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. In the event that a leading athlete did not hold the standard, or an athlete withdrew, 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 kilometres 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

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

Track

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 meters
(Wind: +1.6 m/s)
Justin Gatlin9.80 Trayvon Bromell9.84 Marvin Bracy9.98
200 meters
(Wind: +1.6 m/s)
Justin Gatlin19.75 LaShawn Merritt19.79 Ameer Webb20.00
400 meters LaShawn Merritt43.97 Gil Roberts44.73 David Verburg44.82
800 meters Clayton Murphy1:44.76 Boris Berian1:44.92 Charles Jock1:45.48
1500 meters Matthew Centrowitz3:34.09 Robby Andrews3:34.88 Ben Blankenship3:36.18
5000 meters Bernard Lagat13:35.50 Hassan Mead13:35.70 Paul Chelimo13:35.92
10,000 meters Galen Rupp27:55.04 Shadrack Kipchirchir28:01.52 Leonard Korir28:16.97
110 meters hurdles
(Wind: +1.0 m/s)
Devon Allen13.03 Ronnie Ash13.21 (.205) Jeff Porter13.21 (.206)
400 meters hurdles Kerron Clement48.50 Byron Robinson48.79 Michael Tinsley48.82
3000 meters steeplechase Evan Jager8:22.48 Hillary Bor8:24.10 Donn Cabral8:26.37
20 km walk[a] John Nunn 1:25:37 Trevor Barron 1:27:28 Nick Christie 1:27:44

Field

Event Gold Silver Bronze
High jump [b] Erik Kynard2.29 m (7 ft 6 in) Kyle Landon 2.26 m (7 ft 4 34 in) Bradley Adkins2.21 m (7 ft 3 in)
Pole vault Sam Kendricks5.91 m (19 ft 4 12 in) CR Cale Simmons5.65 m (18 ft 6 14 in) Logan Cunningham5.60 m (18 ft 4 14 in)
Long jump[c] Jeffery Henderson8.59 m (28 ft 2 in)
(Wind: +2.9 m/s)
Jarrion Lawson8.58 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 Claye17.65 m (57 ft 10 34 in)
(Wind: +2.0 m/s)
Christian Taylor17.39 m (57 ft 12 in)
(Wind: -0.8 m/s)
Chris Benard17.21 m (56 ft 5 12 in)
(Wind: -0.9 m/s)
Shot put Ryan Crouser22.11 m (72 ft 6 14 in) Joe Kovacs21.95 m (72 ft 0 in) Darrell Hill21.63 m (70 ft 11 12 in)
Discus throw Mason Finley63.42 m (208 ft 0 in) Tavis Bailey61.57 m (202 ft 0 in) Andrew Evans61.22 m (200 ft 10 in)
Hammer throw[d] Rudy Winkler76.76 m (251 ft 10 in) Kibwé Johnson75.11 m (246 ft 5 in) Conor McCullough74.14 m (243 ft 2 in)
Javelin throw[e] Cyrus Hostetler83.24 m (273 ft 1 in) Curtis Thompson 82.88 m (271 ft 10 in) Riley Dolezal79.67 m (261 ft 4 in)
Decathlon Ashton Eaton8750 Jeremy Taiwo8425 Zach Ziemek8413

Notes

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

Key:  Athlete without Olympic qualifying standard, not selected.

Track

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 meters
(Wind: +1.0 m/s)
English Gardner10.74 Tianna Bartoletta10.78 (.778) Tori Bowie10.78 (.779)
200 meters
(Wind: -0.6 m/s)
Tori Bowie22.25 Deajah Stevens22.30 Jenna Prandini22.53
400 meters Allyson Felix49.68 Phyllis Francis49.94 Natasha Hastings50.17
800 meters Kate Grace1:59.10 Ajee' Wilson1:59.51 Chrishuna Williams1:59.59
1500 meters Jennifer Simpson4:04.74 Shannon Rowbury4:05.39 Brenda Martinez4:06.16
5000 meters[d] Molly Huddle15:05.01 Shelby Houlihan15:06.14 Kim Conley15:10.62
10,000 meters Molly Huddle31:41.62 Emily Infeld31:46.09 Marielle Hall31:54.77
100 meters hurdles
(Wind: +1.2 m/s)
Brianna Rollins12.34 Kristi Castlin12.50 Nia Ali12.55
400 meters hurdles Dalilah Muhammad52.88 Ashley Spencer54.02 Sydney McLaughlin54.15
3000 meters steeplechase Emma Coburn9:17.48 Courtney Frerichs9:20.92 Colleen Quigley9:21.29
20 km walk Maria Michta-Coffey1:33:41 Miranda Melville1:34:12 Katie Burnett1:41:13

Field

Event Gold Silver Bronze
High jump Chaunté Lowe2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Vashti Cunningham1.97 m (6 ft 5 12 in) Inika McPherson1.93 m (6 ft 3 34 in)
Pole vault Jenn Suhr4.80 m (15 ft 8 34 in) Sandi Morris4.75 m (15 ft 7 in) Alexis Weeks4.70 m (15 ft 5 in)
Long jump Brittney Reese7.31 m (23 ft 11 34 in) CR
(Wind: +1.7 m/s)
Tianna Bartoletta7.02 m (23 ft 14 in)
(Wind: +2.3 m/s)
Janay DeLoach6.93 m (22 ft 8 34 in)
(Wind: +1.7 m/s)
Triple jump Keturah Orji14.32 m (46 ft 11 34 in)
(Wind: +1.1 m/s)
Christina Epps14.17 m (46 ft 5 34 in)
(Wind: +0.6 m/s)
Andrea Geubelle13.95 m (45 ft 9 in)
(Wind: +0.9 m/s)
Shot put Michelle Carter19.59 m (64 ft 3 14 in) Raven Saunders19.24 m (63 ft 1 14 in) Felisha Johnson19.23 m (63 ft 1 in)
Discus throw Whitney Ashley62.25 m (204 ft 2 in) Shelbi Vaughan60.28 m (197 ft 9 in) Kelsey Card60.13 m (197 ft 3 in)
Hammer throw Amber Campbell74.03 m (242 ft 10 in) Gwen Berry73.09 m (239 ft 9 in) (72.04) Deanna Price73.09 m (239 ft 9 in) (71.66)
Javelin throw[e] Maggie Malone60.84 m (199 ft 7 in) Hannah Carson58.19 m (190 ft 10 in) Kara Winger57.90 m (189 ft 11 in)
Heptathlon Barbara Nwaba6494 Heather Miller-Koch6423 Kendell Williams6402

Notes

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

  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2016-06-23.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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