2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials

Full List: Men's 1500m Olympic Trials Final Qualifiers

Full List: Men's 1500m Olympic Trials Final Qualifiers

UPDATE: Johnny Gregorek is in the final after Jordan McNamara was DQ'd from the second heat.UPDATE 2: Gregorek is still in, but McNamara is also back in.On

Jul 8, 2016 by Dennis Young
Full List: Men's 1500m Olympic Trials Final Qualifiers
UPDATE: Johnny Gregorek is in the final after Jordan McNamara was DQ'd from the second heat.
UPDATE 2: Gregorek is still in, but McNamara is also back in.


On the rainiest day of the Trials so far, twelve men made it through oddly seeded semis to qualify for Sunday's Olympic Trials 1500m final.

From the first semi:

3:47.67Q Izaic Yorks
3:47.76Q Craig Engels
3:47.77Q Colby Alexander
3:48.30Q Kyle Merber
3:48.31Q Daniel Winn

Engels is the first man to make the 800m and 1500m finals at an Olympic Trials since Lopez Lomong did so in 2008.

From the second semi:

3:44.24Q Ben Blankenship
3:44.29Q Matt Centrowitz
3:44.36Q Robby Andrews
3:44.57Q Leo Manzano
3:44.68Q Eric Avila
3:44.73q Andrew Wheating
3:45.01q Jordan McNamara
3:45.59q Johnny Gregorek

Centrowitz, Manzano, Blankenship, Andrews, and Merber are the only athletes with the Olympic qualifying standard of 3:36.20.