I've seen the Reverend Jeff Wells walk-down Nyambui from 60 meters back in a
5K. He got da five kilo game.
malmo
> Jeff Wells (no 5k)
> Sandoval (no 5k)
>
>
>
> Confirm these to the list:
>
> Shorter (1972 for sure - Bakersfield 13:40's 5k, Qualifier in the
> 10k/Mar. for sure )
> Don Kardong (prob. '72 and '76)
> Jeff Galloway ('72 - probably)
> Meyer (had 13:35i/27:53/2:09 ... but in '83 ... 16 months before
> the Trials)
> Ed Mendoza (5th 10k/definitely had Q marks in Mar & 5k)
>
> How long is the qualifying window BEFORE the track trials? And
> how long was
> it, back in the day, for the marathon trials?
>
> If it has been MORE than 12 months before the each Trials race,
> respectively, then many guys probably were a three-race-qualifier.
>
> -BTMcEwen
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jon Alquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 4:00 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: 5k/10k/marathon USOT qualifiers
>
>
> >Brian McEwen queried on 4/11 if anyone knew of any US males
> who qualified for a US Olympic Trails in the 5k, 10k and marathon. <
>
> In 1968 George Young MADE the U.S. Olympic team in the steeplechase
> and marathon (winning the marathon trials in 2:30+ at
> altitude/Alamosa, CO), so I wouldn't be surprised if he also had
> Trials qualifing marks in the 5k and 10k. In 1972 He also made the US
> team in the 5k, so I wouldn't be surprised if he had a a 10k Q mark
> that year, but don't know if he ran any marathons (or if there even
> was a qualifying standard at that time). 1968 was the first year that
> one final race was used to determine the Olympic marathon team.
> Before that it was based on several designated marathons, so there
> was probably no qualifying standard to enter the trails.
>
> A quick review of 5k/10k/Mar results in my copy of Scott Davis's 1984
> "Media Guide to the 1984 US FOT," indicates a plethora of runners who
> likely would meet Brian's criterion. The following individuals placed
> in the top 8 in at least two of the races or likely had Q marks in
> both and/or marathon:
>
> 1964: Gerry Lindgren (1st10k); Billy Mills (2nd 10k); Doug Brown (3rd 10k)
> 1968: Lindgren (4th 5k/5th 10k); Mills (4th 10k); Kenny Moore (7th
> 10k/2nd Mar)
> 1972: Frank Shorter (1st 10k/1st Mar); Jack Bacheler (2nd Mar/2nd 5k in
> '68);
> Don Kardong (6th 10k/6th Mar); Jeff Galloway (2nd 10k/4th Mar)
> 1976: Shorter; Craig Virgin, Gary Bjorklund, Bill Rodgers,
> Ed Mendoza (5th 10k/definitely had Q marks in Mar & 5k),
> Kardong, et. al
> 1980: Virgin, Alberto Slazar, Jeff Wells, Tony Sandoval, Dick
> Buerkle, Steve Ortiz, Doug Padilla
>
> I get the impression that a whole lot of athletes from the "Golden
> Age of U.S. Distance Running" (mid '60s to mid '80s) easily qualified
> for the USOT in all three events.
>
> BTW, does anyone out there have a listing of Olympic Trials
> qualifying standards for each year? Also, what was the first year
> that standards were established for entry into the USOTs? I don't
> seem to remember much mention of them back in the '50s, as everybody
> paid their own way.
>
> JON ALQUIST
>
> Original Message -
>
> Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 12:26:07 -0400
> From: "Mcewen, Brian T" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: t-and-f: Olympic Trials distance question
>
> Does anyone know of any males in the US who qualified for the 5k/10k/and
> Mar. for one Olympic Trials?
>
> I had a friend who did so in 1984. We all thought it was good, but not
> earth-shaking, because he went about 13:40/28:40/2:17:16 that year, and
> there were plenty of sub-28:00/sub-2:10 guys at the time.
>
> The qualifying standards in 1984 were about 13:42/28:46/2:19:50 ... they
> have relaxed somewhat since then.
>
> Clearly many guys had the ability to score this "hat-trick" (Shorter,
> Bjorklund, Virgin, Salazar, Meyer, Eyestone, on and on) ...
>
> But do you know any who have actually qualified for these three
> races within
> the qualifying window allowed for a single Olympic Trials?
>
> - -Brian McEwen
>
> P.S. What is the time window allowed for qualifying for these
> races at the
> Trials?
>
