INDIANAPOLIS — USATF has released the competition standards for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field, announced Wednesday. The qualifying event for the “world’s toughest team to make” is set to take place July 1-10 in Eugene, Oregon.
All qualifying performances must occur between Friday, May 1, 2015 through Sunday, June 26, 2016, or on an indoor track, in the same event, in the period Friday, January 1, 2016 through Sunday, June 26, 2016. In the cases of the 10,000 meters, decathlon, heptathlon and 20km race walks, the qualifying period is from Thursday, January 1, 2015 through Sunday, June 26, 2016.
The qualifying performance for the men’s 50km Race Walk must be attained between Sunday November 24, 2013 and Sunday, January 31, 2016.
Full-session tickets for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field are still available at TrackTown16.com.
| Standards – 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field | ||||
| Men | Women | |||
| Automatic | Field Size & Rounds | Event | Automatic | Field Size & Rounds |
| 10.16 | (32–3) | 100m | 11.32 | (32-3) |
| 20.50 | (30–3) | 200m | 23.20 | (30-3) |
| 45.40 | (28–3) | 400m | 52.20 | (28-3) |
| 1:46.00 | (32–3) | 800m | 2:03.00 | (32-3) |
| 3:38.00 | (30–3) | 1500m | 4:09.50 | (30-3) |
| 13:28.00 | (24–2) | 5000m | 15:25.00 | (24-2) |
| 28:15.00 | (24–1) | 10k | 32:25.00 | (24-1) |
| 1:36:00 | (15–1) | 20k RW | 1:48:00 | (15-1) |
| 5:15:00 | (15–1) | 50k RW | ||
| 13.52 | (32–3) | 110m/100m Hurdles | 13.00 | (32-3) |
| 49.50 | (28–3) | 400m Hurdles | 56.95 | (28-3) |
| 8:32.00 | (24–2) | 3000m SC | 9:53.00 | (24-2) |
| 2.28m/7-5.75 | (24–2) | High Jump | 1.85m/6-0.75 | (24-2) |
| 5.65m/18-6.50 | (24–2) | Pole Vault | 4.40m/14-5.25 | (24-2) |
| 8.05m/26-5 | (24–2) | Long Jump | 6.50m/21-4 | (24-2) |
| 16.66m/54-8 | (24–2) | Triple Jump | 13.40m/43-11.75 | (24-2) |
| 20.50m/67-3.25 | (24–2) | Shot Put | 17.60m/57-9 | (24-2) |
| 62.00m/203-5 | (24–2) | Discus Throw | 57.00m/187-0 | (24-2) |
| 72.00m/236-2 | (24–2) | Hammer Throw | 67.00m/219-9 | (24-2) |
| 77.00m/252-7 | (24–2) | Javelin Throw | 54.00m/177-2 | (24-2) |
| 7900 | (18) | Dec/Hept | 5900 | (18) |
