AUGUST 2004
2004 Olympic Games
The 2004 Olympic Games will be held in Athens,
Greece. The Track and Field venue is the Athens
Olympic Stadium in the Athens Olympic Sports
Complex (OCO), and the shot put will be held in
the Ancient Olympia Stadium. Competition will
take place over the span of 11 days, from August 18
to 29 (rest day on August 19).
INSIDE
THIS ISSUE
www.athens2004.com
Olympic Trials Recap ................................2
OPERATION GOLD
Olympic Roster ........................................4
The Operation Gold Grant program awards
stipends during the Olympic year to the top three
(3) places at the Olympic Games, including relay
team members. The payment scale will be the following:
Olympic Training Camp Info ....................5
Who’s Who At The Games ........................5
NBC Broadcast Schedule ..........................6
1st $25,000
2nd $15,000
3rd $10,000
New USA Uniform ....................................7
Anti-Doping News ....................................8
ACCOMMODATIONS
Olympic Village is 1,240,000 square meters located in northern Athens in
the Lechanes Acharnon area. U.S. housing will be on the Eastern section of
the Village with convenient access to transportation, dining and training centers.
Visitors must obtain a guest pass; Athlete Services Coordinators will coordinate this process from the USOC Office.
The USOC administrative office in the Village will be open from 7:0023:00 and will stay on call throughout the evening.
IAAF News ................................................9
Golden Spike Tour Recap ........................10
AAC Contact Information ....................IBC
2004 OLYMPIC GAMES
TICKETS
Athletes seeking information on tickets for friends and family need to contact
the Head Team Mangers, Charlie Craig (men’s) and Stephanie Hightower
(women’s).
INFORMATION AVAILABLE
AT WWW.USATF.ORG
OLYMPIC STAFF CONTACTS
MEN
George Williams, Head Coach
Charlie Craig, Head Manager
Orin Richburg, Asst. Coach Sprints/Hurdles
Ralph Lindeman, Asst. Coach Jumps/Multi Events
Criss Somerlot, Asst. Coach Throws/Multi Events
Vin Lananna, Asst. Coach - Middle
Distance
Bob Larsen , Asst. Coach - Distance
WOMEN
Sue Humphrey, Head Coach
Stephanie Hightower, Head Manager
Curtis Frye, Asst. Coach - Sprints/Hurdles
Craig Poole, Asst. Coach - Jumps/Multi
Events
Jeri Daniels-Elder, Asst. Coach Throws/Multi Events
Beth Alford-Sullivan, Asst. Coach Middle Distance
Julie Emmons, Asst. Coach - Distance
Brooks Johnson, National Relay Program
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2004 Olympic Games
USA Track & Field • The National Governing Body for Track & Field, Long Distance Running and Race Walking
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
CEO
Bill Roe
Dee Jensen
Darlene Hickman
Ed Koch
Craig Masback
Dear Athletes:
It is with great excitement and enthusiasm that I write this letter and bring you this Olympic edition of
Elite Beat. The time has arrived when all your hard work provides you the opportunity to represent the
United States on the sport’s biggest stage, the Olympic Games. In Athens, Team USA will defend our title
as the World’s #1 Team.
This year has brought a multitude of events and successes. Another outstanding Golden Spike Tour highlighted U.S. strengths in the field and on the track. While you are prepared to take on the world, USATF
is continuing to aid in the pursuit of your triumphs.
This edition of Elite Beat will bring you an overview of what to expect at the Olympics, recapping the
events that brought us this far, such as the Golden Spike Tour and the Olympic Trials. There is also a feature on the Olympic Training Center as well as what to expect in 2004/05, including new uniforms and
events off the track. As always we will continue to educate and update you on the latest news from the
USOC and IAAF as well as Anti-Doping information.
USATF continues to be excited about bringing our Elite Athletes opportunities to display your athleticism
as well as opportunities to enrich you in the environment of the sport. We expect great things at the
Olympics and the upcoming fall.
As always please do not hesitate to contact us if there is anything we can do to improve the sport or the
athlete experience.
Best wishes,
Michael Conley
Executive Director of Elite Athlete Programs
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2004 Olympic Trials
An Olympic Team with a phenomenally potent blend of youth
and experience took shape July 8-19 at the 2004 Olympic Track &
Field Trials in Sacramento, Calif.
Over eight days of competition, 172,230 fans saw an onslaught of
new records set: two American, 11 Olympic Trials, eight U.S. championship, two U.S. junior, one collegiate, one U.S. all-comers, and three
American U.S. all-comers records. It was the second-highest attendance in Olympic Trials history, and NBC and the USA Network
combined to air 14 hours of live competition on all eight days.
