Entry Info

All U.S. citizens eligible to represent the United States in international race walk competitions who have walked 50K in under 4:45 during the qualifying time period are eligible to enter by paying an entry fee of $10 to USATF.

You must be a 2012 USATF member to enter the Trials.  If you do not have a 2012 membership, please complete a membership application first. You must also be a U.S. citizen and meet the eligibility requirements and qualifying standards.

Qualifying Standards

Qualifying window:  January 1, 2010 - January 7, 2012

Event	"A"	"B"
Men's 50 km Race Walk	4:45:00.00	--

Qualifying Guidelines

1. All qualifying performances must be made on a USATF-certified road course, standard outdoor track, or an international road course certified by the appropriate authority.
2. Qualifying marks must be made and verifiable in a USATF- or IAAF-sanctioned event.
3. All qualifying performances are subject to verification.
4. Athletes must meet the "A" standard in order to enter the Olympic Trials. There is no "B" standard. All persons meeting the "A" standard are eligible to enter.

Automatic Qualification

In accordance with USATF Rule 10.3 (b) ii:  Any male athlete who has, in the current year or during the previous four calendar years (2008, 2009, 2010, 20011), in a race walking event accomplished one of the following shall be afforded automatic qualification into the U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men's 50 km Race Walk:

• Earned an individual medal in an Olympic Games or IAAF World Championship
• Won an individual Championship at the USA Open Indoor or Outdoor Track & Field Championships
• Won a USA Championship in the 50 km Race Walk
• Won a U.S. Olympic Team Trials

All athletes who are allowed entry into the Olympic Trials via automatic qualifying regulations must submit an entry and follow the same declaration procedures as all other Olympic Trials qualifiers. These athletes should also list the details regarding the qualifying performance on their official entry form.

Athletes whose entry into the Olympic Trials is based solely on the "automatic qualification" provision are not eligible to receive funding based on the automatic qualification alone.

Eligibility Requirements

In addition to correctly entering the Trials and having equaled or bettered the Olympic Trials qualifying standard during the stated qualifying period, the following criteria must be met:

• For all athletes, a 2012 USATF membership number must be provided or entry will not be accepted. USATF memberships may be renewed or obtained online, through your local USATF Association, or by calling the USATF National Office at 317-713-4665. The fee is $30.00.
• Athletes must be in good standing with USATF.
• Only citizens of the United States who are eligible to represent the United States in an Olympic competition under United States Olympic Committee and International Olympic Committee rules are eligible to compete in the Trials. Athletes who have citizenship questions should contact contact Duffy Mahoney, USATF's Director of Events, via e-mail.
• Athletes may enter the event even if they have not yet met the qualifying standard. However, athletes will not be permitted to compete unless they have:
  • Completed the entry process
  • Met the entry standard by January 27, 2012
  • Completed the declaration process
  • Have an updated athlete location form on file with USADA prior to competition if they are in the Out-Of-Competition (OOC) Drug-Testing Pool. Athletes with questions about the OOC Drug Testing Pool should call Melissa Beasley, Elite Athlete Programs Coordinator/USADA, at 317-713-4650 or e-mail Melissa.Beasley@usatf.org.