1:27:08.00	Matthew Boyles≠	1:28:20.00	Patrick Stroupe≠	1:29:17.00

Men field events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
High jump	Jesse Williams	2.30 m (7 ft 6+1⁄2 in)	Jamie Nieto	2.27 m (7 ft 5+1⁄4 in)	Andra Manson	2.27 m (7 ft 5+1⁄4 in)
Pole vault	Derek Miles	5.80 m (19 ft 1⁄4 in)	Jeff Hartwig	5.70 m (18 ft 8+1⁄4 in)	Brad Walker	5.65 m (18 ft 6+1⁄4 in)
Long jump	Trevell Quinley	8.36 m (27 ft 5 in)	Brian Johnson	8.30 m (27 ft 2+3⁄4 in)	Miguel Pate	8.22 m (26 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Triple jump	Aarik Wilson	17.43 m (57 ft 2 in)	Kenta Bell	17.23 m (56 ft 6+1⁄4 in)	Rafeeq Curry	17.21 m (56 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Shot put	Reese Hoffa	22.10 m (72 ft 6 in)	Christian Cantwell	21.71 m (71 ft 2+1⁄2 in)	Adam Nelson	20.89 m (68 ft 6+1⁄4 in)
Discus throw	Ian Waltz	65.87 m (216 ft 1 in)	Michael Robertson	63.73 m (209 ft 1 in)	Casey Malone	62.67 m (205 ft 7 in)
Hammer throw	A. G. Kruger	75.56 m (247 ft 10 in)	Kevin McMahon≠	74.49 m (244 ft 4 in)	Jake Freeman	73.59 m (241 ft 5 in)
Javelin throw^[a]	Bobby Smith≠	76.06 m (249 ft 6 in)	Mike Hazle	75.76 m (248 ft 6 in)	Brian Chaput≠	75.63 m (248 ft 1 in)
Decathlon	Bryan Clay	8832 CR	Trey Hardee	8534	Tom Pappas	8511

Notes

^a As a result of Bobby Smith and Brian Chaput not having the "A" standard of 77.00 m, fifth-placed Leigh Smith and Breaux Greer who was eliminated in the preliminary round were included.

Women

Women track events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres	Muna Lee	10.85	Torri Edwards	10.90	Lauryn Williams	10.90
200 metres (Wind: +5.6 m/s)	Allyson Felix	21.82	Muna Lee	21.99	Marshevet Hooker	22.20
400 metres	Sanya Richards	49.89	Mary Wineberg	50.85	DeeDee Trotter	50.88
800 metres	Hazel Clark	1:59.82	Alice Schmidt	2:00.46	Kameisha Bennett	2:01.20
1500 metres	Shannon Rowbury	4:05.48	Erin Donohue	4:08.20	Christin Wurth	4:08.48
5000 metres	Kara Goucher	15:01.02	Jennifer Rhines	15:02.02	Shalane Flanagan	15:02.81
10,000 metres	Shalane Flanagan	31:34.81	Kara Goucher	31:37.72	Amy Begley	31:43.60
Marathon	Deena Kastor	2:29:35	Magdalena Lewy Boulet	2:30:19	Blake Russell	2:32:40
100 metres hurdles wind +3.8	Lolo Jones	12.29	Damu Cherry	12.58	Dawn Harper	12.62
400 metres hurdles	Tiffany Williams	54.03	Queen Harrison	54.60	Sheena Tosta	54.62
3000 metres steeplechase	Anna Willard	9:27.59 CR	Lindsey Anderson	9:30.75	Jennifer Barringer	9:33.11
20 km walk	Joanne Dow	1:35:11.00	Teresa Vaill≠	1:36:35.00	Susan Armenta≠	1:42:12.00