Among the athletes selecting themselves to Team USA for the
Olympic Games in Athens were past Olympic gold medalists Allen
Johnson, Gail Devers, Maurice Greene, Marion Jones, Stacy Dragila,
Angelo Taylor, Jearl MilesClark, Monique Hennagan
and LaTasha Colander.
Other Olympic medalists
on the roster include Adam
Nelson, John Godina,
Melissa Morrison and
Terrence Trammell.
A promising group of
young people add their
potential medal-winning
talent to the team as well:
21-year-old Alan Webb, 18year-old Allyson Felix, 19year-old Sanya Richards,
22-year-old Justin Gatlin,
20-year-old Lauryn
Williams, 21-year-old
GAIL DEVERS
SANYA RICHARDS
Sheena Johnson, and 20year-old Jeremy Wariner lead the youth movement, which includes 44
of 115 Olympic Team athletes age 25 or under.
The Olympic Trials also made clear that emerging stars such as Shawn Crawford, Bryan Clay, Dwight Phillips, Melvin
Lister, Tim Mack, Toby Stevenson, James Carter and Reese Hoffa must be considered serious gold-medal threats as well.
Among the highlights of the Olympic Trials:
Led by two-time champion Maurice Greene, the men’s 100 meter final was the greatest in Olympic Trials history. Never
before had more than two men gone sub-10, and in Sacramento, four men achieved it: Maurice Greene (9.91), Justin Gatlin
(9.92), Shawn Crawford (9.93) and Coby Miller (9.99).
Gail Devers (110m hurdles) and Jearl Miles-Clark (800m) both made their fifth Olympic teams. Devers’ win in the hurdles was her 10th career U.S. title in the event.
Melvin Lister may have had the surprise performance of the meet, beating 1992 Olympic gold medalist Michael Conley’s
Olympic Trials record in the triple jump. Lister – like Conley, a University of Arkansas product – leaped 17.78m/58-4 on his
final jump to win the competition and break the record. Four men exceeded 57 feet in the final – Lister, Walter Davis
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KIRBY LEE/THE SPORTING IMAGE
YOUTH MOVEMENT MEETS VETE
2004 Olympic Trials
VICTAH SAILER/PHTORUN
(17.63/57-10.25),
Kenta Bell (17.58/578.25) and Tim Rusan
(17.37/57-0).
In addition to the
youth movement, veterans made their mark as
well. In addition to 37year-olds Devers and
Miles-Clark, 41-yearold Teresa Vaill in the
20 km race walk stands
to be the oldest female
U.S. track & field
Olympian in history,
and Olympic Trials
marathon winner
Colleen De Reuck is
40.
TERRRENCE TRAMMELL
DEENA KASTOR
KIRBY LEE/THE SPORTING IMAGE
RECORDS SET AT THE 2004 U.S. OLYMPIC TRACK & FIELD TRIALS
KIRBY LEE/THE SPORTING IMAGE
LAURYN WILLIAMS
KIRBY LEE/THE SPORTING IMAGE
KIRBY LEE/THE SPORTING IMAGE
RAN EXPERIENCE IN SACRAMENTO
LAURA GERRAUGHTY
American records (2)
WTJ
W3,000m SC
Tiombe Hurd
Ann Gaffigan
14.45/47-5
9:39.35
7/11
7/15
Olympic Trials records (11)
M10,000
M100m
WTJ
W400H
M3,000 SC
WHT
W10,000m
MJavelin
MTJ
M20km RW
WPV
Meb Keflezighi
Maurice Greene
Tiombe Hurd
Sheena Johnson
Daniel Lincoln
Erin Gilreath
Deena Kastor
Breaux Greer
Melvin Lister
Tim Seaman
Stacy Dragila
27:36.49
9.91
14.45/47-5
52.95
8:15.02
70.42m/231-00
31:09.65
82.39m/270-4
17.78m/58-4
1:25:40
4.77m/15-7
7/9
7/11
7/11
7/11
7/15
7/15
7/16
7/17
7/17
7/17
7/18
U.S. championship records (8)
M10,000
WTJ
W400H
W3,000m SC
M3,000 SC
WHT
W10,000m
WPV
Meb Keflezighi
Tiombe Hurd
Sheena Johnson
Ann Gaffigan
Daniel Lincoln
Erin Gilreath
Deena Kastor
Stacy Dragila
27:36.49
14.45/47-5
52.95
9:39.35
8:15.02
70.42m/231-00
31:09.65
4.77m/15-7
7/9
7/11
7/11
7/15
7/15
7/15
7/16
7/18
American junior record (2)
