List of Washington affiliated athletes with Olympic "A" standard...
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| Ingvill Måkestad (photo by Paul Merca) |
The Olympic A and B standards can be accessed through this link here.
Each country can send up to three athletes per event provided that all three have the A standard; each country can enter one athlete per event with the B standard. If that country has no athletes with either the A or B standards, they can enter ONE male and female athlete in the Olympic track & field competition, with the exception of the multi-events, steeplechase, and 10000 (this was the exception that got Marysville-Pilchuck high schooler Haley Nemra into the Beijing Olympics four years ago representing the Marshall Islands, even though she clearly had no business being in the meet).
At the US Olympic Trials, which will be held June 22-July 1 in Eugene (men's and women's hammer will be held June 21 at Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton), the top three finishers in all events will be on the Olympic team PROVIDED all three have the necessary qualifying standards.
Note that these standards are NOT the same as the US Olympic Trials A & B standards, which gets you entry into the Olympic Trials.
The qualifying period for the Olympics began May 1, 2011, and ends July 8, 2012. For US athletes, it essentially means they have to get the standard at or before the Olympic Trials in order to go to London.
This list will be updated periodically once the outdoor season gets fully started and the start of the US Olympic Trials in June.
This list will include athletes from other countries with Washington ties, such as former Husky Ingvill Måkestad of Norway.
Please drop a note in the comments box if we've missed anyone or have an incorrect mark.
MEN
100m (10.18) none (James Alaka, GBR/Univ of Washington close at 10.23, 6/25/11)
200m (20.55) Jordan Boase, 20.52, 6/5/11 (James Alaka, GBR/Univ of Washington close at 20.59, 7/16/11)
400m (45.30) Michael Berry, 44.91, 5/14/11 (Jordan Boase, 45.34, 5/31/11 close)
800m (1:45.60) none
1500m (3:35.50) Bernard Lagat, 3:33.11, 7/8/11
Steeplechase (8:23.10) none
5000m (13:20.00) Bernard Lagat, 12:53.60, 7/22/11
10000m (27:45.00) none
110 hurdles (13.52) none
400 hurdles (49.50) Jeshua Anderson, 47.93, 6/26/11
20k walk (1:22:30) none
High Jump (7-7/2.31m) none
Pole Vault (18-9.25/5.72m) Brad Walker, 19-2.75/5.86m, 2/26/12. NOTE--Scott Roth's 18-9.25/5.72m was set 4/16/11, BEFORE the Olympic qualifying period began.
Long Jump (26-11/8.20m) none (Norris Frederick, 26-7/8.10m, 7/1/11 is close)
Triple Jump (56-5.25/17.20m) none
Shot Put (67-3.25/20.50m) none
Discus (213-3; 65.00m) Jarred Rome, 225-7/68.76m, 8/6/11; Märt Israel (EST), 219-9/66.98m, 5/12/11; Ian Waltz, 214-8/65.43m, 6/16/11
Hammer (255-11/78.00m) none
Javelin (269-0/82.00m) none
Decathlon (8200 points) none
20k Walk (1:22:30) none
WOMEN
100 (11.29) none
200 (23.10) none
400 (51.55) none
800 (1:59.90) none
1500 (4:06.00) Ingvill Måkestad (NOR) 4:03.79, 9/16/11 (Katie Mackey, 4:07.44, 5/21/11 is close)
5000 (15:20.00) none
10000 (31:45.00) none
100 hurdles (12.96) Ginnie Crawford, 12.73, 5/6/11
400 hurdles (55.50) none
High Jump (6-4.75/1.95m) none; Ebba Jungmark (SWE) close at 6-4.25/1.94m, 9/13/11 (her mark of 6-5/1.96m was set at the European Indoors, before the Olympic qualifying period began).
Pole Vault (14-9/4.50m) none
Long Jump (22-1.75/6.75m) none
Triple Jump (46-11/14.30m) none (Blessing Ufodiama, 46-1.5/14.06m, 6/4/11 close)
Shot Put (60-0.5/18.30m) none
Discus (203-5/62.00m) Aretha Thurmond, 209-5/63.85m, 6/30/11
Hammer (234-7/71.50m) none
Javelin (200-1/61.00m) Kara Patterson, 205-11/62.76m, 5/26/11
Heptathlon (6150 points) none
SOURCE: Track & Field News, IAAF, USA Track & Field
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