Women field events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
High jump	Chaunte Howard	1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in)	Amy Acuff	1.93 m (6 ft 3+3⁄4 in)	Sharon Day	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Pole vault	Jennifer Stuczynski	4.92 m (16 ft 1+1⁄2 in) NR	April Steiner Bennett	4.60 m (15 ft 1 in)	Erica Bartolina	4.55 m (14 ft 11 in)
Long jump	Brittney Reese	6.95 m (22 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	Grace Upshaw	6.88 m (22 ft 6+3⁄4 in)	Funmi Jimoh	6.72 m (22 ft 1⁄2 in)
Triple jump	Shani Marks	14.38 m (47 ft 2 in)	Shakeema Welsch≠	14.27 m (46 ft 9+3⁄4 in)	Erica McLain	13.96 m (45 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Shot put	Michelle Carter	18.85 m (61 ft 10 in)	Kristin Heaston	18.34 m (60 ft 2 in)	Jillian Camarena	18.12 m (59 ft 5+1⁄4 in)
Discus throw	Aretha Thurmond	65.20 m (213 ft 10 in)	Suzy Powell-Roos	62.92 m (206 ft 5 in)	Stephanie Brown Trafton	62.65 m (205 ft 6 in)
Hammer throw	Jessica Cosby	70.72 m (232 ft 0 in) CR	Amber Campbell	69.24 m (227 ft 1 in)	Sarah Veress	68.60 m (225 ft 0 in)
Javelin throw^[b]	Kara Patterson	61.51 m (201 ft 9 in)	Dana Pounds≠	59.79 m (196 ft 1 in)	Rachel Yurkovich≠	58.04 m (190 ft 5 in)
Heptathlon	Hyleas Fountain	6667 pts	Jacquelyn Johnson	6347 pts	Diana Pickler	6257 pts

Notes

^b As neither Dana Pounds or Rachel Yurkovich met the "A" standard of 60.50 m, fourth-placed Kim Kreiner was included.

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Qualification	2008 United States Olympic trials (track and field)
Men's track and road athletes	Abdi Abdirahman Kerron Clement Shawn Crawford Walter Dix Ian Dobson Philip Dunn Kevin Eastler Anthony Famiglietti Tyson Gay Ryan Hall Bershawn Jackson Bernard Lagat Lopez Lomong Leonel Manzano Rodney Martin (r) Joshua McAdams LaShawn Merritt Billy Nelson David Neville David Oliver Travis Padgett (r) Darvis Patton David Payne Dathan Ritzenhein Galen Rupp Brian Sell Christian Smith Wallace Spearmon Nick Symmonds Angelo Taylor Matt Tegenkamp Jorge Torres Terrence Trammell Jeremy Wariner Andrew Wheating Reggie Witherspoon (r)
Men's field athletes	Kenta Bell Christian Cantwell Bryan Clay Rafeeq Curry Breaux Greer Trey Hardee Jeff Hartwig Mike Hazle Reese Hoffa Brian Johnson Dusty Jonas A. G. Kruger Casey Malone Andra Manson Derek Miles Adam Nelson Tom Pappas Miguel Pate Trevell Quinley Michael Robertson Leigh Smith Brad Walker Ian Waltz Jesse Williams Aarik Wilson
Women's track and road athletes	Lindsey Anderson Jenny Barringer Amy Yoder Begley Damu Cherry Hazel Clark-Riley Erin Donohue Joanne Dow Torri Edwards Allyson Felix Shalane Flanagan Kara Goucher Dawn Harper Queen Harrison Natasha Hastings (r) Monique Henderson (r) Marshevet Hooker Lolo Jones Deena Kastor Muna Lee Mechelle Lewis (r) Magdalena Lewy-Boulet Jennifer Rhines Sanya Richards Tiffany Ross-Williams Shannon Rowbury Blake Russell Alice Schmidt Nicole Teter Sheena Tosta DeeDee Trotter Anna Willard Angela Williams (r) Lauryn Williams Mary Wineberg Christin Wurth-Thomas
Women's field athletes	Amy Acuff Erica Bartolina April Steiner Bennett Jillian Camarena Amber Campbell Michelle Carter Jessica Cosby Sharon Day Hyleas Fountain Kristin Heaston Chaunté Howard Funmi Jimoh Jackie Johnson Kim Kreiner Shani Marks Erica McLain Kara Patterson Diana Pickler Suzy Powell-Roos Brittney Reese Loree Smith Jenn Stuczynski Aretha Thurmond Stephanie Brown Trafton Grace Upshaw
Coaches	Bubba Thornton (men's head coach) Harvey Glance (men's assistant coach) Ron Mann (men's assistant coach) Boo Schexnayder (men's assistant coach) Criss Somerlot (men's assistant coach) Joe Vigil (men's assistant coach) Jeanette Bolden (women's head coach) Chandra Cheeseborough (women's assistant coach) J.J. Clark (women's assistant coach) Kim Keenan-Kirkpatrick (women's assistant coach) Connie Price-Smith (women's assistant coach) Rita Somerlot (women's assistant coach) Brooks Johnson (relay coach) Orin Richburg (relay coach)