W400m
W400m
Sanya Richards
Sanya Richards
50.22
49.89
7/12
7/17
Collegiate record (1)
W400H
Sheena Johnson
52.95
7/11
9:39.35
7/15
U.S. All-Comers record (best on U.S. soil) (1)
W3,000m SC
Ann Gaffigan
American U.S. All-Comers record (3) (best by an American on U.S. soil)
W400H
Sheena Johnson
52.95
WTJ
Tiombe Hurd
14.45/47-5
W3,000m SC
Ann Gaffigan
9:39.35
JEREMY WARINER
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7/11
7/11
7/15
Team USA Roster
TEAM USA MEN’S AND WOMEN’S ROSTERS –
Alphabetical listing (roster as of 7/26)
MEN
Name
Abdirahman, Abdi
Bell, Kenta
Brazell, Bennie
Brew, Derrick
Browne, Dan
Capel, John
Carter, James
Clausen, Curt
Clay, Bryan
Crawford, Shawn
Culpepper, Alan
Davis, Walter
Dunn, Philip
Eastler, Kevin
Famiglietti, Anthony
Gary, Robert
Gatlin, Justin
Godina, John
Greene, Maurice
Greer, Breaux
Harris, Otis
Harris, Tora
Hemingway, Matt
Hoffa, Reese
Johnson, Allen
Johnson, Jonathan
Keflezighi, Meb
Lincoln, Daniel
Lister, Melvin
Mack, Tim
Malone, Casey
Miles, Derek
Miller, Coby
Moffitt, John
Nelson, Adam
Nieto, Jamie
Nunn, John
Pappas, Tom
Parker, James
Patton, Darvis
Peterson, Derrick
Phillips, Dwight
*Riley, Jonathon
Ritzenhein, Dathan
Robinson, Khadevis
*Robison, Grant
Rock, Andrew
Rome, Jarred
Ross, Duane
Seaman, Tim
Stevenson, Toby
Taylor, Angelo
Terek, Paul
Trammell, Terrence
Waltz, Ian
Wariner, Jeremy
Webb, Alan
Williams, Bernard
Williamson, Darold
Event
10,000m
triple jump
400m hurdles
400m
marathon, 10,000m
4x100 pool
400m hurdles
50 km race walk
decathlon
100m, 200m, 4x100 pool
marathon
long jump, triple jump
50 km race walk
20 km race walk
3,000m SC
3,000m SC
100m, 200m, 4x100pool
SP
100m
javelin
400m
high jump
high jump
SP
110m hurdles
800m
marathon
3,000m SC
triple jump
PV
discus
PV
4x100 pool
long jump
SP
high jump
20 km race walk
decathlon
Hammer throw
4x100 pool
800m
long jump
5,000m
10,000m
800m
1,500m
4x400 pool
discus
110m hurdles
20 km race walk
PV
400m hurdles
decathlon
110m hurdles
discus
400m
1,500m
200m
4x400 pool
Residence
Austin
Chula Vista
Baton Rouge
Raleigh
Beaverton
Gainesville
Hampton
Chula Vista
Azusa
Raleigh
Lafayette
Baton Rouge
San Diego
Aurora
Knoxville
Westerville
Raleigh
Mesa
Granada Hills
Athens
Columbia
College Park
Littleton
Athens
Irmo
College Station
San Diego
Fayetteville
Fayetteville
Knoxville
Fort Collins
Jonesboro
Pasadena
Baton Rouge
Athens
Chula Vista
Chula Vista
Knoxville
Great Falls
Fort Worth
Columbia
Mesa
Palo Alto
Boulder
Santa Monica
Mountain View
LaCrosse
Chula Vista
Garner
Chula Vista
Chula Vista
Decatur
Livonia
Ellenwood
Chula Vista
Grand Prairie
Fairfax
Gainesville
Waco
WOMEN
Name
Event
Acuff, Amy
high jump
Brown, Stephanie
discus
Burrell, Shelia
heptathlon
Clark, Hazel
800m
Colander, LaTasha
100m, 4x100 pool
Cox, Crystal
4x400 pool
Culpepper, Shayne
5,000m
Demus, Lashinda
400m hurdles
DeReuck, Colleen
marathon
Devers, Gail
100m hurdles
Dragila, Stacy
pole vault
Dryer, Elva
10,000m
Edwards, Torri
100m, 200m
*Favor Hamilton, Suzy 1,500m
Felix, Allyson
200m
Flanagan, Shalane
5,000m
Gerraughty, Laura
shot put
Gilreath, Erin
hammer
Hayes, Joanna
100m hurdles
Heaston, Kristin
shot put
Henderson, Monique 4x400 pool
Hennagan, Monique 400m
Hill, Aretha
discus
Howard, Chaunte
high jump
Hurd, Tiombe
TJ
Jeschelnig, Jackie
hammer
Johnson, Sheena
400m hurdles
Jones, Marion
long jump
Kastor, Deena
marathon
Kreiner, Kim
javelin
Lee, Muna
200m
Lott-Hogan, Tiffany heptathlon
Mahon, Anna
hammer
Miles-Clark, Jearl
800m
Moore, Consuella
4x100 pool
Moore, LaShaunta’e 4x100 pool
