American sprinter
Michael Marsh
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Nationality | American |
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Born | (1967-08-04) August 4, 1967 (age 57) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
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Weight | 150 lb (68 kg) |
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Sport | Running |
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Event(s) | 100 metres, 200 metres |
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College team | UCLA Bruins |
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Club | Santa Monica Track Club |
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Michael Lawrence Marsh (born August 4, 1967) is a retired American sprinter, the 1992 Olympic champion in the 200 m.
Biography
Marsh was born in Los Angeles, and attended high school at Hawthorne High School in Hawthorne, California where he was overshadowed by Henry Thomas, who he joined on numerous championship relays. Marsh, Thomas, Michael Graham and Sean Kelly joined to bring Hawthorne the National High School Record in the 4 × 400 m relay set at the Texas Relays. The team joined to celebrate the silver anniversary of the record in 2010.[1] When Thomas was sidelined with an appendix attack, requiring surgery just before the qualification cycle, Marsh won the 1985 CIF California State Meet in the 200 m.[2] He continued running with Thomas at UCLA, his best achievement was a third place at the NCAA Championships. He was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 2016.
Although Marsh could compete with the national class sprinters, he did not manage to qualify for an international event until 1991, when he qualified for the American relay team for the 1991 World Championships. Marsh ran in the heats on a team that set the Championship record, but not in the final, which was won by the Americans in World Record time. The next year, Marsh posted a time of 9.93s into a wind of 0.6 m/s at the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, which using a widely accepted wind/altitude correction calculator adjusted to the fastest ever intrinsic 100 m time recorded at that time in history. That was the second of what became a trend, a succession of eight early season outstanding 100 m marks set by Marsh at the Mt. SAC Relays. Marsh was elected into the Mt. SAC Relays Hall of Fame in 2003.[3]
At the 1992 US Olympic Trials, Marsh disappointingly finished fourth in the 100 m, not enough for individual qualification, but sufficient to make the relay team. In the 200 m, he placed second to Michael Johnson and qualified for the Barcelona Olympics,.
In Barcelona, Marsh surprised all observers in his semi-final. He cruised through the race, simply securing qualification for the final. His qualifying time, however, was 19.73, just one hundredth of a second slower than the standing world record (and it was the American Record). This run was remarkable for the fact that he eased off ten metres from the line, stating in later interviews that he hadn't realised how fast he was running and wanted to save some energy for the final, which was to be held only a few hours later. See the race. Unofficial split analysis from video of that run indicates he would have run faster than the world record at the time, Pietro Mennea's altitude-assisted 19.72s, if he hadn't eased off. An improvement of this record was anticipated for the final, but Marsh could not live up to those expectations. He did win the race however, beating early leader Frankie Fredericks of Namibia.[4] He did set a world record in the final of the 4 x 100 m, as the American team completed the race in 37.40.
As the reigning Olympic champion, he surprisingly did not medal in the 200 m at the 1993 World Championships, placing fourth. His 1994 season went without a win, but he did lead off the Santa Monica Track Club's 4 × 200 m relay at the Mt. SAC Relays when the team of Marsh, Leroy Burrell, Floyd Heard and Carl Lewis set a world record in the event that would stand until 2014. He returned strongly in 1995. He won the national championships in the 100 m, and represented his country in that event at the World Championships. There, he disappointed, finishing fifth in the final. The disappointment was complete when the relay team failed to finish the heats after a bad exchange.
In 1996, Marsh managed to qualify for all three sprint events at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and he reached the final of all three. In the 100 m, he placed fifth and in his attempt to retain his 200 m title (which was taken by Johnson in a new world record time) he finished last. The American relay team, with Marsh as the third runner, was heavily favoured to take the 4 x 100 m title, but they were surprised by the Canadian team in the final, and had to settle for silver.
He again qualified for the 100 m final at the 1997 World Championships, where he placed last due to a foot injury that required immediate surgery.
In 2021 he was elected into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame.[5]
As of August 2024, his time of 19.73 seconds set at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics remains the track record.
References
- ^ "Hawthorne's 25-year-old national mark in 4x400 relay stands test of time - the Daily Breeze". www.dailybreeze.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- ^ "California State Meet Results – 1915 to present". Hank Lawson. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
- ^ "Mike Marsh". www.mtsacrelays.com.
