1996 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)

The 1996 United States Olympic Trials for track and field were held at Centennial Olympic Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. This is the same venue as would be used for the 1996 Summer Olympics. This was effectively the new stadium's test run. The stadium was converted into what is now used for baseball as Turner Field. Organised by USA Track and Field, the ten-day competition lasted from June 14 until June 23 and served as the national championships in track and field for the United States. The Men's Marathon Trials were held February 17 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

1996 United States Olympic Trials
DatesJune 14–June 23
Host cityAtlanta, Georgia, United States
VenueCentennial Olympic Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events40 (men: 20; women: 20)

The results of the event determined qualification for the American Olympic team at the 1996 Summer Olympics, held in the same stadium. Provided they had achieved the Olympic "A" standard,[1] 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.

Medal summary

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

Men track events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
Wind : +1.1 m/s		 Dennis Mitchell9.92 Michael Marsh10.00 Jon Drummond10.02
200 metres
Wind : +1.7 m/s		 Michael Johnson19.66 WR Jeff Williams20.03 Michael Marsh20.04
400 metres Michael Johnson43.44 CR Butch Reynolds43.91 Alvin Harrison44.09
800 metres Johnny Gray1.44.00 Brandon Rock1.44.64 Jose Parrilla1.44.86
1500 metres Paul McMullen3.43.86 Jim Sorensen3.43.88 Jason Pyrah3.44.03
5000 metres Bob Kennedy13.46.17 Matt Giusto13.56.89 Ronnie Harris13.57.49
10,000 metres[a] Todd Williams28.46.58 Joe LeMay29.06.89 Dan Middleman29.13.81
Marathon Bob Kempainen2:12:45 Mark Coogan2:13:05 Keith Brantly2:13:22
110 metres hurdles
Wind : +0.9 m/s		 Allen Johnson12.92 =AR Mark Crear13.05 Eugene Swift13.21
400 metres hurdles Bryan Bronson47.98 Derrick Adkins48.18 Calvin Davis48.32
3000 metres steeplechase Mark Croghan8.18.80 Robert Gary8.19.26 Marc Davis8.20.73
20 kilometres race walk Curt Clausen1:29:50.00 Tim Seaman1:30:27.00 Gary Morgan1:31:00.00

Men field events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
High jump Charles Austin2.30 m (7 ft 6 1⁄2 in) Ed Broxterman2.30 m (7 ft 6 1⁄2 in) Cameron Wright2.30 m (7 ft 6 1⁄2 in)
Pole vault Lawrence Johnson5.80 m (19 ft 1⁄4 in) Jeff Hartwig5.80 m (19 ft 1⁄4 in) Scott Huffman5.69 m (18 ft 8 in)
Long jump Mike Powell8.39 m (27 ft 6 1⁄4 in) Joe Greene8.34 m (27 ft 4 1⁄4 in)w Carl Lewis8.30 m (27 ft 2 3⁄4 in)
Triple jump Kenny Harrison18.01 m (59 ft 1 in)w Mike Conley17.57 m (57 ft 7 1⁄2 in) Robert Howard17.19 m (56 ft 4 3⁄4 in)
Shot put Randy Barnes21.37 m (70 ft 1 1⁄4 in) John Godina21.19 m (69 ft 6 1⁄4 in) C.J. Hunter21.07 m (69 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Discus throw Anthony Washington65.86 m (216 ft 0 in) John Godina64.56 m (211 ft 9 in) Adam Setliff63.27 m (207 ft 6 in)
Hammer throw Lance Deal75.99 m (249 ft 3 in) David Popejoy74.27 m (243 ft 8 in) Kevin McMahon73.58 m (241 ft 4 in)
Javelin throw Todd Riech81.86 m (268 ft 6 in) Tom Pukstys81.58 m (267 ft 7 in) Breaux Greer79.98 m (262 ft 4 in)
Decathlon Dan O'Brien8726 Steve Fritz8636 Chris Huffins8546

Women track events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
Wind : +1.1 m/s		 Gwen Torrence10.82 Gail Devers10.91 D'Andre Hill10.92
200 metres
Wind : -0.6 m/s		 Carlette Guidry22.14 Dannette Young-Stone22.18 Inger Miller22.25
400 metres Maicel Malone50.52 Jearl Miles Clark50.61 Kim Graham50.87
800 metres Meredith Valmon1:57.04 CR Joetta Clark-Diggs1:58.22 Suzy Favor Hamilton1:59.04
1500 metres Regina Jacobs4:08.67 Juli Henner4:09.49 Vicki Huber4:11.23
5000 metres Lynn Jennings15:28.18 Mary Slaney15:29.39 Amy Rudolph15:29.91
10,000 metres[b] Kate Fonshell32:37.91 Olga Appell32:43.79 Joan Nesbit32:46.77
Marathon Jenny Spangler2:29:54 Linda Somers2:30:06 Anne Marie Lauck2:31:18
100 metres hurdles
Wind :+-0.6 m/s		 Gail Devers12.62 Lynda Goode12.69 Cheryl Dickey12.76
400 metres hurdles Kim Batten53.81 Tonja Buford-Bailey53.92 Sandra Farmer-Patrick54.07
3000 metres steeplechase
Unofficial event[c]		 Courtney Meldrum10:23.47 WR Sarah Heeb10:25.44 Rae Henderson10:35.93
20 kilometres race walk Debbi Lawrence46:05 Michelle Rohl46:37 Victoria Herazo48:12

Women field events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
High jump Tisha Waller1.95 m (6 ft 4 3⁄4 in) Connie Teaberry1.95 m (6 ft 4 3⁄4 in) Amy Acuff1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Pole vault Stacy Dragila4.20 m (13 ft 9 1⁄4 in) NR Melissa Price3.90 m (12 ft 9 1⁄2 in) Tiffany Smith3.80 m (12 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Long jump[d] Jackie Joyner-Kersee7.04 m (23 ft 1 in)w Shana Williams6.93 m (22 ft 8 3⁄4 in) Marieke Veltman6.88 m (22 ft 6 3⁄4 in)
Triple jump[e] Cynthea Rhodes14.06 m (46 ft 1 1⁄2 in) Sheila Hudson14.05 m (46 ft 1 in) Diana Orrange13.84 m (45 ft 4 3⁄4 in)
Shot put Connie Price-Smith19.09 m (62 ft 7 1⁄2 in) Ramona Pagel18.60 m (61 ft 1⁄4 in) Dawn Dumble17.73 m (58 ft 2 in)
Discus throw Suzy Powell60.58 m (198 ft 9 in) Lacy Barnes-Mileham59.66 m (195 ft 8 in) Aretha Hill58.04 m (190 ft 5 in)
Hammer throw[f] Dawn Ellerbe59.06 m (193 ft 9 in) CR Leslie Coons57.46 m (188 ft 6 in) Katie Panek56.34 m (184 ft 10 in)
Javelin throw Nicole Carroll57.58 m (188 ft 10 in) Windy Dean57.10 m (187 ft 4 in) Lynda Blutreich56.32 m (184 ft 9 in)
Heptathlon Kelly Blair-LaBounty6406 Jackie Joyner-Kersee6403 Sharon Hanson6352

References
  1. "Olympic Qualifying Standards 1996". Gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
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