Morrison, Melissa
100m hurdles
O’Neill, Kate
10,000m
*Perez, Yuliana
TJ
Perry, Michelle
heptathlon
Rhines, Jen
marathon
Richards, Sanya
400m
Richmond, Rose
long jump
Robinson, Moushaumi 4x400 pool
Runyan, Marla
5,000m
Schwartz, Jillian
pole vault
Sua, Seilala
discus
Suttle, Kellie
pole vault
Taylor, Brenda
400m hurdles
Teter, Nicole
800m
Trotter, DeeDee
400m
Upshaw, Grace
long jump
Vaill, Teresa
20 km walk
Waller, Tisha
high jump
Williams, Angela
4x100 pool
Williams, Lauryn
100m
State
TX
CA
LA
NC
OR
FL
VA
CA
CA
NC
CO
LA
CA
CO
TN
OH
NC
AZ
CA
GA
SC
GA
CO
GA
SC
TX
CA
AR
AR
TN
CO
AR
CA
LA
GA
CA
CA
TN
MT
TX
SC
AR
CA
CO
CA
CA
WI
CA
NC
CA
CA
GA
MI
GA
CA
TX
VA
FL
TX
*Pending
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Residence
Austin
Oceano
Chula Vista
Knoxville
Garner
Chapel Hill
Lafayette
Columbia
Boulder
Duluth
Phoenix
Albuquerque
Los Angeles
New Glarus
Santa Clarita
Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill
Gainesville
Los Angeles
Palo Alto
Bonita
Stockbridge
Opelika
Atlanta
Upper Marlboro
Ashland
Los Angeles
Cary
Mammouth
Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge
Pleasant Grove
Orange
Knoxville
Chicago
Fayetteville
Columbia
New Haven
Fayetteville
Los Angeles
Ardmore
Austin
St. Petersburg
Cary
Eugene
Jonesboro
Anaheim
Jonesboro
Chula Vista
Palo Alto
Knoxville
Menlo Park
Gainesville
Atlanta
Ontario
Miami
State
TX
CA
CA
TN
NC
NC
CO
SC
CO
GA
AZ
NM
CA
WI
CA
NC
NC
FL
CA
CA
CA
CA
AL
GA
MD
OH
LA
NC
CA
LA
LA
UT
CT
TN
IL
AR
SC
CT
AR
CA
PA
TX
FL
OR
AR
CA
AR
CA
CA
TN
CA
FL
GA
CA
FL
Olympic Games
THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GREECE
The oldest and largest private non-profit educational institution in Europe, the American College of Greece, will serve as
the 2004 USOC Operations center, as well as a temporary Olympic Training
Center for many of the U.S. sports teams. The USOC High Performance
Center will be located in the communications building and many of the
USOC and NGB staff will be housed in apartments within walking distance
of the campus. It will truly be a hub of activity for Team USA.
The Apparel Distribution Center, Team Briefing and USOC offices will
be in the Deree Library and Deree Classrooms on the north side of campus.
OLYMPIC TRAINING CAMP: PILOT BEACH RESORT
The U.S. Olympic Training Camp will be stationed on the island of Crete at the Pilot Beach Resort. Pilot Beach Resort
is located in prime position on the northwestern coast of Crete. The Resort is built on grounds of 150,000 square meters
and is situated in an area of superb natural beauty, surrounded by olive groves, avocado trees and a fantastic, private sand
beach stretching over a length of 400 meters. From the resort you
can enjoy wonderful views of the Cretan sea and the White
Mountains, as well as the hotel’s gardens and swimming pools. The
Pilot Beach Resort has 450 rooms, all in bungalow style with views
of the pools or the Cretan sea.
WHO’S WHO AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES: ATHLETES STILL INVOLVED
Herman Frazier will serve as the
USOC Chef de Mission for the 2004
Olympic Games.
Frazier was an
Olympic gold medalist in the 76’
Olympic Games as a member of the
4x400m relay as well as taking home
bronze for the 4x100m relay. Currently
Frazier is the Athletic Director at the
University of Hawaii. In addition to his
many athletic experiences and victories,
Frazier brings a history of Athletic
administration skills, as well as a coaching background to this year’s Olympic
Games staff.
