2008 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)

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.

2008 United States Olympic Trials
DatesJune 27–July 8
Host cityEugene, Oregon, United States
VenueHayward Field
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events40 (men: 20; women: 20)

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 Gay9.68w Walter Dix9.80w Darvis Patton9.84w
200 metres Walter Dix19.852 Shawn Crawford19.857 Wallace Spearmon19.90
400 metres LaShawn Merritt44.00 Jeremy Wariner44.20 David Neville44.61
800 metres
See also Oregon Sweep		 Nick Symmonds1:44.10 Andrew Wheating1:45.03 Christian Smith1:45.47
1500 metres Bernard Lagat3:40.37 Leonel Manzano3:40.90 Lopez Lomong3:41.00
5000 metres Bernard Lagat13:27.47 Matt Tegenkamp13:29.68 Ian Dobson13:29.76
10,000 metres Abdi Abdirahman27:41.89 Galen Rupp27:43.11 Jorge Torres27:46.33
Marathon Ryan Hall2:09:02 Dathan Ritzenhein2:11:07 Brian Sell2:11:40
110 metres hurdles
(Wind: +3.5 m/s)		 David Oliver12.95w Terrence Trammell13.00w David Payne13.25w
400 metres hurdles Bershawn Jackson48.17 Kerron Clement48.36 Angelo Taylor48.42
3000 metres steeplechase Anthony Famiglietti8:20.24 William Nelson8:21.47 Joshua McAdams8:21.99
20 km walk Kevin Eastler1:27:08.00 Matthew Boyles≠1:28:20.00 Patrick Stroupe≠1:29:17.00

Men field events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
High jump Jesse Williams2.30 m (7 ft 6 1⁄2 in) Jamie Nieto2.27 m (7 ft 5 1⁄4 in) Andra Manson2.27 m (7 ft 5 1⁄4 in)
Pole vault Derek Miles5.80 m (19 ft 1⁄4 in) Jeff Hartwig5.70 m (18 ft 8 1⁄4 in) Brad Walker5.65 m (18 ft 6 1⁄4 in)
Long jump Trevell Quinley8.36 m (27 ft 5 in) Brian Johnson8.30 m (27 ft 2 3⁄4 in) Miguel Pate8.22 m (26 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Triple jump Aarik Wilson17.43 m (57 ft 2 in) Kenta Bell17.23 m (56 ft 6 1⁄4 in) Rafeeq Curry17.21 m (56 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Shot put Reese Hoffa22.10 m (72 ft 6 in) Christian Cantwell21.71 m (71 ft 2 1⁄2 in) Adam Nelson20.89 m (68 ft 6 1⁄4 in)
Discus throw Ian Waltz65.87 m (216 ft 1 in) Michael Robertson63.73 m (209 ft 1 in) Casey Malone62.67 m (205 ft 7 in)
Hammer throw A. G. Kruger75.56 m (247 ft 10 in) Kevin McMahon≠74.49 m (244 ft 4 in) Jake Freeman73.59 m (241 ft 5 in)
Javelin throw[a] Bobby Smith≠76.06 m (249 ft 6 in) Mike Hazle75.76 m (248 ft 6 in) Brian Chaput≠75.63 m (248 ft 1 in)
Decathlon Bryan Clay8832 CR Trey Hardee8534 Tom Pappas8511

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 Lee10.85 Torri Edwards10.90 Lauryn Williams10.90
200 metres
(Wind: +5.6 m/s)		 Allyson Felix21.82 Muna Lee21.99 Marshevet Hooker22.20
400 metres Sanya Richards49.89 Mary Wineberg50.85 DeeDee Trotter50.88
800 metres Hazel Clark1:59.82 Alice Schmidt2:00.46 Kameisha Bennett2:01.20
1500 metres Shannon Rowbury4:05.48 Erin Donohue4:08.20 Christin Wurth4:08.48
5000 metres Kara Goucher15:01.02 Jennifer Rhines15:02.02 Shalane Flanagan15:02.81
10,000 metres Shalane Flanagan31:34.81 Kara Goucher31:37.72 Amy Begley31:43.60
Marathon Deena Kastor2:29:35 Magdalena Lewy Boulet2:30:19 Blake Russell2:32:40
100 metres hurdles
wind +3.8		 Lolo Jones12.29 Damu Cherry12.58 Dawn Harper12.62
400 metres hurdles Tiffany Williams54.03 Queen Harrison54.60 Sheena Tosta54.62
3000 metres steeplechase Anna Willard9:27.59 CR Lindsey Anderson9:30.75 Jennifer Barringer9:33.11
20 km walk Joanne Dow1:35:11.00 Teresa Vaill≠1:36:35.00 Susan Armenta≠1:42:12.00

Women field events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
High jump Chaunte Howard1.97 m (6 ft 5 1⁄2 in) Amy Acuff1.93 m (6 ft 3 3⁄4 in) Sharon Day1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Pole vault Jennifer Stuczynski4.92 m (16 ft 1 1⁄2 in) NR April Steiner Bennett4.60 m (15 ft 1 in) Erica Bartolina4.55 m (14 ft 11 in)
Long jump Brittney Reese6.95 m (22 ft 9 1⁄2 in) Grace Upshaw6.88 m (22 ft 6 3⁄4 in) Funmi Jimoh6.72 m (22 ft 1⁄2 in)
Triple jump Shani Marks14.38 m (47 ft 2 in) Shakeema Welsch≠14.27 m (46 ft 9 3⁄4 in) Erica McLain13.96 m (45 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Shot put Michelle Carter18.85 m (61 ft 10 in) Kristin Heaston18.34 m (60 ft 2 in) Jillian Camarena18.12 m (59 ft 5 1⁄4 in)
Discus throw Aretha Thurmond65.20 m (213 ft 10 in) Suzy Powell-Roos62.92 m (206 ft 5 in) Stephanie Brown Trafton62.65 m (205 ft 6 in)
Hammer throw Jessica Cosby70.72 m (232 ft 0 in) CR Amber Campbell69.24 m (227 ft 1 in) Sarah Veress68.60 m (225 ft 0 in)
Javelin throw[b] Kara Patterson61.51 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 Fountain6667 pts Jacquelyn Johnson6347 pts Diana Pickler6257 pts

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

References
  1. "Events - 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men's Marathon". USATF. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
  2. "Events - 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Women's Marathon". USATF. 2008-04-20. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
  3. "Events - 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men's 50 km Race Walk". USATF. 2008-02-09. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
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