| 2008 United States Olympic trials | |
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| Host City: | Eugene, Oregon, United States |
| Dates: | June 27–July 8 |
| Stadium: | Hayward Field |
| Level: | Senior |
| Type: | Outdoor |
| Events: | 40 (men: 20; women: 20) |
| Previous: | 2007 USA Championships 2004 trials |
| Next: | 2009 USA Championships 2012 trials |
The 2008 United States Olympic trials for track and field were held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Organised by USA Track and Field, the ten-day competition lasted from June 27 until July 8 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 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing. Provided they had achieved the Olympic "A" standard, 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 November 3, 2007 in New York City,[1] the women's marathon were held April 20 in Boston[2] and the trials for the men's 50 km race walk were held February 9 in Miami, Florida.[3]
Key:.
| 100 metres (Wind: +4.1 m/s) | Tyson Gay | 9.68w | Walter Dix | 9.80w | Darvis Patton | 9.84w | |
| 200 metres | Walter Dix | 19.852 | Shawn Crawford | 19.857 | Wallace Spearmon | 19.90 | |
| 400 metres | LaShawn Merritt | 44.00 | Jeremy Wariner | 44.20 | David Neville | 44.61 | |
| 800 metres See also Oregon Sweep | 1:44.10 | 1:45.03 | 1:45.47 | ||||
| 1500 metres | Bernard Lagat | 3:40.37 | Leonel Manzano | 3:40.90 | Lopez Lomong | 3:41.00 | |
| 5000 metres | Bernard Lagat | 13:27.47 | Matt Tegenkamp | 13:29.68 | Ian Dobson | 13:29.76 | |
| 10,000 metres | Abdi Abdirahman | 27:41.89 | Galen Rupp | 27:43.11 | Jorge Torres | 27:46.33 | |
| Marathon | Ryan Hall | 2:09:02 | Dathan Ritzenhein | 2:11:07 | Brian Sell | 2:11:40 | |
| 110 metres hurdles (Wind: +3.5 m/s) | David Oliver | 12.95w | Terrence Trammell | 13.00w | David Payne | 13.25w | |
| 400 metres hurdles | Bershawn Jackson | 48.17 | Kerron Clement | 48.36 | Angelo Taylor | 48.42 | |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Anthony Famiglietti | 8:20.24 | William Nelson | 8:21.47 | Joshua McAdams | 8:21.99 | |
| 20 km walk | 1:27:08.00 | Matthew Boyles≠ | 1:28:20.00 | Patrick Stroupe≠ | 1:29:17.00 |
As a result of Bobby Smith and Brian Chaput not having the "A" standard of 77.00 m, fifth-placed Leigh Smith and Breaux Greer who was eliminated in the preliminary round were included.
| 100 metres | Muna Lee | 10.85 | Torri Edwards | 10.90 | Lauryn Williams | 10.90 | |
| 200 metres (Wind: +5.6 m/s) | Allyson Felix | 21.82 | Muna Lee | 21.99 | Marshevet Hooker | 22.20 | |
| 400 metres | Sanya Richards | 49.89 | Mary Wineberg | 50.85 | DeeDee Trotter | 50.88 | |
| 800 metres | Hazel Clark | 1:59.82 | Alice Schmidt | 2:00.46 | Kameisha Bennett | 2:01.20 | |
| 1500 metres | Shannon Rowbury | 4:05.48 | Erin Donohue | 4:08.20 | Christin Wurth | 4:08.48 | |
| 5000 metres | Kara Goucher | 15:01.02 | Jennifer Rhines | 15:02.02 | Shalane Flanagan | 15:02.81 | |
| 10,000 metres | Shalane Flanagan | 31:34.81 | Kara Goucher | 31:37.72 | Amy Begley | 31:43.60 | |
| Marathon | Deena Kastor | 2:29:35 | Magdalena Lewy Boulet | 2:30:19 | Blake Russell | 2:32:40 | |
| 100 metres hurdles wind +3.8 | Lolo Jones | 12.29 | Damu Cherry | 12.58 | Dawn Harper | 12.62 | |
| 400 metres hurdles | Tiffany Williams | 54.03 | Queen Harrison | 54.60 | Sheena Tosta | 54.62 | |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Anna Willard | 9:27.59 CR | Lindsey Anderson | 9:30.75 | Jennifer Barringer | 9:33.11 | |
| 20 km walk | Joanne Dow | 1:35:11.00 | Teresa Vaill≠ | 1:36:35.00 | Susan Armenta≠ | 1:42:12.00 |
As neither Dana Pounds or Rachel Yurkovich met the "A" standard of 60.50 m, fourth-placed Kim Kreiner was included.