2016 United States Olympic trials (track and field)

The 2016 United States Olympic trials for track and field were held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Organized by USA Track and Field, the ten-day competition lasted from July 1 to July 10 and served as the national championships in track and field for the United States.

2016 United States Olympic track and field trials
DatesJuly 1 - July 10
Host cityEugene, Oregon, U.S.
VenueHayward Field
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events40 (men: 20; women: 20)

The results of the event determined qualification for the American Olympic team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, to be held in Rio de Janeiro. Provided they had achieved the Olympic standard, the top three athletes gained a place on the Olympic team. If a leading athlete did not hold the standard, or if an athlete withdrew, then the next highest finishing athlete with the standard was selected instead.

The trials for the men's and women's marathon were held February 13 in Los Angeles and the trials for the men's 50 km race walk were held February 21 in Santee, California. The trials for the 20 km race walk were held on June 30 in Salem, Oregon in front of the state capitol. Only the Olympic qualifiers from that race were invited to appear at Hayward Field.[1]

Men's results

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Key:
 Athlete without Olympic qualifying standard, not selected
  Athlete without Olympic qualifying standard, invited to Olympics based on world list position

Track

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 meters
(Wind: +1.6 m/s)
Justin Gatlin 9.80 Trayvon Bromell 9.84 Marvin Bracy 9.98
200 meters
(Wind: +1.6 m/s)
Justin Gatlin 19.75 LaShawn Merritt 19.79 Ameer Webb 20.00
400 meters LaShawn Merritt 43.97 Gil Roberts 44.73 David Verburg 44.82
800 meters Clayton Murphy 1:44.76 Boris Berian 1:44.92 Charles Jock 1:45.48
1500 meters Matthew Centrowitz 3:34.09 Robby Andrews 3:34.88 Ben Blankenship 3:36.18
5000 meters Bernard Lagat 13:35.50 Hassan Mead 13:35.70 Paul Chelimo 13:35.92
10,000 meters Galen Rupp 27:55.04 Shadrack Kipchirchir 28:01.52 Leonard Korir 28:16.97
110 meters hurdles
(Wind: +1.0 m/s)
Devon Allen 13.03 Ronnie Ash 13.21 (.205) Jeff Porter 13.21 (.206)
400 meters hurdles Kerron Clement 48.50 Byron Robinson 48.79 Michael Tinsley 48.82
3000 meters steeplechase Evan Jager 8:22.48 Hillary Bor 8:24.10 Donn Cabral 8:26.37
20 km walk[a] John Nunn 1:25:37 Trevor Barron 1:27:28 Nick Christie 1:27:44

Field

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
High jump [b] Erik Kynard 2.29 m (7 ft 6 in) Kyle Landon 2.26 m (7 ft 4+34 in) Bradley Adkins 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in)
Pole vault Sam Kendricks 5.91 m (19 ft 4+12 in) CR Cale Simmons 5.65 m (18 ft 6+14 in) Logan Cunningham 5.60 m (18 ft 4+14 in)
Long jump[c] Jeffery Henderson 8.59 m (28 ft 2 in)
(Wind: +2.9 m/s)
Jarrion Lawson 8.58 m (28 ft 1+34 in)
(Wind: +1.8 m/s)
Will Claye 8.42 m (27 ft 7+14 in)
(Wind: +5.0 m/s)
Triple jump Will Claye 17.65 m (57 ft 10+34 in)
(Wind: +2.0 m/s)
Christian Taylor 17.39 m (57 ft 12 in)
(Wind: -0.8 m/s)
Chris Benard 17.21 m (56 ft 5+12 in)
(Wind: -0.9 m/s)
Shot put Ryan Crouser 22.11 m (72 ft 6+14 in) Joe Kovacs 21.95 m (72 ft 0 in) Darrell Hill 21.63 m (70 ft 11+12 in)
Discus throw Mason Finley 63.42 m (208 ft 0 in) Tavis Bailey 61.57 m (202 ft 0 in) Andrew Evans 61.22 m (200 ft 10 in)
Hammer throw[d] Rudy Winkler 76.76 m (251 ft 10 in) Kibwé Johnson 75.11 m (246 ft 5 in) Conor McCullough 74.14 m (243 ft 2 in)
Javelin throw[e] Cyrus Hostetler 83.24 m (273 ft 1 in) Curtis Thompson 82.88 m (271 ft 10 in) Riley Dolezal 79.67 m (261 ft 4 in)
Decathlon Ashton Eaton 8750 Jeremy Taiwo 8425 Zach Ziemek 8413

Notes

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a None of John Nunn, Trevor Barron and Nick Christie, who finished in top 3 at the US Olympic trials, reached the 1:24:00 qualifying time in the 20 km walk.
b Landon did not achieve the 2.29 m qualifying standard. Ricky Robertson, who finished in a tie for sixth place, was the next highest placed athlete with a qualifying mark and received the third Olympic spot.
c Will Claye did not have the long jump Olympic qualifying standard of 8.15 m; he missed it by one centimeter in the qualifying round, and his best jumps in the final were wind-aided. Fourth-place finisher Marquis Dendy, who also jumped 8.42 m but lost to Claye on second-best jumps, was named to the Olympic team.[2] Fifth-place finisher Mike Hartfield was the alternate and eventually replaced Dendy, who withdrew from the Olympics due to a leg injury.[3]
d No Americans reached the 77.00 m qualifying distance in the hammer throw, but Winkler, Johnson and McCullough were all invited by the IAAF based on their top-32 world list position.
e Curtis Thompson and Riley Dolezal finished second and third at the US Olympic trials but did not achieve the standard. Sam Crouser finished fourth, Sean Furey finished eleventh and both have the qualification standard from 2015.