Dale Neuburger is no stranger to
the world of athletics or international
competition. Neuburger was a former
swimmer for Princeton University. In
his professional life he served as the
director of administration for USA
Track & Field from 1991 to 1993. He
also held the position of president of
USA Swimming from 1998 to 2002 as
well as serving as vice president of FINA.
From 1996 to 2000, he was a member of
the executive committee of the United
States Olympic Committee, and served
as chairman of its National Governing
Bodies Council. Currently Neuburger is
the President of the Indiana Sports
Corporation.
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Sandra Farmer-Patrick will serve as
the Lead Athlete Services Coordinator
for the U.S. Olympic Team. One of
America’s best ever women’s 400m hurdlers, Farmer-Patrick set an American
Junior record of 58.90 in the 400m hurdles at age 14, and she ranked twice
among the top Americans in the
400mH. Career highlights in the 400m
hurdles include a silver medal at the
1992 Olympic Games, gold medals at
the 1989 and 1992 World Cup and silver at the 1993 World Championships.
Farmer-Patrick is currently the Chair for
USA Track & Field’s Athlete’s Advisory
Committee.
Olympic Games on TV
TELEVISION SCHEDULE
NBC will televise the most detailed broadcast of the Olympics in history of the games,
from August 11-29. Each sport will be covered
in an extraordinary 24-hour-per-day broadcast.
The Summer Games will be aired in 1,210
hours of coverage, throughout the duration of
the Olympics. This amount of coverage is nearly three times more than the coverage in Sydney
in 2000 and seven times more than the coverage
in Atlanta in 1996. Olympic events can be
viewed on NBC from the hours of 12:302:00am, 12:30-4:00pm, and 8:00pm-12:00am.
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Olympic Games
KIRBY LEE/THE SPORTING IMAGE
Nike and USA Track & Field on July 13 at the Olympic Trials unveiled the Team USA
track & field uniform for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. Appearing at the unveiling
to model the uniform and speak to the press were 2004 Olympian Justin Gatlin; 2000
Olympic gold medalist Stacy Dragila; four-time world champion Allen Johnson; 2003 U.S.
champion and American junior record holder Sanya Richards; 2004 Olympian Shalane
Flanagan; 2003 U.S. champion Grace Upshaw; and 1999 world champion Inger Miller.
The uniforms will debut in Athens and be worn during the next four years of competition. The collection, which includes the Nike Swift Suit, Marathon Singlet and Unitards,
feature a bold USA identity and the colors of Red, White and Blue.
During the two-year design process, special attention was paid to zoned aerodynamics,
strategic seam placement, weight reduction, thermoregulation, and articulated fit. The 2004
Swift Suit for track and field is lighter, more breathable and most importantly, faster. Much
of the innovation developed for Nike Swift technology has been used in each piece of the
2004 USA Track and Field uniforms.
The new Marathon Singlet uses Nike seamless technology to minimize seams that
might chafe over the course of extended running periods. The Men's Short-Sleeved Unitard
features seaming that has been moved to the back of the garment for improved aerodynamics and hems with a patented no-sew finish, in place of seams, that fit snugly against the skin.
KIRBY LEE/THE SPORTING IMAGE
NEW TEAM USA UNIFORM UNVEILED IN SACRAMENTO
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Anti-Doping News
All athletes participating in the Olympic Games are subject to Drug Testing throughout the duration of the Games, July
30 until August 29, 2004. The in-competition full menu will be used during this period, including narcotics, marijuana,
beta-2 agonists, glucocorticosteroids, alcohol (for certain sports), and beta blockers (for certain sports), anabolic agents, peptide hormones, agents with anti-estrogerneric activity, masking agents and prohibited methods (2004 Prohibited List).
Testing will occur anywhere in the world during this period. Regardless of whether your competition has completed or if
you retired during this time period, you will not be excluded from testing. The IOC has established the ruling that TWO
missed tests will be considered a doping violation therefore all USATF Athletes must inform Melissa Beasley or your event
coach of your whereabouts throughout the Games.
☛ ATTENTION ATHLETES ✍
Athlete Location Forms for the 4th Quarter of 2004 are due to USADA on
September 7 if submitting a hard copy and September 13 if completing the form
online, date changes are due to the Olympic Games. Athletes who do not submit an
updated form by the due date, either electronically, via fax or regular mail,
could be charged with a doping violation.
Forms are available at www.usantidoping.org or by contacting USATF’s Melissa
Beasley at 317-261-0478 x335
Important Dates for Athens 2004
Olympic Village Opens – July 30, 2004
Olympic Games Opening Ceremonies – August 13, 2004
Olympic Track & Field Competition – August 18-29, 2004
IAAF News
2009 IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TO TAKE PLACE IN EUROPE
Bids from Berlin (GER), Brussels (BEL), Valencia (ESP) and Split (CRO) round out the IAAF’s list of host city for the
2009 IAAF World Championships, thus guaranteeing the Championships will take place somewhere in Europe. Four cities
(Brisbane (AUS), Casablanca (MAR), Daegu (KOR) and New Delhi (IND)) withdrew their bids to host the event but indicated they would seek future bids to host editions of the event.
