2004 United States Olympic trials
Dates	June 9–July 18
Host city	Sacramento, California, U.S.
Venue	Hornet Stadium
Level	Senior
Type	Outdoor
Events	40 (men: 20; women: 20)
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The2004 United States Olympic trials for track and field were held atHornet Stadium inSacramento, California. Organised byUSA Track and Field, the ten-day competition lasted from July 9 until July 18 and served as thenational championships intrack and field for the United States.

The results of the event determined qualification for theAmerican Olympic team at the2004 Summer Olympics, held inAthens. Provided they had achieved the Olympic "A" standard,^[1] 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.

The trials for the men's marathon were held February 7 inBirmingham, Alabama,^[2] the women's marathon were held April 23 inSt. Louis^[3] and the trials for the men's 50 km race walk were held February 15 inChula Vista, California.^[4]

Key:≠ Athlete without "A" standard, not selected.

^a As winnerMeb Keflezighi chose not to compete in the 10,000 metres event at the Olympics, 22nd placedDathan Ritzenhein, who had the "A" standard of 27:49.00 from a previous race, was included in the Olympic team.

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^bDeena Kastor chose to focus on the marathon and so was not entered in the 10,000 metres in Athens.

^c Women's 3000 metre steeplechase was not an event at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

^d As third placedAkiba McKinney did not have the "A" standard of 6.70 m, fourth placedRose Richmond was included in her the Olympic team

^eShakeema Walker andVanitta Kinard did not have the "A" standard of 14.20 m, so sixth placedYuliana Perez was included.

^f As third placedAmber Campbell did not have the "A" standard of 67.50 m, fourth placedJackie Jeschelnig was included in the team.

Results

• Full ResultsArchived 2016-07-18 at theWayback Machine. USATF. Retrieved on 2015-09-06.

• Official webpageArchived 2012-07-17 at theWayback Machine atUSATF

• USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
• 2004 in the sport of athletics
• 2004 in American sports
• United States Olympic trials (track and field)
• 2004 in sports in California
• Track and field competitions in California
• Sports competitions in Sacramento, California
• 2000s in Sacramento, California
• Qualification for the 2004 Summer Olympics

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