Team USA track and field roster for 2024 Olympics: Sha’Carri Richardson arrives
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USA track and field Olympic trials concluded on June 30 at the Hayward Field Stadium. For almost a week, the world saw American athletes go neck-to-neck in competition to book their place in the Paris Olympics. The competition also saw several records being reset including the women's 400m hurdles world record.
The records keep getting broken and set, but very few rise back from setbacks like Sha'Carri Richardson does. The world champion was all set to battle Jamaicans for 100m Olympic gold at the Tokyo Olympics before she was suspended for marijuana usage, which she later claimed she took to cope with the death of her biological mother. A year later, she failed to qualify for the World Championships.
However, it has been a dream run for Richardson since the start of 2023. From winning her maiden international title at the Doha Diamond League to becoming the world champion, the 24-year-old proved her doubters wrong. Richardson stormed to a world-leading 10.71s at the U.S. Olympic Trials, and now, she is an overwhelming favorite to end a long drought of 100m Olympic gold for the USA in Paris.
USA Track and Field men's roster for 2024 Paris Olympics
100m
Athlete | Residence |
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Noah Lyles | Florida |
Kenny Bednarek | Florida |
Fred Kerley | Florida |
200m
Athlete | Residence |
---|---|
Noah Lyles | Florida |
Kenny Bednarek | Florida |
Erriyon Knighton | Florida |
400m
Athlete | Residence |
---|---|
Quincy Hall | Florida |
Michael Norman | Southern California |
Chris Bailey | Arkansas |
800m
Athlete | Residence |
---|---|
Bryce Hoppel | Southwestern |
Hobbs Kessler | Michigan |
Brandon Miller | Pacific Northwest |
1500m
Athlete | Residence |
---|---|
Cole Hocker | Oregon |
Yared Nuguse | Colorado |
Brandon Miller | Michigan |
3000 Steeplechase
Athlete | Residence |
---|---|
Kenneth Rooks | Utah |
Matthew Wilkinson | Arizona |
James Corrigan | Southern California |
5,000
Athlete | Residence |
---|---|
Grant Fisher | Utah |
Abdihamid Nur | Arizona |
Graham Blanks | Georgia |
10,000
Athlete | Residence |
---|---|
Grant Fisher | Utah |
Woody Kinciad | Oregon |
Nico Young | Arizona |
Marathon
Athlete | Residence |
---|---|
Conner Mantz | Utah |
Clayton Young | Utah |
Leonard Korir | Colorado |
110m hurdles
Athlete | Residence |
---|---|
Grant Halloway | Florida |
Freddie Crittenden | Arizona |
Daniel Roberts | Kentucky |
400m hurdles
Athlete | Residence |
---|---|
Rai Benjamin | New York |
CJ Allen | Georgia |
Trevor Bassitt | Ohio |
High Jump
Athlete | Residence |
---|---|
Shelby McEwen | Southern |
JuVaughn Harrison | Southern |
Vernon Turner | Oklahoma |
Pole Vault
Athlete | Residence |
---|---|
Sam Kendricks | Southern |
Chirs Nilsen | New York |
Jacob Wooten | Gulf |
Long Jump
Athlete | Residence |
---|---|
Jeremiah Davis | Florida |
Malcolm Ckemons | Pacific |
Jarrison Lawson | Arkansas |
Triple Jump
Athlete | Residence |
---|---|
Salif Mane | New Jersey |
Russel Robinson | Florida |
Donald Scott | Michigan |
Shot Put
Athlete | Residence |
---|---|
Ryan Crouser | Arkansas |
Joe Kovacs | New York |
Payton Otterdahl | Dakota |
Discuss
Athlete | Residence |
---|---|
Andrew Evans | Kentucky |
Sam Mattis | Mid-Atlantic |
Joseph Brown | Southwestern |
Hammer Throw
Athlete | Residence |
---|---|
Daniel Haugh | New York |
Rudy Winkler | New York |
Javelin
Athlete | Residence |
---|---|
Curtis Thompson | New England |
Decathlon
Athlete | Residence |
---|---|
Heath Baldwin | Michigan |
Zach Ziemek | Wisconsin |
Harrison Williams | North Carolina |
Relay Pool (Athletes in addition to 100m, 200m, 400m runners)
Athlete | Residence |
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Christina Coleman | South Carolina |
Bryce Deadmon | Gulf |
Kyree King | Florida |
Courtney Lindsey | Illinois |
Vernon Norwood | Southern |
Quincy Wilson | Potomac Valley |
Noah Lyles will headline USA's sprinting medal aspirations alongside Kenny Bednarek and Fred Kerley. Lyles is an overwhelming favorite for the 200m gold, but he will have to battle and battle hard with Jamaicans over the 100m dash. Kerley is a medal contender over the 100m and has hit top form ahead of the Paris Olympics. So is Bednarek, who clocked lifetime best timings over both distances at the Olympic Trials in June.
USA field events will be headlined by two-time Olympic champion Ryan Crouser, who is vying for a historic third consecutive gold medal. He is joined by his teammate Joe Kovacs, who would have the eyes on gold after settling for silver behind Crouser in the last two editions.
Grant Halloway is an overwhelming favorite for the 110m hurdles, and so is he for the world record in the distance. Rai Benjamin will headline one of the fiercest battles at the Paris Olympics over the 400m hurdles with Norway's Karsten Warholm and Brazil's Alison Dos Santos.
