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U.S. Qualifying Standards

**Please note the qualifying standards listed are for U.S. athletes only.

Events in bold will be contested at the 2014 U.S. Area Youth Olympic Selection Trials - Track & Field. Events listed directly below those being contested (which are indicated in bold) may be used as alternates for qualifying. See Qualifying Guidelines below for full details.

Qualifying window: June 1, 2013 – March 30, 2014
 

Men   Women  
100m* 11.14 100m* 12.18
200m* 22.48 200m* 25.02
400m 48.67 400m 56.78
800m 1.57.74    
     800m 2:19.67
1500m 4:12.50  1500m 4:53.45
    1600m 4:30.77     1600m 5:11.72
    Mile 4:31.79     Mile 5:12.73
3000m 9:11.15 3000m 10:58.23
    3200m 9:41.60     3200m 11:28.76
110m Hurdles (36")* 15.99 100m Hurdles (30")* 14.85
    110m Hurdles (39")* 16.19     100m Hurdles (33")* 15.05
400m Hurdles (33")   400m Hurdles (30") 1:04.09
    400m Hurdles (36") 55.96     300m Hurdles (30") 44.80
    400m Hurdles (30") 55.75 2000m Steeplechase 7:45.17
    300m Hurdles (30") 39.62       3000m Steeplechase 11:25.13
    300m Hurdles (36") 40.12 5000m Race Walk Open #
2000m Steeplechase 6:36.02 High Jump 1.52
     3000m Steeplechase 10:09.00 Pole Vault 3.35
1000m Race Walk Open # Long Jump 5.53
High Jump 1.87 Triple Jump 11.58
Pole Vault 4.30 Shot Put (3 kg) 12.12
Long Jump 6.79 Discus Throw (1 kg) 38.03
Triple Jump 13.86 Hammer Throw (3 kg) 34.01
Shot Put (5 kg)   Javelin Throw (500 g) 34.87
       Shot Put (12 lb.) 15.88    
Discus Throw (1.5 kg)      
        Discus Throw (1.6 kg) 48.06    
Hammer Throw (5 kg)      
        Hammer Throw (12 lb.) 51.42    
Javelin Throw (700 g)      
        Javelin Throw (800 g) 52.13    

Qualifying Guidelines

 
  1. All qualifying performances for running events may be made on an indoor or 400m outdoor track.
  2. Qualifying marks must be made in accordance with USATF Rule 149 and verifiable in one of the following:
    1. USATF- or IAAF-sanctioned events that prescribe to or exceed USATF competition rules, or        
    2. High school meets, dual and triangular meets, the prescribe to or exceed USATF competition rules.
  3. All qualifying marks must be attained during the qualifying window shown above.
  4. Fully automatic timing (F.A.T.)* is the only method of timing acceptable for qualifying marks for events equal to or shorter than 200 meters.
  5. A manual time may be used for qualifying for events of 400 meters and longer only if no F.A.T. qualifying time exists for the race during the qualifying period. A manual time may not supersede any F.A.T. qualifying time for an event. Qualifying manual times, for eligible events, are the F.A.T. qualifying time without the last zero for events 2000m and longer; the F.A.T time minus 0.14 for events 400m - 1 Mile. The seed time for a submitted manual time will be in accordance with USATF Rule 76.
  6. Times submitted in hundredths of a second must be F.A.T. times.
  7. In the 100m, 200m, 100mH, LJ and TJ, no wind added marks, which are those exceeding 2.0 m/s, are permitted for qualifying 

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