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.

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, 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: .

Men Men track events 100 metresWind : +1.1 m/sDennis Mitchell 9.92Michael Marsh 10.00Jon Drummond 10.02200 metresWind : +1.7 m/sMichael Johnson 19.66 WRJeff Williams 20.03Michael Marsh 20.04400 metresMichael Johnson 43.44 CR Butch Reynolds 43.91Alvin Harrison 44.09800 metresJohnny Gray 1.44.00Brandon Rock 1.44.64Jose Parrilla 1.44.861500 metresPaul McMullen 3.43.86Jim Sorensen 3.43.88Jason Pyrah 3.44.035000 metresBob Kennedy 13.46.17Matt Giusto 13.56.89Ronnie Harris 13.57.4910,000 metresTodd Williams 28.46.58Joe LeMay 29.06.89Dan Middleman 29.13.81MarathonBob Kempainen 2:12:45Mark Coogan 2:13:05Keith Brantly 2:13:22110 metres hurdlesWind : +0.9 m/sAllen Johnson 12.92 =ARMark Crear 13.05Eugene Swift 13.21400 metres hurdlesBryan Bronson 47.98Derrick Adkins 48.18Calvin Davis 48.323000 metres steeplechaseMark Croghan 8.18.80Robert Gary 8.19.26Marc Davis 8.20.7320 km race walkCurt Clausen 1:29:50.00Tim Seaman 1:30:27.00Gary Morgan 1:31:00.00

Men field events High jumpCharles Austin Ed Broxterman Cameron Wright Pole vaultLawrence Johnson Jeff Hartwig Scott Huffman Long jumpMike Powell Joe Greene wCarl Lewis Triple jumpKenny Harrison wMike Conley Robert Howard Shot putRandy Barnes John Godina C.J. Hunter Discus throwAnthony Washington John Godina Adam Setliff Hammer throwLance Deal David Popejoy Kevin McMahon Javelin throwTodd Riech Tom Pukstys Breaux Greer DecathlonDan O'Brien 8726 (10.32/7.46/15.64/2.08/46.81/14.04/49.38/5.20/65.22/5:12.01)Steve Fritz 8636 (10.74/7.62/16.25/2.05/49.36/13.80/50.24/4.90/63.74/4:46.20)Chris Huffins 8546 (10.22/7.91/16.44/2.02/48.05/14.09/48.62/4.80/63.64/5:27.42)

Women Women track events 100 metresWind : +1.1 m/sGwen Torrence 10.82 Gail Devers 10.91 D'Andre Hill 10.92200 metresWind : -0.6 m/sCarlette Guidry 22.14 Dannette Young-Stone 22.18 Inger Miller 22.25400 metresMaicel Malone 50.52 Jearl Miles Clark 50.61 Kim Graham 50.87 800 metresMeredith Valmon 1:57.04 CR Joetta Clark-Diggs 1:58.22 Suzy Favor Hamilton 1:59.041500 metresRegina Jacobs 4:08.67 Juli Henner 4:09.49 Vicki Huber 4:11.23 5000 metresLynn Jennings 15:28.18 Mary Slaney 15:29.39 Amy Rudolph 15:29.91 10,000 metresKate Fonshell 32:37.91 Olga Appell 32:43.79 Joan Nesbit 32:46.77MarathonJenny Spangler 2:29:54 Linda Somers 2:30:06 Anne Marie Lauck 2:31:18100 metres hurdlesWind :+-0.6 m/sGail Devers 12.62 Lynda Goode 12.69 Cheryl Dickey 12.76400 metres hurdlesKim Batten 53.81 Tonja Buford-Bailey 53.92 Sandra Farmer-Patrick 54.073000 metres steeplechaseUnofficial eventCourtney Meldrum 10:23.47 WR Sarah Heeb 10:25.44 Rae Henderson 10:35.93 10 km race walkDebbi Lawrence 46:05 Michelle Rohl 46:37 Victoria Herazo 48:12

Women field events High jumpTisha Waller Connie Teaberry Amy Acuff Pole vaultStacy Dragila NRMelissa Price Tiffany Smith Long jumpJackie Joyner-Kersee w Shana Williams Marieke Veltman Triple jumpCynthea Rhodes Sheila Hudson Diana Orrange Shot putConnie Price-Smith Ramona Pagel Dawn Dumble Discus throwSuzy Powell Lacy Barnes-Mileham Aretha Hill Hammer throwDawn Ellerbe CR Leslie Coons Katie Panek Javelin throwNicole Carroll Windy Dean Lynda Blutreich HeptathlonKelly Blair-LaBounty 6406 (13.47/1.78/12.34/24.24/6.48/48.10/2:12.23) Jackie Joyner-Kersee 6403 (13.03/1.78/15.41/24.27/6.71/36.36/2:20.80) Sharon Hanson 6352 (13.07/1.73/14.23/24.10/5.71/48.76/2:09.68)

References

Results Full Results. USATF. Retrieved on 2015-10-23.

External links Official webpage at USATF