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The last week and a half in June was where the Olympic dreams of USA runners came true or were put on hold for another four years. All of the top American runners across all distances gathered in Eugene Oregon where USA Track and Field held the Olympic trials and the goal was simple: finish in the top three and you’re in.

The competition was tight with Olympic dreams coming up hundredths of a second short. The margin of making the team was the smallest in the women’s 100 meters were Allyson Felix and Jeneba Tarmoh tied for third place and were given the option of a run off or a coin flip to see who would make the trip to London. Before the scheduled run off Tarmoh decided to decline her position which gave Felix the ticket to London.

Here is a look at all the American men and women, and their events, who will be running for gold.

Men’s track athletes:

Abdi Abdirahman, Marathon

Kyle Alcorn, Steeplechase

Ryan Bailey, 100m

Donn Cabral, 3000m Steeplechase

Matthew Centrowitz, 1,500m

Kerron Clement, 400m Hurdles

Justin Gatlin, 100m

Tyson Gay, 100m

Ryan Hall, Marathon

Evan Jager, 3000m Steeplechase

Meb Keflezighi, Marathon

Trell Kimmons, Relays

Bernard Lagat, 5,000m

Lopez Lomong, 5,000m

Ronell Mance, Relays

Leo Manzano, 1,500m

Tony McQuay, 400m

Aries Merritt, 110m Hurdles

LaShawn Merritt, 400m

Manteo Mitchell, Relays

Maurice Mitchell, 200m

Bryshon Nellum, 400m

Darvis Patton, Relays

Jeff Porter 110m, Hurdles

Jason Richardson, 110m Hurdles

Dathan Ritzenhein, 10,000m

Khadevis Robinson, 800m

Michael Rodgers, Relays

Galen Rupp, 10,000m; 5,000m

Duane Solomon, 800m

Wallace Spearmon, 200m

Nick Symmonds, 800m

Angelo Taylor, 400m Hurdles

Matt Tegenkamp, 10,000m

Michael Tinsley, 400m Hurdles

Jeremy Wariner, Relays

Andrew Wheating, 1,500m

Isiah Young, 200m

Women’s track athletes:

Keshia Baker, Relays

Janet Bawcom, 10,000m

T’erea Brown, 400m Hurdles

Emma Coburn, 3,000m Steeplechase

Kim Conley, 5,000m

Julie Culley, 5,000m

Lashinda Demus, 400m Hurdles

Diamond Dixon, Relays

Debbie Dunn, Relays

Allyson Felix, 100m; 200m

Shalane Flanagan, Marathon

Bridget Franek, 3,000m Steeplechase

Geena Gall, 800m

Kara Goucher, Marathon

Dawn Harper, 100m Hurdles

Amy Hastings, 10,000m

Molly Huddle, 5,000m

Carmelita Jeter, 100m; 200m

Lolo Jones, 100m Hurdles

Shalaya Kipp, 3000m Steeplechase

Bianca Knight, Relays

Tianna Madison, 100m

Francena McCorory, 400m

Georganne Moline, 400m Hurdles

Alysia Montano, 800m

Sanya Richards-Ross, 400m; 200m

Shannon Rowbury, 1,500m

Alice Schmidt, 800m

Jennifer Simpson, 1,500m

Jeneba Tarmoh, Relays

DeeDee Trotter, 400m

Morgan Uceny, 1,500m

Lisa Uhl, 10,000m

Kellie Wells, 100m Hurdles

Lauryn Williams, Relays

For everyone listed above, the work has only just begun because as big of an honor it is to go to the Olympics, no one likes to come home empty handed.

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