USA Track and Field men's roster for 2024 Paris Olympics
100
Athlete | Residence |
---|---|
Sha'Carri Richardson | Florida |
Melissa Jefferson | Florida |
Twanisha Terry | Florida |
200
Athlete | Residence |
---|---|
Gabby Thomas | Texas Southern |
Brittany Brown | Iowa |
McKenzie Long | Ohio |
400
Athlete | Residence |
---|---|
Kendall Ellis | Southern Carolina |
Aaliyah Butler | Florida |
Alexis Holmes | Connecticut |
800
Athlete | Residence |
---|---|
Nia Akins | Pacific Northwest |
Allie Wilson | Indiana |
Juliette Whittaker | Potomac Valley |
1500
Athlete | Residence |
---|---|
Nikki Hiltz | Arizona |
Emily Mackay | New England |
Elle St. Pierre | New England |
3000 Steeplechase
Athlete | Residence |
---|---|
Valerie Constien | Colorado |
Courtney Wayment | Utah |
Marisa Howard | Snake River |
5000
Athlete | Residence |
---|---|
Elise Cranny | Colorda |
Karissa Schweizer | Oregon |
Whittni Morgan | Utah |
10,000
Athlete | Residence |
---|---|
Weini Kelati | Arizona |
Parker Valby | Florida |
Karissa Schweizer | Oregon |
Marathon
Athlete | Residence |
---|---|
Fiona O'Keefe | North carolina |
Emily Sisson | Arizona |
Dakotah Lindwurm | Minneosta |
100 hurdles
Athlete | Residence |
---|---|
Masai Russell | Upper Marlboro, MD |
Alaysha Johnson | Southwester |
Grace Stark | Michigan |
400 hurdles
Athlete | Residence |
---|---|
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone | Southern Carolina |
Anna Cockrell | Southwestern |
Jasmine Jones | Georgia |
High Jump
Athlete | Residence |
---|---|
Rachel Glenn | Southern California |
Vashti Cunningham | Nevada |
Pole Vault
Athlete | Residence |
---|---|
Bridget Williams | Virginia |
Katie Moon | New York |
Brynn King | Gulf |
Long Jump
Athlete | Residence |
---|---|
Tara Davis-Woodhall | New York |
Jasmine Moore | Florida |
Monae' Nichols | Florida |
Triple Jump
Athlete | Residence |
---|---|
Jasmine Moore | Florida |
Keturah Orji | Georgia |
Tori Franklin | Illinois |
Shot Put
Athlete | Residence |
---|---|
Chase Jackson | New Mexico |
Raven Saunders | South Carolina |
Jaida Ross | Oregon |
Discus
Athlete | Residence |
---|---|
Valarie Allman | Texas Southern |
Jayden Ulrich | Ozark |
Veronica Fraley | North Carolina |
Hammer
Athlete | Residence |
---|---|
Annette Echikunwoke | Ohio |
DeAnna Price | New York |
Erin Reese | Indiana |
Javelin
Athlete | Residence |
---|---|
Maggie Malone Hardin | New York |
Heptathlon
Athlete | Residence |
---|---|
Anna Hall | Florida |
Chari Hawkins | San Diego-Imperial |
Taliyah Brooks | Arkansas |
Relay Pool (Additional athltes)
Athlete | Residence |
---|---|
Kaylyn Brown | North Carolina |
Tamari Davis | Florida |
Quanera Hayes | North Carolina |
Aleia Hobbs | Southern |
Shamier Little | Arkansas |
Isabella Whittaker | Potomac Valley |
While Sha'Carri Richardson leads USA's hopes of a sprinting gold medal over the 100m, Gabby Thomas will battle the fastest 200m woman alive Shericka Jackson over the half-lap event. The two are the USA's biggest hopes of ending the Jamaican dominance over these events.
There's an event where the Americans won't be feeling nervous whatsoever; it's women's 400m hurdles. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone lowered her world record for the fourth time at the U.S. Olympic Trials, and barring any unusual event, she may not just defend her Olympic gold at the Paris Olympics 2024, but break the world record again as well.
USA's gold medal hopes in the field events will rest on Tara Davis-Woodhall, Valarie Allman, and Katie Moon, all of whom are favorites in their respective events. Anna Hall will lead the Heptathlon competition.
Track and field schedule for 2024 Paris Olympics
Track and field events at the 2024 Paris Olympics will start on August 1 with men's 20km racewalk. The highly anticipated events such as women's 100m will start on August 2 inside the iconic Stade de France Stadium. The track and field events will conclude on 11th August with the women's marathon.
Date | Event |
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August 1 | Men's 20km Race Walk Final Women's 20km Race Walk Final |
August 2 | Women's 100m Preliminary Round |
August 3 | Men's 100m Preliminary Round |
August 4 | Women's 200m Round 1 |
August 5 | Women's 400m Round 1 |
August 6 | Women's 3000m Steeplechase Round 1 |
August 7 | Mixed Team's 35km Race Walk Final |
August 8 | Women's 4 x 100m Relay Round 1 |
August 9 | Women's 4 x 400m Relay Round 1 |
August 10 | Men's Marathon Final |
August 11 | Women's Marathon Final |