| 2004 United States Olympic trials | |
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| Host City: | Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Dates: | June 9–July 18 |
| Stadium: | Hornet Stadium |
| Level: | Senior |
| Type: | Outdoor |
| Events: | 40 (men: 20; women: 20) |
| Previous: | 2003 USA Championships 2000 trials |
| Next: | 2005 USA Championships 2008 trials |
The 2004 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 9 until July 18 and served as the national championships in track and field for the United States.
The results of the event determined qualification for the American Olympic team at the 2004 Summer Olympics, held in Athens. 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 in Birmingham, Alabama,[2] the women's marathon were held April 23 in St. Louis[3] and the trials for the men's 50 km race walk were held February 15 in Chula Vista, California.[4]
Key:.
| 100 meters | Maurice Greene | 9.91 | Justin Gatlin | 9.92 | Shawn Crawford | 9.93 | |
| 200 meters | Shawn Crawford | 19.99 | Justin Gatlin | 20.01 | Bernard Williams | 20.30 | |
| 400 meters | Jeremy Wariner | 44.37 | Otis Harris | 44.67 | Derrick Brew | 44.69 | |
| 800 meters | 1:44.77 | 1:44.91 | 1:45.08 | ||||
| 1500 meters | Alan Webb | 3:36.13 | Charlie Gruber | 3:38.45 | Rob Myers≠ | 3:38.93 | |
| 5000 meters | Tim Broe | 13:27.36 | Jonathon Riley | 13:30.85 | Bolota Asmerom≠ | 13:32.77 | |
| 10,000 meters | Meb Keflezighi | 27:36.49 CR | Abdi Abdirahman | 27:55.00 | Dan Browne | 28:07.47 | |
| Marathon | Alan Culpepper | 2:11:42 | Meb Keflezighi | 2:11:47 | Dan Browne | 2:12:02 | |
| 110 meters hurdles | Terrence Trammell | 13.09 | Duane Ross | 13.21 | Allen Johnson | 13.25 | |
| 400 meters hurdles | James Carter | 47.68 | Angelo Taylor | 48.03 | Bennie Brazell | 48.05 | |
| 3000 meters steeplechase | Daniel Lincoln | 8:15.02 CR | Anthony Famiglietti | 8:17.91 | Robert Gary | 8:19.46 | |
| 20 km walk | 1:27:08.00 | 1:28:20.00 | 1:29:17.00 |
As winner Meb Keflezighi chose not to compete in the 10,000 metres event at the Olympics, 22nd placed Dathan Ritzenhein, who had the "A" standard of 27:49.00 from a previous race, was included in the Olympic team.
| 100 meters | LaTasha Colander | 10.97 | Lauryn Williams | 11.10 | Gail Devers | 11.11 | |
| 200 meters | Allyson Felix | 22.28 | Muna Lee | 22.36 | LaShauntea Moore | 22.64 | |
| 400 meters | Monique Hennagan | 49.56 | Sanya Richards | 49.89 | DeeDee Trotter | 50.28 | |
| 800 meters | Jearl Miles Clark | 1:59.06 | Nicole Teter | 2:00.25 | Hazel Clark | 2:00.37 | |
| 1500 meters | Carrie Tollefson | 4:08.32 | Jennifer Toomey≠ | 4:08.43 | Amy Rudolph≠ | 4:08.57 | |
| 5000 meters | Shayne Culpepper | 15:07.41 | Marla Runyan | 15:07.48 | Shalane Flanagan | 15:10.52 | |
| 10,000 meters | Deena Kastor | 31:09.65 CR | Elva Dryer | 31:58.14 | Kate O'Neill | 32:07.25 | |
| Marathon | Colleen De Reuck | 2:28:25 | Deena Kastor | 2:29:38 | Jen Rhines | 2:29:57 | |
| 100 meters hurdles | Gail Devers | 12.55 | Joanna Hayes | 12.55 | Melissa Morrison | 12.61 | |
| 400 meters hurdles | Sheena Johnson | 52.95 CR | Brenda Taylor | 53.36 | Lashinda Demus | 53.43 | |
| 3000 meters steeplechase | Ann Gaffigan≠ | 9:39.35 CR | Kathryn Andersen≠ | 9:30.75 | Carrie Messner≠ | 9:33.11 | |
| 20 km walk | Teresa Vaill | 1:35:57.00 | Joanne Dow≠ | 1:38:42.00 | Bobbi Chapman≠ | 1:39:01.00 |
| High jump | |||||||||
| Pole vault | Stacy Dragila | CR | Jillian Schwartz | Kellie Suttle | |||||
| Long jump | Marion Jones | Grace Upshaw | Akiba McKinney≠ | ||||||
| Triple jump | Tiombe Hurd | CR | Shakeema Walker≠ | Vanitta Kinard≠ | |||||
| Shot put | Laura Gerraughty | Kristin Heaston | Jillian Camarena≠ | ||||||
| Discus throw | Aretha Hill | Stephanie Brown | Seilala Sua | ||||||
| Hammer throw | Erin Gilreath | CR | Anna Mahon | Amber Campbell | |||||
| Javelin throw | Kim Kreiner | Sarah Malone≠ | Denise O'Connell≠ | ||||||
| Heptathlon | 6194 pts | 6159 pts | 6126 pts |
Deena Kastor chose to focus on the marathon and so was not entered in the 10,000 metres in Athens.
Women's 3000 metre steeplechase was not an event at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
As third placed Akiba McKinney did not have the "A" standard of 6.70 m, fourth placed Rose Richmond was included in her the Olympic team
Shakeema Walker and Vanitta Kinard did not have the "A" standard of 14.20 m, so sixth placed Yuliana Perez was included.
As third placed Amber Campbell did not have the "A" standard of 67.50 m, fourth placed Jackie Jeschelnig was included in the team.