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U.S. Men's Track and Field Team, A-H

Abdihankim Adbirahman | Charles Austin | Andy Bloom | Walter Davis | Lance Deal
Rod DeHaven | Pascal Dobert | Jon Drummond | Phillip Dunn | John Capel | James Carter | Curtis Clausen | Mark Crear | Tony Cosey | Mark Croghan
Alan Culpepper | Kenny Evans | Mark Everett | John Godina | Maurice Greene
Breaux Greer | Adam Goucher | Alvin Harrison | Chad Harting | Brad Hauser
Floyd Heard | Andrew Hermann | C.J. Hunter | Nick Hysong | Chris Huffins

 Abdihankim Adbirahman
Age: 21 Height: 5'11" Weight: 130
Birthdate: Dec. 2, 1978
Hometown: Tucson, Ariz.

Event: 10,000 meters
Olympic History:
Competing in his first Olympics.

Accomplishments:

  • Placed third in the 10,000 at the 2000 Olympic Trials
  • Two-time Pac-10 Champion at the University of Arizona
  • 1998 Pac-10 Cross-Country Athlete of the Year
  • Finished second at the 1998 NCAA Cross Country Championships
  • Won the 5,000 and 10,000 at the 1998 Pac-10 Championships
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     Charles Austin
    Age: 32 Height: 6'0" Weight: 170
    Birthdate: Dec. 19, 1967
    Hometown: Van Vleck, Texas

    Event: High Jump
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his third Olympics after finishing eighth at the 1992 Barcelona Games and winning a gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games (with an Olympic-record 7'10")

    Accomplishments:

  • 1991, 1997 World Champion
  • 1997 World Indoor Champion
  • 1998 World Cup Champion
  • Five-time (consecutively) U.S. Outdoor champion
  • American record holder (7'10.5")
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     Andy Bloom
    Age: 27 Height: 6'1" Weight: 275
    Birthdate: Aug. 11, 1973
    Hometown: Schenectady, N.Y.

    Event: Shot Put
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his first Olympics.

    Accomplishments:

  • Won the USA Indoor shot put championship for the second straight season with a personal record 70'10.5"
  • Fourth in the shot put at the 1999 Outdoor championships
  • 1999 World University Games shot put champion
  • 1998 Goodwill Games discus silver medalist
  • 1996 NCAA shotput and discus champion
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     Walter Davis
    Age: 21 Height: 6'2" Weight: 173
    Birthdate: July 2, 1979
    Hometown: Leonville, La.

    Event: Long Jump
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his first Olympics.

    Accomplishments:

  • 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials Qualifier in long jump and triple jump
  • 1999, 2000 NJCAA Outdoor Triple Jump Champion
  • 2000 NJCAA Outdoor Long Jump Champion
  • 1999, 2000 NJCAA Indoor Triple Jump Champion
  • 1999, 2000 NJCAA Indoor Long Jump Champion
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     Lance Deal
    Age: 39 Height: 6'2" Weight: 255
    Birthdate: Jan. 21, 1961
    Hometown: Casper, Wyo.

    Event: Hammer Throw
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his fourth Olympics. He won a silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games.

    Accomplishments:

  • Indoor weight throw world record holder (84-10.5)
  • 12-time USA Indoor champion
  • Two-Time Pan Am Games Champion
  • Finished second at the 1989 and 1994 World Cup
  • Finished second at the 1998 Goodwill Games
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     Rod DeHaven
    Age: 34 Height: 5'8" Weight: 130
    Birthdate: Sept. 21, 1966
    Hometown: Madison, Wis.

    Event: Marathon
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his first Olympics.

    Accomplishments:

  • Set a personal record in the Marathon (2:13:02) in 1998
  • Ran a personal record in the 10,000 (28:06.25) in 1995
  • Finished fifth in the 10,000 at the 1998 USA Championships (29:57.37)
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     Pascal Dobert
    Age: 26 Height: 6'1" Weight: 150
    Birthdate: Oct. 27, 1973
    Hometown: Washington, D.C.

    Event: Steeplechase
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his first Olympics.

    Accomplishments:

  • The two-time defending U.S. Champion in the Steeplechase
  • Ran a personal-best 8:15.83 in 1998
  • Finished fourth at the 1998 Goodwill Games
  • 1997 NCAA Outdoor Champion
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     Jon Drummond
    Age: 32 Height: 5'9" Weight: 160
    Birthdate: Sept. 9, 1968
    Hometown: Philadelphia, Pa.

    Event: 100 meters
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his second Olympics after running the leadoff leg in the silver medal-winning 4x100 relay at the '96 Games in Atlanta

    Accomplishments:

  • Two-time World Champion in the 4x100 relay
  • Won 60 meters at the 2000 U.S. Indoors
  • 1997 U.S. Outdoor 200 meter champion
  • Competing at Olympic level despite being born with spina bifida
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     Phillip Dunn
    Age: 29 Height: 5'9" Weight: 132
    Birthdate: June 12, 1971
    Hometown: Chula Vista, Calif.

    Event: 50-kilometer walk
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his first Olympics.

