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Athletes qualify for Olympic track and field competition in different ways, according to the guidelines set forth by each individual National Governing Body. Several nations, including the United States, stage Olympic Team Trials. The top three finishers in each event at the U.S. Trials qualify for the Olympics.
The one common factor in Olympic qualification for athletes of all nationalities is the need to reach an “A” or “B” qualifying standard in their respective events within a designated time window. The Beijing Olympic Qualifying Standards are as follows:
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U.S. Olympic Track & Field Qualifying Standards
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| Qualifying window: September 1, 2006 – July 6, 2008 for marathons, combined events, and race walks. January 1, 2007 – July 6, 2008 for all other events. | |||||
| Men | “A” Standard | “B” Standard | Women | “A” Standard | “B” Standard |
| 100m | 10.21 | 10.28 | 100m | 11.32 | 11.42 |
| 200m | 20.59 | 20.75 | 200m | 23.00 | 23.20 |
| 400m | 45.55 | 45.95 | 400m | 51.55 | 52.35 |
| 800m | 1:46.00 | 1:47.00 | 800m | 2:00.00 | 2:01.30 |
| 1,500m | 3:36.60 | 3:39.00 | 1,500m | 4:07.00 | 4:08.00 |
| 5,000m | 13:21.50 | 13:28.00 | 5,000m | 15:09.00 | 15:24.00 |
| 10,000m | 27:50.00 | 28:10.00 | 10,000m | 31:45.00 | 32:20.00 |
| Marathon | 2:15:00 | 2:18:00 | Marathon | 2:37:00 | 2:42:00 |
| 110m Hurdles | 13.55 | 13.72 | 100m Hurdles | 12.96 | 13.11 |
| 400m Hurdles | 49.20 | 49.50 | 400m Hurdles | 55.60 | 56.50 |
| 3,000m Steeplechase | 8:24.60 | 8:32.00 | 3,000m Steeplechase | 9:46.00 | 9:55.00 |
| 20km Walk | 1:23:00 | 1:24:30 | 20km Walk | 1:33:30 | 1:38:00 |
| 50km Walk | 4:00:00 | 4:07:00 | High Jump | 1.95m | 1.91m |
| High Jump | 2.30m | 2.27m | Pole Vault | 4.45m | 4.30m |
| Pole Vault | 5.70m | 5.55m | Long Jump | 6.72m | 6.60m |
| Long Jump | 8.20m | 8.05m | Triple Jump | 14.20m | 14.00m |
| Triple Jump | 17.10m | 16.80m | Shot Put | 18.35m | 17.20m |
| Shot Put | 20.30m | 19.80m | Discus | 61.00m | 59.00m |
| Discus | 64.50m | 62.50m | Hammer | 69.50m | 67.00m |
| Hammer | 78.50m | 74.00m | Javelin | 60.50m | 56.00m |
| Javelin | 81.80m | 77.80m | Heptathlon | 6,000 points | 5,800 points |
| Decathlon | 8,000 points | 7,700 points | |||
| Qualifying Guidelines | |||||
| 1. Performances must be achieved during the qualification period of January 1, 2007 (September 1, 2006 for marathon events, combined events and race walking events) to July 6, 2008. | |||||
| 2. All performances must be achieved during competitions organized or authorized by the IAAF, its Area Associations and its National Member Federations. | |||||
| 3. Results achieved at university or school competitions must be certified by the National Federation of the country in which the competition was organized. | |||||
| 4. Performances achieved in mixed events between male and female participants, held completely in the stadium, will not be accepted (see IAAF Rule 147). | |||||
| 5. Wind-assisted performances will not be accepted. | |||||
| 6. Hand timing performances in 100m, 200m, 400m, 110m/100m Hurdles and 400m Hurdles will not be accepted. | |||||
| 7. Indoor performances will be accepted. | |||||
| 8. A list of qualifying competitions for the Marathons, the Relays and Race Walking Events, which meet with the IAAF’s qualifying criteria, will be produced and approved by the IAAF by February 1, 2007 for the 2007 events and February 1, 2008 for the 2008 events. | |||||
| 9. Ages: | |||||
| For the Marathon races and Men’s 50 km Race Walk, senior athletes only (any athlete aged 20 years and over on December 31, 2008) will be accepted. | |||||
| Junior athletes (any athlete aged 18 or 19 years on December 31, 2008) may compete in any event except the Marathon races and the 50 km Race Walk. | |||||
| Youth athletes (any athlete aged 16 or 17 years on December 31, 2008) may compete in any event except the Throws, Decathlon, 10,000m, Marathon and Race Walks. | |||||
| Athletes younger than 16 years of age on December 31, 2008 CANNOT be entered in any event. | |||||
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