- ^ DOWNEY, MIKE (August 7, 1992). "Barcelona '92 OLYMPICS / DAY 13 : Marsh Swamps 200 Field : Track and field: It's slower than his semifinal time, but he won't throw back the gold medal" – via LA Times.
- ^ "USA Track & Field | USATF announces 2021 Hall of Fame class".
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- 1912: David Jacobs, Henry Macintosh, Victor d'Arcy, Willie Applegarth (GBR)
- 1920: Charley Paddock, Jackson Scholz, Loren Murchison, Morris Kirksey (USA)
- 1924: Loren Murchison, Louis Clarke, Frank Hussey, Al LeConey (USA)
- 1928: Frank Wykoff, James Quinn, Charley Borah, Henry Russell (USA)
- 1932: Bob Kiesel, Emmett Toppino, Hector Dyer, Frank Wykoff (USA)
- 1936: Jesse Owens, Ralph Metcalfe, Foy Draper, Frank Wykoff (USA)
- 1948: Barney Ewell, Lorenzo Wright, Harrison Dillard, Mel Patton (USA)
- 1952: Dean Smith, Harrison Dillard, Lindy Remigino, Andy Stanfield (USA)
- 1956: Ira Murchison, Leamon King, Thane Baker, Bobby Morrow (USA)
- 1960: Bernd Cullmann, Armin Hary, Walter Mahlendorf, Martin Lauer (EUA)
- 1964: Paul Drayton, Gerry Ashworth, Richard Stebbins, Bob Hayes (USA)
- 1968: Charles Greene, Mel Pender, Ronnie Ray Smith, Jim Hines (USA)
- 1972: Larry Black, Robert Taylor, Gerald Tinker, Eddie Hart (USA)
- 1976: Harvey Glance, Lam Jones, Millard Hampton, Steve Riddick (USA)
- 1980: Vladimir Muravyov, Nikolay Sidorov, Aleksandr Aksinin, Andrey Prokofyev (URS)
- 1984: Sam Graddy, Ron Brown, Calvin Smith, Carl Lewis (USA)
- 1988: Viktor Bryzhin, Vladimir Krylov, Vladimir Muravyov, Vitaliy Savin (URS)
- 1992: Michael Marsh, Leroy Burrell, Dennis Mitchell, Carl Lewis, James Jett (USA)
- 1996: Robert Esmie, Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin, Donovan Bailey, Carlton Chambers (CAN)
- 2000: Jon Drummond, Bernard Williams, Brian Lewis, Maurice Greene, Tim Montgomery, Kenny Brokenburr (USA)
- 2004: Jason Gardener, Darren Campbell, Marlon Devonish, Mark Lewis-Francis (GBR)
- 2008: Keston Bledman, Marc Burns, Emmanuel Callender, Richard Thompson, Aaron Armstrong (TTO)
- 2012: Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt, Bailey-Cole (JAM)
- 2016: Asafa Powell, Yohan Blake, Nickel Ashmeade, Usain Bolt, Jevaughn Minzie, Kemar Bailey-Cole (JAM)
- 2020: Lorenzo Patta, Marcell Jacobs, Fausto Desalu, Filippo Tortu (ITA)
- 2024: Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake, Brendon Rodney, Andre De Grasse (CAN)
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- 1959: Italy (De Murtas, Giannone, Mazza, Berruti)
- 1961: Soviet Union (Mikhailov, Ozolin, Bartenev, Chistyakov)
- 1963: Hungary (Csutorás, Rábai, Gyulai, Mihályfi)
- 1965: West Germany (Obersiebrasse, Metz, Felsen, Sundermann)
- 1967: Italy (Giani, Preatoni, Roscio, Berruti)
- 1970: Poland (Wagner, Werner, Gramse, Nowosz)
- 1973: United States (Brown, Riddick, Whatley, Gilbreath)
- 1975: Soviet Union (Zhidkikh, Silovs, Kolesnikov, Vladimirtsev)
- 1977: Soviet Union (Kolesnikov, Aksinin, Silovs, Ignatenko)
- 1979: Italy (Caravani, Grazioli, Lazzer, Mennea)
- 1981: United States (Lattany, Ketchum, Grimes, Smith)
- 1983: United States (Scott, Graddy, Robinson, Gault)
- 1985: Cuba (Querol, Simón, Chacón, Peñalver)
- 1987: United States (McRae, Heard, Daniel, Spearmon)
- 1989: United States (Watkins, Dees, Cason, Marsh)
- 1991: United States (Drummond, Goins, Bates, Trapp)
- 1993: United States (Bridgewater, Oaks, Miller, Jefferson)
- 1995: United States (Bowen, Oaks, Hargraves, Dopek)
- 1997: United States (Howard, Henderson, Carter, McCall)
- 1999: United States (Conwright, Trammell, Miller, Capel)
- 2001: Japan (Kawabata, Nara, Omae, Okusako)
- 2003: Japan (Ishikura, Takahira, Yoshino, Arai)
- 2005: Italy (Verdecchia, Rocco, Donati, Anceschi)
- 2007: Thailand (Autas, Sondee, Suwannarangsri, Suwonprateep)
- 2009: Russia (Mokrousov, Teplykh, Smirnov, Petryashov)
- 2011: South Africa (Dreyer, Magakwe, Sefanyetso, Mpuang)
