| 1996 United States Olympic trials | |
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| Host City: | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Dates: | June 14–June 23 |
| Stadium: | Centennial Olympic Stadium |
| Level: | Senior |
| Type: | Outdoor |
| Events: | 40 (men: 20; women: 20) |
| Previous: | 1995 USA Championships 1992 trials |
| Next: | 1997 USA Championships 2000 trials |
The 1996 United States Olympic trials for track and field were held at Centennial Olympic Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. This is the same venue as would be used for the 1996 Summer Olympics. This was effectively the new stadium's test run. The stadium was converted into what is now used for baseball as Turner Field. Organised by USA Track and Field, the ten-day competition lasted from June 14 until June 23 and served as the national championships in track and field for the United States. The men's Marathon trials were held February 17 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The results of the event determined qualification for the American Olympic team at the 1996 Summer Olympics, held in the same stadium. 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.
Key:.
| 100 metres Wind : +1.1 m/s | 9.92 | 10.00 | 10.02 | ||||
| 200 metres Wind : +1.7 m/s | 19.66 WR | 20.03 | 20.04 | ||||
| 400 metres | 43.44 CR | 43.91 | 44.09 | ||||
| 800 metres | 1.44.00 | 1.44.64 | 1.44.86 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 3.43.86 | 3.43.88 | 3.44.03 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 13.46.17 | 13.56.89 | 13.57.49 | ||||
| 10,000 metres | 28.46.58 | 29.06.89 | 29.13.81 | ||||
| Marathon | 2:12:45 | 2:13:05 | 2:13:22 | ||||
| 110 metres hurdles Wind : +0.9 m/s | 12.92 =AR | 13.05 | 13.21 | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 47.98 | 48.18 | 48.32 | ||||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 8.18.80 | 8.19.26 | 8.20.73 | ||||
| 20 km race walk | 1:29:50.00 | 1:30:27.00 | 1:31:00.00 |
| High jump | |||||||
| Pole vault | |||||||
| Long jump | w | ||||||
| Triple jump | w | ||||||
| Shot put | |||||||
| Discus throw | |||||||
| Hammer throw | |||||||
| Javelin throw | |||||||
| Decathlon | 8726 (10.32/7.46/15.64/2.08/46.81/14.04/49.38/5.20/65.22/5:12.01) | 8636 (10.74/7.62/16.25/2.05/49.36/13.80/50.24/4.90/63.74/4:46.20) | 8546 (10.22/7.91/16.44/2.02/48.05/14.09/48.62/4.80/63.64/5:27.42) |
| 100 metres Wind : +1.1 m/s | 10.82 | 10.91 | 10.92 | ||||
| 200 metres Wind : -0.6 m/s | 22.14 | 22.18 | 22.25 | ||||
| 400 metres | 50.52 | 50.61 | 50.87 | ||||
| 800 metres | 1:57.04 CR | 1:58.22 | 1:59.04 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:08.67 | 4:09.49 | 4:11.23 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 15:28.18 | 15:29.39 | 15:29.91 | ||||
| 10,000 metres | 32:37.91 | 32:43.79 | 32:46.77 | ||||
| Marathon | 2:29:54 | 2:30:06 | 2:31:18 | ||||
| 100 metres hurdles Wind :+-0.6 m/s | 12.62 | 12.69 | 12.76 | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 53.81 | 53.92 | 54.07 | ||||
| 3000 metres steeplechase Unofficial event | 10:23.47 WR | 10:25.44 | 10:35.93 | ||||
| 20 km race walk | 46:05 | 46:37 | 48:12 |