TOYOTA NAMED OFFICIAL PARTNER FOR IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
The International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) announced that Toyota Motor Corporation will continue
to support athletics with its commitment to sponsor both the 10th and 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics to be
held August 6-14, 2005 (Helsinki) and August 24-Septmber 2, 2007 (Osaka). Toyota began its partnership with the IAAF in
2003 at the 9th World Championships held in Paris.
Toyota will be the Women’s bib sponsor in addition to sponsoring the World Record Programme, an initiative which
offers a bonus of $100,000 to any woman who breaks an official World record at the World Championships. Toyota will also
provide transportation to meet officials.
PHILLIPS, GILREATH SET STADIUM RECORDS AT NORWICH UNION INVITATIONAL
VICTAH SAILER/PHOTRUN FILE PHOTO
Reigning world indoor and outdoor men’s long jump
champion Dwight Phillips and 2004 U.S. women’s Olympic
Trials hammer throw champion Erin Gilreath set stadium
records at the 2004 Norwich Union International in
Birmingham, England. Team USA finished the competition
in second place with 151 points. The Commonwealth Select
team won the event with 153 points.
Phillips equaled the fifth best long jump in the world
this year with his leap of 8.35 meters/27-4.75. He currently
owns the five best jumps in the world this season with a best
of 8.44m/27-8.25 on May 25 in Mexico City.
Gilreath won the women’s hammer throw with a toss of
69.97m/229-6, after winning at the 2004 Olympic Trials
with a throw of 70.42m/231-0. Gilreath owns the top four
marks on the U.S. women’s hammer throw list this year.
Team USA’s 4x100m relay squad (John Capel, Leonard
Scott, Darvis Patton, J.J. Johnson) posted a stadium record
with their winning time of 38.62 seconds, and 1996
Olympic gold medalist and four-time World Outdoor champion Allen Johnson got back on the winning track in the
men’s 110m hurdles with his victory in 13.25 seconds.
The event was highlighted by Russian Yelena Isinbayeva,
who set a new world record in the women’s pole vault with
her clearance of 4.89 meters/16 feet, 1/2; inch, despite a
severe crosswind.
For more information on the 2004 Norwich Union
International, visit www.iaaf.org.
DWIGHT PHILLIPS
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2004 Outdoor GST Recap
Undefeated shot putter Christian Cantwell and dramatically resurgent Maurice Greene and Alan Webb provided plenty of excitement on
USATF’s 2004 Outdoor Golden Spike Tour.
The Home Depot Invitational was held in Los Angeles on May 22;
the Payton Jordan U.S. Open was May 31 in Stanford, Calif.; and the
adidas Oregon Track Classic was June 5 in Portland; and the Nike
Prefontaine Classic was June 19 in Eugene, Ore.
Competing in the Home Depot Invitational, adidas Oregon Track
Classic and Nike Prefontaine Classic, Cantwell twice posted world-leading and personal-best marks, with throws 22.35m/73 feet, 4 inches at
Home Depot and 22.54m/73-11.50 at the adidas Oregon Track Classic.
He went on to win at Pre as well.
Greene likewise posted the top two times in the world this year
under any conditions, with wind-aided marks of 9.86 at Home Depot
and 9.78 at the Payton Jordan U.S. Open. His time at the U.S. Open is
the #2 clocking of all time, under any conditions, and sent startling
wake-up calls to critics who in 2003 might have scoffed at the notion of
Greene successfully defending his Olympic gold medal in 2004. A defeat
at the hands of Shawn Crawford at Prefontaine added a bit of intrigue
heading into the Olympic Trials, as Crawford (9.88), Greene (9.93) and
John Capel (9.95) ran to the three fastest wind-legal times in 2004 in
Eugene.
Alan Webb was a crowd favorite at the Home Depot Invitational and
the Nike Prefontaine Classic. He returned to his 2001 form with a per- ALAN WEBB
sonal best and win in the 1,500m (3:35.71). He lowered that personal
best 10 days later in the Netherlands, with 3:33.70. But he saved his biggest feat for Pre. Returning to the track where in
2001 he broke Jim Ryun’s national high school record for the mile, Webb – supported by a deafening roar from the crowd –
ran the fastest time by an American ever on U.S. soil with his time of 3:50.85 in the Bowerman mile. Heading into the
Olympic Trials, Webb owned the world’s fastest times in the 1,500m and mile.