- 2013: Ukraine (Perestiuk, Smelyk, Bodrov, Korzh)
- 2015: Japan (Ōseto, Nagata, Suwa, Taniguchi)
- 2017: Japan (Tanaka, Tada, Kitagawa, Yamashita)
- 2019: Japan (Miyamoto, Someya, Yamashita, Dede)
- 2021: China (Chen,Chen,Yan,Deng)
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1876–1878 New York Athletic Club | - 1876: Charles McIvor
- 1877: William Wilmer
- 1878: Fred Saportas
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1879–1888 NAAAA | - 1879: Beverly Value
- 1880-81: Lon Myers
- 1882-83: Arthur Waldron
- 1884-86ro: Malcolm Ford
- 1887: Charles Sherrill
- 1888Note 1: Fred Westing
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1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union | |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress | |
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1993–present USA Track & Field | |
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Notes | - Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
- OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
- 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Distance: Until 1927 the event was over 100 yards, and again from 1929-31
- ro: In 1886 the event was won after a run-off
- *: Penalized one yard for false start
- G1: Race was won by Don Quarrie (Jamaica) competing as a guest
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1876–1878 New York Athletic Club | - 1876: Not held
- 1877: Edward Merritt
- 1878: Wm. Willmer
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1879–1888 NAAAA | |
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1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union | |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress | |
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1993–onwards USA Track & Field | |
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Notes | - Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
- OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
- 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- *USA: Leading American athlete
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Qualification | - 1992 United States Olympic trials (track and field)
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Men's field athletes | |
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Women's track and road athletes | |
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Women's field athletes | |
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Coaches | - Mel Rosen (men's head coach)
- Harry Groves (men's assistant coach)
- Erv Hunt (men's assistant coach)
- Ed Jacoby (men's assistant coach)
- Bill Moultrie (men's assistant coach)
- Fred Samara (men's assistant coach)
- Barbara Jacket (women's head coach)
- Dorothy Doolittle (women's assistant coach)
- Lance Harter (women's assistant coach)
- Bert Lyle (women's assistant coach)
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Qualification | 1996 United States Olympic trials (track and field) | |
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Women's track and road athletes | |
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Coaches | — |
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2024 USA Olympic track and field team |
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Qualification | - 2024 United States Olympic trials (track and field)
- 2024 United States Olympic trials (marathon)
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Men's track and road athletes | |
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Men's field athletes | |
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Women's track and road athletes | |
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Women's field athletes | |
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Coaches | - LaTanya Sheffield (women's head coach - Sprints/hurdles)