    Accomplishments:

  • Finished third at the 2000 Olympic Trials (4:07.00)in the 50km walk
  • Finished third at the 1999 Pan Am Games
  • Finished sixth at the 1996 Olympic Trials at 20km
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     John Capel
    Age: 22 Height: 5'11" Weight: 180
    Birthdate: Nov. 27, 1973
    Hometown: Gainesville, Fla.

    Event: 200 meters
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his first Olympics.

    Accomplishments:

  • 1999 NCAA Outdoor 200-meter champ
  • 2000 NCAA Indoor 200-meter runner-up
  • 1999 NCAA Outdoor 100-meter runner-up
  • Fourth-place in 200-meters at the 1999 USA Outdoors
  • Was a scholarship football player at the University of Florida
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     James Carter
    Age: 22 Height: 5'11" Weight: 185
    Birthdate: May 7, 1978
    Hometown: Baltimore, Md.

    Event: 400-meter hurdles
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his first Olympics

    Accomplishments:

  • Placed third at 2000 U.S. Olympic trials (48.46)
  • Placed third at 1999 NCAA Championships
  • Ranked No. 10 in the world by Track and Field News
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     Curtis Clausen
    Age: 32 Height: 6'2" Weight: 165
    Birthdate: Oct. 9, 1967
    Hometown: Chula Vista, Calif.

    Event: 50-kilometer walk
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his second Olympics after finishing 50th in the 20k walk at the '96 Atlanta Olympics

    Accomplishments:

  • Winner in the 50km walk at the 2000 Olympic Trials
  • Finished fourth in the 50k at the 1999 World Championships
  • 1999 U.S. 20k and 50k Champion
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     Mark Crear
    Age: 32 Height: 6'1" Weight: 189
    Birthdate: Oct. 2, 1968
    Hometown: Rowland Heights, Calif.

    Event: 110-meter hurdles
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his second Olympics after winning a silver medal in the 110m hurdles at the 1996 Atlanta Games

    Accomplishments:

  • Won 1999 USA Outdoors
  • 1998 Goodwill Games Champion
  • 1994 an 1999 U.S. Outdoor National Champion
  • Ran a personal best 12.98 in 1999
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     Tony Cosey
    Age: 25 Height: 5'11" Weight: 145
    Birthdate: Oct. 5, 1974
    Hometown: Knoxville, Tenn.

    Event: Steeplechase
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his first Olympics

    Accomplishments:

  • Finished third at 2000 Olympics Trials with a personal record 8:21.41
  • Finished 10th at 1999 USA Outdoors
  • Finished third in 3000 at 1998 USA Indoors
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     Mark Croghan
    Age: 32 Height: 5'9" Weight: 132
    Birthdate: Jan. 8, 1968
    Hometown: Akron, Ohio

    Event: Steeplechase
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his third Olympics. He also ran in the 1996 Atlanta and 1992 Barcelona Games.

    Accomplishments:

  • Placed second at 2000 Olympic Trials with a season-best 8:16.20
  • Three-time USA Outdoor Champion
  • Two-time NCAA champion
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     Alan Culpepper
    Age: 28 Height: 6'1" Weight: 130
    Birthdate: Sept. 15, 1972
    Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas

    Event: 10,000 meters
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his first Olympics.

    Accomplishments:

  • Finished second in the 2000 Olympic Trials 10,000 (his 28:03.5 betters the Olympic "A" qualifying standard)
  • Placed second at the USA Long Course Cross Country Championships
  • 1999 U.S. 10,000 National Champion
  • Finished second in the 5,000 at the 1998 U.S. Nationals
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     Kenny Evans
    Age: 21 Height: 6'2" Weight: 165
    Birthdate: April 6, 1979
    Hometown: Pine Bluff, Ark.

    Event: High Jump
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his first Olympics

    Accomplishments:

  • Placed second at 2000 Olympic Trials (7-5.25)
  • Placed second at 2000 NCAA Indoors and third at NCAA Outdoors
  • Finished fifth at 1999 World University Games
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     Mark Everett
    Age: 32 Height: 6'0" Weight: 163
    Birthdate: Sept. 2, 1968
    Hometown: Badgad, Fla.

    Event: 800 meters
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his third Olympics after running at the 1988 Seoul and 1992 Barcelona Games

    Accomplishments:

  • 11-time national champion, indoors and outdoors
  • 1993 World Championships relay gold medalist
  • 1991 World Champs bronze medalist at 800 meters
  • Broke indoor world records in 1993 (spring medley) and 1992 (600 yards)
  • Two-time NCAA Champion
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     John Godina
    Age: 28 Height: 6'4" Weight: 285
    Birthdate: May 31, 1972
    Hometown: Cheyenne, Wyo.

    Event: Discus
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his second Olympics after winning a silver medal in the shotput at the 1996 Atlanta Games

    Accomplishments:

  • 1999 U.S. World Indoor silver medalist
  • Four-time U.S. Outdoor Champion
  • 1995, 1997 World Shotput Champion
  • 1997, 1999 World Indoor Silver Medalist
  • 1998 U.S. Shotput and Discus champion
  • In 1996, became the first U.S. Olympian in 72 years to make the Olympic team in Shotput and Discus
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     Maurice Greene
    Age: 26 Height: 5'9" Weight: 175
    Birthdate: July 24, 1974
    Hometown: Kansas City, Kan.

