Selection Procedures - Marathon

The U.S. Mens and Women's Olympic Marathon Teams will be selected as follows:

1. Only athletes who finish the U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Mens Marathon in Birmingham, AL on February 7, 2004 or the U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Womens Marathon in Saint Louis, MO on April 3, 2004 and who have achieved the Olympic A or B qualifying standard will be eligible for selection to the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team.
2. If the Olympic Trials winner has achieved the Olympic A qualifying standard during the selection period, he/she will be nominated to the Olympic Team. Other members of the team, up to the maximum allowed will be selected from athletes, in rank order of finish at the Olympic Trials, who have met the Olympic A qualifying standard.
3. If the Olympic Trials winner has not achieved the Olympic A qualifying standard, but has achieved the Olympic B qualifying standard during the selection period, he/she will be the only marathon athlete nominated to the Olympic Team.
4. If the Olympic Trials winner has met neither the Olympic A nor B qualifying standards, the next finisher who has achieved the Olympic A or B qualifying standard will be treated as the winner of the event, for the purpose of Olympic Team selection only, and the selection method described in #2 or #3 above will be used to select candidates for the Olympic Team.
5. If the Olympic Trials winner has an Olympic A qualifying standard but decides to opt out of consideration for the Olympic Games Marathon prior to July 18, 2004 (for example to represent the USA in another Olympic event), the selection method described in #2 above will be used to select candidates for the Olympic Team.
6. If the Olympic Trials winner has an Olympic B qualifying standard but decides to opt out of consideration for the Olympic Games Marathon prior to July 18, 2004 (for example to represent the USA in another Olympic event), the next finisher from the Olympic Trials who has met either the Olympic A or B qualifying standard will be nominated to the Olympic Team and the remaining candidates will be selected per the selection method described in #2 or #3 above.

Alternate Selection

An athlete who withdraws from the team due to illness, injury or for any other reason, or fails to abide by the USOC Code of Conduct, will be replaced by the next eligible nominated candidate who has achieved the Olympic Games qualifying standard, in rank order of finish from the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Mens Marathon or 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Womens Marathon.

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