TEAM USA MEN SCORE HISTORIC WIN
AT BOLDER BOULDER
With America’s best wearing the Team USA jersey, Team
USA’s men posted their first ever team victory at the Bolder
Boulder International Team Challenge May 31 in Boulder,
Colo.
Meb Keflezighi (2nd - 29:30), Abdi Abdirahman (8th 30:10) and Alan Culpepper (9th - 30:14) combined for 19
points to edge out Kenya in team competition. Led by winner
Paul Koech (29:19), the Kenyans scored 21 points after James
Koskei placed sixth (29:56) and Benjamin Maiyo was 14th
(30:36).
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THE SPORTING IMAGE
WORLD LEADERS STRUT THEIR STUFF ON GST
THE SPORTING IMAGE
2004 Outdoor GST Recap
MAURICE GREENE
BOB STANDTON
Dragila makes history in women’s PV
Defending Olympic gold medalist and two-time world champion Stacy Dragila
on June 9 jumped higher in the outdoor women’s pole vault than anyone in history,
clearing and American record 4.83 meters/15 feet 10 inches at the Golden Spike 2004
IAAF Grand Prix meeting in Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Although Dragila’s is the best outdoor mark in history, the IAAF lists the overall
world record as Yelena Isinbayeva’s indoor mark of 4.86/15-11.25. Isinbayeva previously held the best outdoor mark of all-time, 4.82m/15-9.75 in 2003. Isinbayeva
reclaimed the world record (and best outdoor mark) at the 2004 Norwich Union
Invitational on July 25.
Still, Dragila’s jump sends a strong message to her potential Olympic competitors
- as well as Olympic Trials rivals - that she once again is the woman to beat. She also
posted outdoor wins at the Home Depot Invitational and Nike Prefontaine Classic.
STACY DRAGILA
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2004 Annual Meeting
2004 USATF ANNUAL MEETING
PORTLAND, OREGON
DECEMBER 1-5, 2004
The Opening Session of this year’s USATF Annual Meeting (Hilton Portland) will be held on
Wednesday night, December 1.
Annual Meeting brings together more than 1,300 of the sport’s officials, coaches, administrators, athletes and supporters. The yearly gathering serves as a forum to chart the future of our
sport by considering policy changes, selecting national team staffs and Championship meet sites, and electing national officers. It is a forum where the individual’s voice can be heard.
The Annual Meeting also gives us the opportunity to recognize the achievements of our sport’s volunteers and athletes.
Each year, USATF - with the support of Xerox - inducts a new class into the National Track & Field Hall of Fame and makes
presentations for year-end award winners, including the Jesse Owens Award for the top American athletes. USATF offers various social and recreational opportunities for attendees throughout the five-day event.
USATF’s Expo Show at the Annual Meeting offers national sponsors, equipment suppliers, book and magazine publishers, committees, travel bureaus, local sports commissions and other groups the opportunity to showcase their organizations
and products in front of the country’s largest gathering of track and field conventioneers.
This year’s Annual Meeting Headquarters Hotel is the Hilton Portland, in downtown Portland. Rates are $115
single/double (plus occupancy tax of 12.5%). USATF delegates will also receive complimentary use of the Hilton Portland
Athletic Club throughout their stay and complimentary roundtrip Max Lightrail tickets from the Portland International
Airport to downtown (Hilton Portland). The Lightrail stop is approximately 2 blocks from the Hilton.
We expect the block to fill quickly this year, so plan ahead. To make your reservations, please call the Hilton directly at
503-226-1611 or 1-800-HILTONS, and reference the “USATF Annual Meeting” for the $115 rate. (Normal rate that time
of the year is approximately $144.) You may also register on-line by visiting www.portland.hilton.com. (Enter in Group Code:
UTF, for the USATF rate).
The deadline for Athlete’s Advisory Committee (AAC) Annual Meeting Funding Applications will be October
30th. Forms will be accessible online after September 1st. Applications should be submitted to Tyra Whittaker via
fax 317-261-0481, e-mail: [email protected] or mailed to: USA Track & Field, 1 RCA Dome, Suite 140,
Indianapolis, IN 46225
FAST FACTS ABOUT THE OLYMPICS
Olympic Games originated in ancient Greece and were held from 776 B.C. to A.D. 393
The only event in the first thirteen Ancient Olympic Games was the stadion, a running race of 192
meters.
The first modern games were held in 1896
The following were the only events in the first modern Olympics: cycling, fencing, gymnastics,
lawn tennis, shooting, swimming, track and field, weightlifting and wrestling.
Sports that were dropped by the Olympics were polo, croquet, tug of war, high jump on horseback
and a swimming obstacle race.
The 1900 Olympics included the first competitions involving women, in lawn tennis and golf.