    Event: 100 meters
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his first Olympics

    Accomplishments:

  • Two-time World Champion and current world record holder in the 100 meters (9.79)
  • 1999 World 200-meter champion
  • Anchored gold medal-winning 4x100 relay at 1999 World Championships, to earn his third gold of the championships
  • 1999 World Indoor 60m champion and world record holder
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     Breaux Greer
    Age: 23 Height: 6'2" Weight: 225
    Birthdate: Oct. 19, 1976
    Hometown: Houston, Texas

    Event: Javelin Throw
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his first Olympics

    Accomplishments:

  • Won 2000 Olympic Trials (266-0)
  • Set personal record and season best of 268-5
  • Placed fourth at 1999 NCAA Champs
  • Placed third at 1996 Olympic Trials but did not have an Olympic qualifying mark
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     Adam Goucher
    Age: 25 Height: 5'10" Weight: 138
    Birthdate: Feb. 18, 1975
    Hometown: Boulder, Colo.

    Event: 5,000 meters
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his first Olympics

    Accomplishments:

  • 2000 USA Short Course (4k) and Long Course (12k) Champion
  • 1999 U.S. 5,000 Champion
  • 1998 NCAA 5,000 and Cross-Country Champion
  • 1997, 1998 NCAA 3,000 Indoor Champion
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     Alvin Harrison
    Age: 26 Height: 6'2" Weight: 180
    Birthdate: Jan. 20, 1974
    Hometown: Orlando, Fla.

    Event: 4x400 relay
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his second Olympics after winning a silver medal in the 4x400 relay at the 1996 Atlanta Games

    Accomplishments:

  • Second in the 400 at the 2000 Olympic Trials, running a personal best 44.63
  • 1998 U.S. Indoor Champion
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     Chad Harting
    Age: 28 Height: 6'0" Weight: 170
    Birthdate: Feb. 20, 1972
    Hometown: Jonesboro, Ark.

    Event: Pole Vault
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his first Olympics

    Accomplishments:

  • Placed third at the 2000 Olympic Trials (18-5.5), winning a jump-off a 18-5.5
  • Placed second at the 1997 World University Games
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     Brad Hauser
    Age: 23 Height: 6'2" Weight: 150
    Birthdate: March 28, 1977
    Hometown: Danville, Pa.

    Event: 10,000 meters
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his first Olympics

    Accomplishments:

  • Finished second at 1999 NCAA Championships at 5,000 and USA Championships at 10,000
  • Member of 2000 USA World Cross Country Team
  • 1998 NCAA 10,000-meter champion
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     Floyd Heard
    Age: 34 Height: 5'10" Weight: 158
    Birthdate: March 24, 1966
    Hometown: Houston, Texas

    Event: 200 meters
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his second Olympics after running in the 1992 Barcelona Games

    Accomplishments:

  • Finished third at the U.S. Outdoor Championships in 1991, behind Michael Johnson and Leroy Burrell
  • won the 1986 Goodwill Games with a 20.12 and was ranked No. 1 in the world
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     Andrew Hermann
    Age: 29 Height: 6'3" Weight: 165
    Birthdate: Feb. 25, 1971
    Hometown: Portland, Ore.

    Event: 50-kilometer walk
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his first Olympics

    Accomplishments:

  • 2000 Olympic 50k Trials Runner-up
  • 1997 U.S. 50k champion
  • Two-time World Team member
  • Second in 20k at 1997 U.S. Outdoor Nationals
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     C.J. Hunter
    Age: 31 Height: 6'1" Weight: 330
    Birthdate: Dec. 14, 1968
    Hometown: Raleigh, N.C.

    Event: Shot Put
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his second Olympics after finishing seventh in the shotput at the 1996 Atlanta Games

    Accomplishments:

  • 1999 World Champion
  • 1997 World Championships bronze medalist
  • Three-time USA National Champion
  • 1995 World Indoor silver medalist
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     Nick Hysong
    Age: 29 Height: 6'1" Weight: 180
    Birthdate: Dec. 9, 1971
    Hometown: Phoenix, Ariz.

    Event: Pole Vault
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his first Olympics

    Accomplishments:

  • Place fifth at the 2000 USA Indoors
  • Tied for second at the 1999 USA Outdoors
  • Tied for fourth at the 1999 World Championships
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     Chris Huffins
    Age: 30 Height: 6'2" Weight: 190
    Birthdate: April 15, 1970
    Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.

    Event: Decathlon
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his second Olympics after a 10th-place finish in the Decathlon at the 1996 Atlanta Games

    Accomplishments:

  • 1998, 1999 U.S. Champion
  • 1999 World Championships bronze medalist
  • 1999 Pan Am Games gold medalist
  • Holds the decathlon world record in the 100-meter dash (10.22)
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