Discus results olympic trials 2012

Runner-up Sam Crouser, with a throw of , also failed to make the team because he hadn't thrown the standard of feet this season. So along with the javelin, let's see where else Team USA needs to improve between now and the opening ceremony. Complete U. Nicholas Symmonds leads the way by finishing the meter run with a time of 1 minute, And although this was Symmonds' second straight Olympic trials title, he failed to make the finals at the Beijing Games.

Now the Olympic experience certainly plays to his favor, but Symmonds still must prove himself on the big stage. Winning the U. Olympic Track Trials in the was Alysia Montano, who ran the race in Compared to the Games, Montano would have taken eighth place in Beijing.

The good news is that Olympian Alice Schmidt made the team once again, so the two can push one another between now and London. The question is how much each will improve between now and the Games.

Because if the women's is anything like , the U. Kibwe Johnson won the men's hammer throw with a toss of feet, 11 inches. And if we look back at the Games, Johnson didn't even hit that A standard of '7" at the trials.

Now he did go above feet back in , but the result of the U. Olympic Trials doesn't look too impressive heading into London. On the bright side, two of the women's qualifiers were Olympians in Amanda Campbell first place and Jessica Campbell third place hit marks of feet, 6 inches and feet, 2 inches respectively.

Brad Walker and Scott Roth had the third best marks in the men's pole vault qualifying, making them both eligible for the next rounds. Levi Keller and Jason Colwick couldn't clear specific heights and were eliminated. In terms of overall finals, Andrea Geubelle finished third in the women's triple jump, Blessing Ufodiamia tenth. Sean Keller was eighth in the men's javelin. Mark Wieczorke finished seventh in the men's meters. None earned bids to London. Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from.

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