| 2000 United States Olympic trials | |
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| Host City: | Sacramento, California, United States |
| Dates: | July 14–23 |
| Stadium: | Hornet Stadium |
| Level: | Senior |
| Type: | Outdoor |
| Events: | 40 (men: 20; women: 20) |
| Previous: | 1999 USA Championships 1996 trials |
| Next: | 2001 USA Championships 2004 trials |
The 2000 United States Olympic trials for track and field were held at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California. Organised by USA Track and Field, the ten-day competition lasted from July 14 until July 23 and served as the national championships in track and field for the United States. The men's Marathon trials were held May 7 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The results of the event determined qualification for the American Olympic team at the 2000 Summer Olympics, held in Sydney. 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.
Maurice Greene, who won the 100 meter trial, and Michael Johnson, who won the 400 meter trial and was the defending 200 meter gold medallist, both pulled hamstrings in the 200 meter final. Neither qualified in that event.
Key:.
| 100 meters Wind : -1.7 m/s | Maurice Greene | 10.01 | 10.07 | 10.07 | |||
| 200 meters Wind : -0.3 m/s | 19.85 | 19.89 | 19.96 | ||||
| 400 meters | 43.68 | 44.63 | 44.66 | ||||
| 800 meters | 1:45.67 | 1:46.05 | 1:46.09 | ||||
| 1500 meters | 3:35.90 | 3:36.70 | 3:37.04 | ||||
| 5000 meters | 13:27.06 | 13:27.31 | 13:29.48 | ||||
| 10,000 meters | 28:03.32 | 28:03.35 | 28:19.08 | ||||
| Marathon | 2:15:30 | Peter DeLaCerda ≠ | 2:16:18 | Mark Coogan ≠ | 2:17:04 | ||
| 110 meters hurdles Wind : +3.2 m/s | 12.97 | 13.11 | 13.19 | ||||
| 400 meters hurdles | Angelo Taylor | 47.62 | Eric Thomas | 48.22 | James Carter | 48.46 | |
| 3000 meters steeplechase | 8:15.77CR | 8:16.20 | 8:21.41 | ||||
| 20 km walk | 1:27:08.00 | 1:28:20.00 | 1:29:17.00--> |
| High jump | |||||||
| Pole vault | Chad Harting | r [2] | |||||
| Long jump | |||||||
| Triple jump | |||||||
| Shot put | CR | ||||||
| Discus throw | |||||||
| Hammer throw | |||||||
| Javelin throw | Tom Pukstys ≠ | Todd Riech ≠ | |||||
| Decathlon | 8467 | 8285 | 8057 |
| 100 meters Wind : -1.0 m/s | 10.88 | 11.05 | 11.13 | ||||
| 200 meters Wind : +0.5 m/s | 22.62 | Nanceen Perry | 22.84 | Carlette Guidry | 23.12 | ||
| 400 meters | 49.87 | 50.23 | 50.29 | ||||
| 800 meters | 1:58.97 | 1:59.12 | 1:59.49 | ||||
| 1500 meters | 4:01.01 CR | 4:01.81 | 4:06.44 | ||||
| 5000 meters | 14:45.35 NR | 15:11.55 | 15:12.07 | ||||
| 10,000 meters | Deena Kastor | 31:09.65 CR | Elva Dryer | 31:58.14 | Kate O'Neill | 32:07.25 | |
| Marathon | 2:33:31 | 2:35:36 | 2:36:05 | ||||
| 100 meters hurdles Wind : -0.3 m/s | 12.33 NR | 12.63 | 12.69 | ||||
| 400 meters hurdles | 53.33 | 54.70 | 54.80 | ||||
| 3000 meters steeplechase | 9:57.20 NR | 10:00.63 | 10:03.09 | ||||
| 20 km walk | Michelle Rohl | 1:32:39.00 CR | Yueling Chen | 1:33:40.00 | Debbi Lawrence | 1:33:48.00 |
| High jump | Amy Acuff | ||||||
| Pole vault | WR | ||||||
| Long jump | w | w | |||||
| Triple jump | Sheila Hudson ≠ | Tiombé Hurd ≠ | |||||
| Shot put | |||||||
| Discus throw | CR | ||||||
| Hammer throw | CR | ||||||
| Javelin throw | CR | ||||||
| Heptathlon | 6343 | 6339 | 6180 |