2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Marathon Qualifications

Outlined below is information regarding the qualifying standards for participation in the 2024 USATF Olympic Team Trials – Marathon event. 

Qualifying Standards

The 2024 Olympic Team Trials - Marathon standards/procedures will be based on USATF’s current understanding of World Athletics’ 2024 Olympic Qualifying Procedures and the USOPC’s Olympic Qualifying Procedures. Accordingly, these standards/procedures are subject to change based on any updated Olympic Qualifying Procedures or World Athletics Qualifying Procedures.

Qualifying Window

• Marathon: January 1, 2022 to December 5, 2023
• Half Marathon: January 1, 2023 to December 5, 2023

Additional Opportunities

1. Overall Champions of the 2022 and 2023 USATF Running Circuit will be considered as having met the qualifying standard.
2. The top six (6) finishers in the 2023 USATF Marathon Championships (site and date TBD) will be considered as having met the standard.
3. Any athlete that has met the Olympic standard will be considered as having met the Olympic Trials Standard.
4. An athlete is eligible for “automatic qualification” (USATF Rule 8) if that athlete has accomplished the following:
   1. Placing 1^st at either the 2022 USATF Marathon Championship or the 2023 USATF Marathon Championship
   2. Earned an individual medal in the 2022 World Athletics Championships Marathon or 2023 World Athletics Championships Marathon
   3. Was a member of the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Team

Qualifying Guidelines

1. Athletes must achieve the qualifying standard listed above, or be qualified under the Additional Opportunities section above, in order to enter the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Marathon event.
2. The qualifying mark must be made on a USATF certified course, in an event sanctioned by USA Track & Field or a member federation of World Athletics. The course must be USATF/WORLD ATHLETICS/AIMS certified with an active course certification and have an elevation loss no greater than 3.30 meters/km. All course configurations will be accepted (no minimum separation).
3. All qualifying performances are subject to verification.
4. “Gun” time is the only acceptable method of timing for the men. Consideration may be given to “net/chip” times for competitors with “gun” times extremely close to the above qualifying time standards. “Net/chip” will be considered an acceptable method of timing for the women.

Qualified Athletes (as of 3/21/2023)

• Men's Marathon Performances
• Men's Half Marathon Performances
• Women's Marathon Performances
• Women's Half Marathon Performances