In 1916, 1940 and 1944 the games were cancelled due to World Wars I and II
1924 marked the year of the first Winter Games
In every Olympic Opening Ceremony the Greek athletes march in first to honor the original games held in ancient Greece
The flame symbolizes the light of spirit, knowledge and life, and it is a messenger of peace.
1992 Olympics reflected the breakup of the Soviet Union and a united Germany.
2000 Summer Games in Sydney, Australia were the largest Olympic Games, with athletes competing in 300 events.
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AAC Contacts
USATF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
Bill Roe
Vice President
Dee Jensen
Secretary
Darlene Hickman
Treasurer
Ed Koch
Past President
Patricia Rico
High Performance Division Chair
Brooks Johnson
Men’s Track & Field
John Chaplin
Women’s Track & Field
Stephanie Hightower
Race Walking
Vince Peters
LDR Division Chair
Jerry Crockett
Men’s LDR
Jim Estes
Women’s LDR
Elizabeth Phillips
Masters LDR
Norman Green
Masters Track & Field
George Mathews
Youth Athletics
Bob Flint
Associations Chair
Alan Roth
Officials Chair
Linda Melzer
Coaches Advisory Rep.
Terry Crawford
IAAF Council Member
Bob Hersh
AAC Chair/USOC Athlete Alternate
Sandra Farmer-Patrick
AAC Vice-chair
Antonio Pettigrew
AAC Secretary
Erica Wheeler
AAC Treasurer
Jon Drummond
USOC Athlete Rep.
Andrew Valmon
Athlete Rep.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
USOC Rep.
Lynn Cannon
NAIA Rep.
Jack Hazen
NCAA Rep.
Mark Bockelman
NJCAA Rep.
Bryce Roderick
NFHS Rep.
Cynthia Doyle
RRCA Rep.
Freddi Carlip
Running USA Rep.
Allan Steinfeld
Counsel to the Board
David Greifinger
AAC E-mail Infor mation
Member
Position
E-mail Address
Sandra Farmer-Patrick
Chair
Antonio Pettigrew
Vice-Chair
[email protected]
Erica Wheeler
Secretary
[email protected]
Jon Drummond
Treasurer
Leonard Byrd
Men’s Sprints
Chryste Gaines
Wmn’s Sprints
[email protected]
Larry Wade
Men’s Hurdles
[email protected]
LaTanya Sheffield
Wmn’s Hurdles
[email protected]
Kip Janvrin
Men’s Multis
[email protected]
Shelia Burrell
Wmn’s Multis
[email protected]
Thomas Johnson
Men’s 800-1500m
Sasha Spencer
Wmn’s 800-1500m
Tony Cosey
Men’s 3000-10000m
Deena Kastor
Wmn’s 3000-10000m [email protected]
Teddy Mitchell
Men’s RR/XC
Kim Keenan-Kirkpatrick
Wmn’s RR/XC
[email protected]
Doug Reynolds
Men’s Throws
[email protected]
Serene Ross
Wmn’s Throws
Kenta Bell
Men’s Horiz. Jumps [email protected]
Dawn Burrell
Wmn’s Horizantal Jumps
Kevin Brown
Men’s Vertical Jumps
[email protected]
Gwen Wentland
Wmn’s Vertical Jumps
[email protected]
Curt Clausen
Men’s Walks
Cheryl Rellinger
Wmn’s Walks
Bryan Woodward
Men’s At-Large
Tiombe Hurd
Wmn’s At Large
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
AAC- Board of Directors
Andrew Valmon
USOC/AAC Rep.
Chris Huffins
BOD Alt./Ex Officio
[email protected]
Dennis Mitchell
BOD Alt./Ex Officio
[email protected]
Rose Monday
BOD Alt./Ex Officio
[email protected]
Gary Morgan
BOD Alt./Ex Officio
[email protected]
Angie Taylor
BOD Alt./Ex Officio
[email protected]
PattiSue Plumer
BOD Alt./Ex Officio
[email protected]
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Contact Information
ELITE ATHLETE PROGRAMS CONTACTS
M ike C onley
Executive Director
M ichael Cain
Melissa Beasley
National Teams
Manager
EA Relations Manager
[email protected]
Ext. 323
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Sar iyu Shittu
IAAF World Athletics Final
September 18, 2004
Monte Carlo, Monaco
USATF Annual Meeting
December 1-5, 2004
Portland, Oregon
EAD Assistant
USATF PHOTO
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Olympic Games – Track &
Field Competition
August 18-29, 2004
Athens, Greece
Tyra
Whittaker
EAD Coordinator
[email protected]
Ext. 337
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Ext. 335
Important Dates
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Ext. 331
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