Qualifying Guidelines

1. All qualifying performances must be made on a USATF-certified road course, standard outdoor track, or an international road course certified by the appropriate authority.
2. Qualifying marks must be made and verifiable in a USATF- or IAAF-sanctioned event.
3. All qualifying performances are subject to verification.
4. Athletes must meet the "A" standard in order to enter the Olympic Trials. There is no "B" standard. All persons meeting the "A" standard are eligible to enter.
5. The qualifying standards must be met from January 1, 2002 through February 1, 2004.

Special Qualifying Regulations

An athlete is eligible for automatic qualification into the U.S. Olympic Team Trials Men's 50 km Race Walk if that athlete has, during the year 2004, or during the four previous calendar years (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003), accomplished one of the following:

• Earned an individual medal in an Olympic Games or in an IAAF World Championships
• Won a USA 50 km Race Walk Championship
• Won a U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men's 50 km Race Walk event

An athlete whose entry into the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men's 50 km Race Walk is based solely on the "automatic qualification" provision is not eligible to receive funding based on the automatic qualification alone.

All athletes who are allowed entry into the Olympic Trials by the special qualifying regulations must submit an entry and follow the same declaration procedures as all other Olympic Trials qualifiers.