Women's results

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Key:  Athlete without Olympic qualifying standard, not selected.

Track

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Sydney McLaughlin
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 meters
(Wind: +1.0 m/s)
English Gardner 10.74 Tianna Bartoletta 10.78 (.778) Tori Bowie 10.78 (.779)
200 meters
(Wind: -0.6 m/s)
Tori Bowie 22.25 Deajah Stevens 22.30 Jenna Prandini 22.53
400 meters Allyson Felix 49.68 Phyllis Francis 49.94 Natasha Hastings 50.17
800 meters Kate Grace 1:59.10 Ajee' Wilson 1:59.51 Chrishuna Williams 1:59.59
1500 meters Jennifer Simpson 4:04.74 Shannon Rowbury 4:05.39 Brenda Martinez 4:06.16
5000 meters[d] Molly Huddle 15:05.01 Shelby Houlihan 15:06.14 Kim Conley 15:10.62
10,000 meters Molly Huddle 31:41.62 Emily Infeld 31:46.09 Marielle Hall 31:54.77
100 meters hurdles
(Wind: +1.2 m/s)
Brianna Rollins 12.34 Kristi Castlin 12.50 Nia Ali 12.55
400 meters hurdles Dalilah Muhammad 52.88 Ashley Spencer 54.02 Sydney McLaughlin 54.15
3000 meters steeplechase Emma Coburn 9:17.48 Courtney Frerichs 9:20.92 Colleen Quigley 9:21.29
20 km walk Maria Michta-Coffey 1:33:41 Miranda Melville 1:34:12 Katie Burnett 1:41:13

Field

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
High jump Chaunté Lowe 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Vashti Cunningham 1.97 m (6 ft 5+12 in) Inika McPherson 1.93 m (6 ft 3+34 in)
Pole vault Jenn Suhr 4.80 m (15 ft 8+34 in) Sandi Morris 4.75 m (15 ft 7 in) Alexis Weeks 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in)
Long jump Brittney Reese 7.31 m (23 ft 11+34 in) CR
(Wind: +1.7 m/s)
Tianna Bartoletta 7.02 m (23 ft 14 in)
(Wind: +2.3 m/s)
Janay DeLoach 6.93 m (22 ft 8+34 in)
(Wind: +1.7 m/s)
Triple jump Keturah Orji 14.32 m (46 ft 11+34 in)
(Wind: +1.1 m/s)
Christina Epps 14.17 m (46 ft 5+34 in)
(Wind: +0.6 m/s)
Andrea Geubelle 13.95 m (45 ft 9 in)
(Wind: +0.9 m/s)
Shot put Michelle Carter 19.59 m (64 ft 3+14 in) Raven Saunders 19.24 m (63 ft 1+14 in) Felisha Johnson 19.23 m (63 ft 1 in)
Discus throw Whitney Ashley 62.25 m (204 ft 2 in) Shelbi Vaughan 60.28 m (197 ft 9 in) Kelsey Card 60.13 m (197 ft 3 in)
Hammer throw Amber Campbell 74.03 m (242 ft 10 in) Gwen Berry 73.09 m (239 ft 9 in) (72.04) DeAnna Price 73.09 m (239 ft 9 in) (71.66)
Javelin throw[e] Maggie Malone 60.84 m (199 ft 7 in) Hannah Carson 58.19 m (190 ft 10 in) Kara Winger 57.90 m (189 ft 11 in)
Heptathlon Barbara Nwaba 6494 Heather Miller-Koch 6423 Kendell Williams 6402

Notes

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d Abbey D'Agostino, who placed fifth in the 5,000 meters in 15:14.04, was named to the Olympic team after both Molly Huddle, who won, and Emily Infeld, who placed fourth and was first in line to replace her, decided to only run the 10,000 meters at the Olympics.
e Hannah Carson placed second in the javelin throw, but did not have the Olympic qualifying standard of 62.00 m. Brittany Borman, who finished fourth at the Olympic trials, was the only other American with a qualifying mark (64.75 m in 2015) and received the third Olympic spot.

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2016-06-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Allyson Felix Overcomes Ankle Sprain to Take 400 Title, Make Fourth Olympic Team". United States Olympic Committee. July 3, 2016. Archived from the original on July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  3. ^ Brooks, Amanda (July 29, 2016). "Hartfield replaces Dendy in U.S. long jump for Rio". USA Track & Field. Archived from the original on August 1, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
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