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The Oregon Sweep was the result of the 2008 United States Olympic Trials Men's 800 metres race. [1] The Olympic Trials were held at Hayward Field on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon. The city of Eugene bills itself as "Tracktown USA" for its fanatical support of the sport of track and field. [2]
The United States Olympic team trials for the sport of wrestling are contested quadrennially to determine the country's representative at the Summer Olympic Games on each style (men's and women's freestyle and Greco-Roman) and weight class. [1] The event is conducted by the national governing body of the sport, currently USA Wrestling. [2]
Here's what to know about the history of the Olympic trials in Eugene, Hayward Field and the best spots to watch events as action gets underway.
United World Wrestling has reallocated medals accordingly. [2] [3] Men's freestyle 74 kg Soslan Tigiev of Uzbekistan originally won the silver medal, but was disqualified in 2016 after failing an anti-doping retest. United World Wrestling has reallocated medals accordingly. [2] [3]
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Before 1908, members of United States Olympic teams were selected without trials. The 1908 and 1912 teams were selected based on regional trials, though the Eastern trials were favored. In the United States, no Olympic trials were held in 1916 due to World War I , nor in 1940 and 1944 due to World War II , though Olympic marathon team members ...
The Eugene resident, who trains under Oregon coach Jerry Schumacher as a member of the Bowerman Track Club, won silver in the men’s 5,000-meter in 2021 to became Canada’s first Olympic ...
The United States of America (USA), represented by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.U.S. athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, which was boycotted by the American team and 65 other countries in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.