U.S. Olympic track and field team

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The U.S. Olympic track and field team is the national squad of American athletes who compete in running, jumping, and throwing events at the Olympic Games and are historically among the most dominant and decorated in the sport.

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instanceOf Olympic athletics team
national sports team
alsoKnownAs Team USA track and field NERFINISHED
United States Olympic track and field team NERFINISHED
competesIn Olympic Games NERFINISHED
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
discipline combined events
hurdles
jumping events
long-distance running events
middle-distance running events
relay races
sprint running events
throwing events
eventType field events
road events
track events
firstOlympicAppearance 1896 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
genderCategories men
women
governingBody USA Track & Field NERFINISHED
historicalStatus one of the most successful nations in Olympic athletics
includesEvent 100 metres
100 metres hurdles
110 metres hurdles
1500 metres
200 metres
400 metres
400 metres hurdles
4×100 metres relay
4×400 metres relay
800 metres
decathlon
discus throw
hammer throw
heptathlon
high jump
javelin throw
long jump
marathon
pole vault
shot put
triple jump
notableAthlete Allyson Felix NERFINISHED
Bob Beamon NERFINISHED
Carl Lewis NERFINISHED
Florence Griffith-Joyner NERFINISHED
Gail Devers NERFINISHED
Jackie Joyner-Kersee NERFINISHED
Jesse Owens NERFINISHED
Michael Johnson NERFINISHED
Noah Lyles NERFINISHED
Ryan Crouser NERFINISHED
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone NERFINISHED
Wilma Rudolph NERFINISHED
represents United States at the Olympic Games NERFINISHED
selectionFrequency every four years
selectionMethod U.S. Olympic Trials in track and field NERFINISHED
sport athletics

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Tommie Smith was gold medalist in men's 200 metres memberOf U.S. Olympic track and field team
subject surface form: Tommie Smith
United States national teams include U.S. Olympic track and field team
this entity surface form: United States national track and field team
Trey Hardee partOf U.S. Olympic track and field team
this entity surface form: United States national track and field team
Soviet Union national athletics team competedAgainst U.S. Olympic track and field team
this entity surface form: United States national athletics team
Dan O'Brien memberOfSportsTeam U.S. Olympic track and field team
this entity surface form: United States national athletics team
USA Track & Field oversees U.S. Olympic track and field team
this entity surface form: United States national track and field teams
Noah Lyles representedTeam U.S. Olympic track and field team
this entity surface form: United States national track and field team
Pre representedBy U.S. Olympic track and field team
subject surface form: Steve Prefontaine
this entity surface form: United States national track and field team
U.S. Olympic Trials (track and field) selectionFor U.S. Olympic track and field team
this entity surface form: United States Olympic track and field team