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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic athletics team
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national sports team ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Team USA track and field
NERFINISHED
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United States Olympic track and field team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competesIn | Olympic Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discipline |
combined events
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hurdles ⓘ jumping events ⓘ long-distance running events ⓘ middle-distance running events ⓘ relay races ⓘ sprint running events ⓘ throwing events ⓘ |
| eventType |
field events
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road events ⓘ track events ⓘ |
| firstOlympicAppearance | 1896 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genderCategories |
men
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women ⓘ |
| governingBody | USA Track & Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | one of the most successful nations in Olympic athletics ⓘ |
| includesEvent |
100 metres
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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
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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
this entity surface form:
United States national track and field team
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United States national track and field team
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United States national athletics team
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United States national athletics team
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United States national track and field teams
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United States national track and field team
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Steve Prefontaine
this entity surface form:
United States national track and field team
this entity surface form:
United States Olympic track and field team