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U.S. Men's Track and Field Team, I-Z

Kip Janvrin | Gabe Jennings | Allen Johnson | Curtis Johnson | Lawrence Johnson
Michael Johnson | Mebrahtom Keflezighi | Rich Kenah | Nathan Leeper | Melvin Lister
Jud Logan | Kevin McMahon | Coby Miller | Adam Nelson | Tom Pappas
Antonio Pettigrew | Dwight Phillips | Tom Pukstys | Jason Pyrah | Nick Rogers | Tim Seaman | Michael Stember | Adam Setliff | Angelo Taylor | Eric Thomas
Terrence Trammell | Anthony Washington | Bryan Woodward

 Kip Janvrin
Age: 35 Height: 6'0" Weight: 190
Birthdate: July 8, 1965
Hometown: Panora, Iowa

Event: Decathlon
Olympic History:
Competing in his first Olympics

Accomplishments:

  • 2000: Placed 3rd at Olympic Trials with 8,057 points
  • Won 2000 USA-Germany meet with 8,029 points
  • Has been nationally ranked since 1989
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     Gabe Jennings
    Age: 21 Height: 5'11" Weight: 154
    Birthdate: Jan. 29, 1979
    Hometown: Forks of Salmon, Calif.

    Event: 1,500 meters
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his first Olympics.

    Accomplishments:

  • 1,500-meter champion at the 2000 Olympic Trials
  • 2000 NCAA 1,5000-meters champion
  • 2000 NCAA Indoor mile champion
  • Three-time All-American at Stanford
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     Allen Johnson
    Age: 29 Height: 5'10" Weight: 165
    Birthdate: March 1, 1971
    Hometown: Washington, D.C.

    Event: 110-meter hurdles
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his second Olympics after winning a gold medal in the 110-meter hurdles in a record time of 12.95 seconds at the 1996 Atlanta Games

    Accomplishments:

  • 1995 and 1997 World Champion
  • 1995 World Indoor 60m hurdles champion
  • 1996 and 1997 U.S. Champion
  • 1997 World Champion in 4x400 relay
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     Curtis Johnson
    Age: 27 Height: 5'11" Weight: 176
    Birthdate: Dec. 24, 1973
    Hometown: Palmetto, Fla.

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

    Accomplishments:

  • Finished eighth in the 1999 USA Outdoors
  • Ran a 100-meters best of 10.37 in 1998
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     Lawrence Johnson
    Age: 26 Height: 6'1" Weight: 190
    Birthdate: May 7, 1974
    Hometown: Chesapeake, Va.

    Event: Pole Vault
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his second Olympics after finishing eighth in the pole vault at the 1996 Atlanta Games

    Accomplishments:

  • Won the 2000 USA Indoors at 19-0.75, his second Indoors title
  • 1997 U.S. Outdoor Champion
  • 1997 World Championships silver medalist
  • 1996 Olympic Trials winner
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     Michael Johnson
    Age: 33 Height: 6'1" Weight: 180
    Birthdate: Sept. 13, 1967
    Hometown: Dallas, Texas

    Event: 400 meters, 4x400 relay
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his third Olympics, after becoming the first person to win gold in the 200 and 400 meters at the 1996 Atlanta Games, and winning a gold in the 4x400 relay at the 1992 Barcelona Games

    Accomplishments:

  • Current world record holder in the 200, 400 and indoor 400 meters
  • Won gold in the 1998 Goodwill Games in the 400 and world record-setting 4x400 meters
  • Ranked No. 1 in the world by the Track and Field News
  • Won gold in the 200, 400 and 4x400 relay at the 1995 World Championships. His margin of victory in the 400 is the largest since 1896
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     Mebrahtom Keflezighi
    Age: 25 Height: 5'7" Weight: 127
    Birthdate: May 5, 1975
    Hometown: San Diego, Calif.

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

    Accomplishments:

  • 2000 Trials 10,000-meter champion setting a personal record 28:03.32
  • Four-time NCAA champion
  • Fourth at 1999 USA National Championship meet 10,000
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     Rich Kenah
    Age: 30 Height: 6'1" Weight: 160
    Birthdate: Aug. 4, 1970
    Hometown: Montclair, N.J.

    Event: 800 meters
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his first Olympics

    Accomplishments:

  • Placed second in the 800 at the 2000 Olympic Trials
  • Finished third at 1999 USA Outdoor Championships
  • Won bronze at both 1997 Indoor and Outdoor Championships
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     Nathan Leeper
    Age: 23 Height: 6'2" Weight: 180
    Birthdate: June 13, 1977
    Hometown: Protection, Kan.

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

    Accomplishments:

  • Placed third at 2000 Olympic Trials (7-5.25)
  • Recorded personal best in May 2000 (7-8.5)
  • 1998 NCAA Outdoor Champion
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     Melvin Lister
    Age: 23 Height: 6'0" Weight: 170
    Birthdate: Aug. 29, 1977
    Hometown: Staten Island, N.Y.

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

    Accomplishments:

  • Won 2000 Olympic Trials long jump (27-3.75)
  • 2000 Outdoor and Indoor triple jump champion and Indoor long jump champion
  • Set personal records during 2000 season of 27-10.15 and 56-7.75
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     Jud Logan
    Age: 41 Height: 6'4" Weight: 275
    Birthdate: July 19, 1959
    Hometown: Canton, Ohio

    Event: Hammer Throw
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his fourth Olympics. He also threw at the 1992 Barcelona, 1988 Seoul, and 1984 Los Angeles Games.

    Accomplishments:

  • Placed third at 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials
  • Four-time U.S. Outdoor Champion
  • 1992 Olympic Trials Champion
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     Kevin McMahon
    Age: 28 Height: 6'0" Weight: 213
    Birthdate: May 26, 1972
    Hometown: San Jose, Calif.

    Event: Hammer Throw
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his second Olympics

    Accomplishments:

  • Threw his personal best 254.0 feet in 1997
  • Finished third in the 1998 USA Championships with a throw of 229-6
  • Finished fifth in the 1998 Goodwill Games with a throw of 240-10
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     Coby Miller
    Age: 23 Height: 5'9" Weight: 185
    Birthdate: Oct. 19, 1976
    Hometown: Ackerman, Miss.

    Event: 200 meters and 4x100 relay
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his first Olympics

    Accomplishments:

  • Finished third at 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials (19.96)
  • Second in 100 and 200 at 2000 NCAA Outdoor
  • First in 200 at 1999 World University Games
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     Adam Nelson
    Age: 25 Height: 6'0" Weight: 255
    Birthdate: July 7, 1975
    Hometown: Atlanta, Ga.

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

    Accomplishments:

  • Won the 2000 Olympic Trials in the shotput with a personal record 72.7
  • Third in the 1998 USA Outdoors (66-9.25)
  • Third in the 1998 Goodwill Games (66-10.75)
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     Tom Pappas
    Age: 24 Height: 6'4" Weight: 185
    Birthdate: Sept. 6, 1976
    Hometown: Azalea, Ore.

    Event: Decathlon
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his first Olympics

    Accomplishments:

  • Won the 2000 Olympic Trials Decathlon with 8,467
  • 1999 USA runner-up (8,187)
  • 1999 NCAA Champion
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     Antonio Pettigrew
    Age: 23 Height: 6'0" Weight: 160
    Birthdate: Nov. 3, 1967
    Hometown: Macon, Ga.

    Event: 400 meters
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his first Olympics

    Accomplishments:

  • Ran a personal best 44.21 in 1999
  • Has the second-fastest relay leg in history (43.1) at the 1997 World Championships
  • Second at the 1999 USA Outdoors (44.59
  • 1991 400 meter world champion
  • Four-time U.S. Outdoor champion
  • Member of world record-holding 4x400
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     Dwight Phillips
    Age: 23 Height: 5'11" Weight: 170
    Birthdate: Jan. 10, 1977
    Hometown: Stone Mountain, Ga.

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

    Accomplishments:

  • Placed second at 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials (26-8.5)
  • Finished second at 2000 NCAA Outdoors
  • Set personal record of 26-11.25 in qualifying at Olympic Trials
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     Tom Pukstys
    Age: 32 Height: 6'2" Weight: 215
    Birthdate: May 28, 1968
    Hometown: Glen Ellyn, Ill.

    Event: Javelin
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his third Olympics. He also finished in the top 10 at the 1992 Barcelona and 1996 Atlanta Games

    Accomplishments:

  • Finished second at 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials (260-04)
  • Five-time U.S. Champion
  • Ranked No. 1 in U.S. in 1999 by Track and Field News
  • Finshed second at 1998 Goodwill Games (262-0)
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     Jason Pyrah
    Age: 31 Height: 5'8" Weight: 140
    Birthdate: April 6, 1969
    Hometown: Orem, Utah

    Event: 1,500 meters
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his second Olympics after running at the 1996 Atlanta Games

    Accomplishments:

  • Won the 2000 USA Indoor Mile (3:57.83)
  • Ran a personal best of 3:48.48 at the 1999 1500 USA Outdoors
  • Second at the 1998 USA Outdoors (3:38.77
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     Nick Rogers
    Age: 25 Height: 6'4" Weight: 155
    Birthdate: May 2, 1975
    Hometown: Seattle, Wash.

    Event: 5,000 and 10,000 meters
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his first Olympics

    Accomplishments:

  • Finished third in 5,000 in 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials with a personal record of 13:29.48
  • Member of 2000 USA World Cross Country Team
  • Placed seventh in 5,000 at 1999 USA Outdoor
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     Tim Seaman
    Age: 28 Height: 5'9" Weight: 135
    Birthdate: May 14, 1972
    Hometown: Long Island, N.Y.

    Event: 20-kilometer walk
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his first Olympics

    Accomplishments:

  • Finished second in the 1999 20k USA Outdoors
  • Won the 1998 USA Indoor 5,000 walk (19:54.36)
  • Won the 1998 USA 20K Championship
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     Michael Stember
    Age: 22 Height: 5'10" Weight: 140
    Birthdate: Jan. 30, 1978
    Hometown: Sacramento, Calif.

    Event: 1,500 meters
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his first Olympics

    Accomplishments:

  • Finished third in 1,500 at 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials
  • Finished second in mile at 2000 NCAA Indoor Championships
  • Finished second in 1999 Pan Am Games
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     Adam Setliff
    Age: 31 Height: 6'3" Weight: 275
    Birthdate: Dec. 15, 1969
    Hometown: Valencia, Calif.

    Event: Discus
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his second Olympics after finishing 12th in the 1996 Atlanta Games

    Accomplishments:

  • Threw a personal best 224-7 in 1998
  • Second at the 1998 USA Outdoors (217-11)
  • Ranked No. 4 in the world in 1998
  • Third in the 1996 Olympic Trials (207-7)
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     Angelo Taylor
    Age: 22 Height: 6'2" Weight: 185
    Birthdate: Dec. 29, 1978
    Hometown: Decatur, Ga.

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

    Accomplishments:

  • 2000 Olympic Trials Champion in the 400-meter hurdles
  • 1999 World Championships gold medalist in the 4x400
  • 1999 U.S. Outdoor 400 hurdles championship
  • 1998 Goodwill Games 400 hurdles silver medalist
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     Eric Thomas
    Age: 27 Height: 6'3" Weight: 192
    Birthdate: Dec. 1, 1973
    Hometown: Garrison, Texas

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

    Accomplishments:

  • Placed second in the 400 hurdles at the 2000 Olympic Trials
  • Placed fourth at the 1999 USA Outdoors
  • Ran his personal best 48.40 in 1998
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     Terrence Trammell
    Age: 22 Height: 6'2" Weight: 175
    Birthdate: Nov. 23, 1978
    Hometown: Decatur, Ga.

    Event: 110-meter hurdles
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his first Olympics

    Accomplishments:

  • 2000 110 hurdles champion at the USA Indoor Championships
  • Two-time NCAA Outdoor champion
  • 2000 NCAA Indoor 60m champion
  • 1999 World University Games Champion
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     Anthony Washington
    Age: 34 Height: 6'1" Weight: 225
    Birthdate: Jan. 16, 1966
    Hometown: Rome, N.Y.

    Event: Discus
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his second Olympics after a fourth-place finish at the 1996 Atlanta Games

    Accomplishments:

  • Gold medalist at the 1999 World Championships (226-8), becoming the first American ever to win a discus gold medal at the World Championships
  • Won 1999 USA Outdoors (222-11)
  • Won the 1996 Olympic Trials
  • Won the 1993 USA Outdoors
  • won the 1992 Olympic Trials retroactively after a doping disqualification of Kami Keshmiri
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     Byran Woodward
    Age: 26 Height: 6'3" Weight: 180
    Birthdate: Aug. 3, 1974
    Hometown: Long Beach, Calif.

    Event: 800 meters
    Olympic History:
    Competing in his first Olympics

    Accomplishments:

  • Won the 2000 U.S. Indoor Nationals
  • Placed thrid in the 800 at the 2000 Olympic Trials (1:46.09)
  • Ram Amchor on the record-setting 4x800 meter indoor relay
  • Ran a career best 1:45.55
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