- Stanley Redwine (men's head coach - Distance)
- Delethea Quarles (women's Jumps/Multis)
- Nic Petersen (men's Jumps/Multis)
- Ashley Kovacs (women's Throws)
- Gary Aldrich (men's Throws)
- Amy Begley (women's Distance)
- Michael Ford (men's Sprints/Hurdles)
- Mike Marsh (men's Relays)
- Michelle Freeman (women's Relays)
- Danielle Siebert (women's Head Manager)
- Manny Bautista (men's Head Manager)
- Tim Weaver (Event Manager)
- Demetria Davis (Event Manager)
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Medical Staff | - Monique Burton (Medical Doctor)
- Amadeus Mason (Medical Doctor)
- Asdrubal Lopez (Chiropractor)
- Connie Hayes (Chiropractor)
- Dustin Williams (Athletic Trainer)
- Christie Coad (Athletic Trainer)
- Jerrica Thomas (Physical Therapist)
- Chris Margallo (Physical Therapist)
- Harris Patel (Physician Assistant/Athletic Trainer)
- Chris Yee (Licensed Massage Therapist)
- Chris Thomas (Licensed Massage Therapist)
- Ena Weinstein (Athletic Trainer/Licensed (Licensed Massage Therapist)
- Chris Stanley (Sports Psychologist)
- Sean McCann (Sports Psychologist)
- Alicia Glass (Dietician)
- Mackenzie White (Dietician)
- Rikki Keen (Dietician)
- Kiki Cruickshank (HPTC/CDFAS Medical Staff)
- Brittany Garcia (HPTC/CDFAS Medical Staff)
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Qualification | | |
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Women's track and road athletes | - Sha'Carri Richardson Women's 100m
- Brittany Brown Women's 100m
- Tamari Davis Women's 100m
- Gabby Thomas Women's 200m
- Sha'Carri Richardson Women's 200m
- Kayla White Women's 200m
- Britton Wilson Women's 400m
- Talitha Diggs Women's 400m
- Lynna Irby-Jackson Women's 400m
- Athing Mu Women's 800m
- Nia Akins Women's 800m
- Raevyn Rogers Women's 800m
- Kaela Edwards Women's 800m
- Nikki Hiltz Women's 1,500m
- Cory McGee Women's 1,500m
- Sinclaire Johnson Women's 1,500m
- Krissy Gear Women's 3,000m Steeplechase
- Emma Coburn Women's 3,000m Steeplechase
- Courtney Wayment Women's 3,000m Steeplechase
- Elise Cranny Women's 5,000m
- Alicia Monson Women's 5,000m
- Natosha Rogers Women's 5,000m
- Alicia Monson Women's 10,000m
- Natosha Rogers Women's 10,000m
- Elise Cranny Women's 10,000m
- Miranda Melville Women's 35km Race Walk
- Maria Michta-Coffey Women's 35km Race Walk
- Stephanie Casey Women's 35km Race Walk
- Keira D'Amato Women's Marathon
- Susanna Sullivan Women's Marathon
- Lindsay Flanagan Women's Marathon
- Nia Ali Women's 100m Hurdles
- Keni Harrison Women's 100m Hurdles
- Masai Russell Women's 100m Hurdles
- Shamier Little Women's 400m Hurdles
- Dalilah Muhammad Women's 400m Hurdles
- Anna Cockrell Women's 400m Hurdles
- Tamara Clark Women's 4x100m Relay pool
- Melissa Jefferson Women's 4x100m Relay pool
- Twanisha Terry Women's 4x100m Relay pool
- Lynna Irby-Jackson Women's 4x400m Relay pool
- Rosey Effiong Women's 4x400m Relay pool
- Makenzie Dunmore Women's 4x400m Relay pool
- Alexis Holmes Mixed 4x400m Relay pool
- Quanera Hayes Mixed 4x400m Relay pool
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Women's field athletes | |
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Men's track and road athletes | - Fred Kerley Men's 100m
- Cravont Charleston Men's 100m
- Christian Coleman Men's 100m
- Noah Lyles Men's 100m
- Noah Lyles Men's 200m
- Erriyon Knighton Men's 200m
- Kenny Bednarek Men's 200m
- Courtney Lindsey Men's 200m
- Michael Norman Men's 400m
- Bryce Deadmon Men's 400m
- Vernon Norwood Men's 400m
- Quincy Hall Men's 400m
- Bryce Hoppel Men's 800m
- Isaiah Harris Men's 800m
- Clayton Murphy Men's 800m
- Yared Nuguse Men's 1,500m
- Cole Hocker Men's 1,500m
- Joe Waskom Men's 1,500m
- Kenneth Rooks Men's 3,000m Steeplechase
- Benard Keter Men's 3,000m Steeplechase
- Isaac Updike Men's 3,000m Steeplechase
- Abdihamid Nur Men's 5,000m
- Paul Chelimo Men's 5,000m
- Sean McGorty Men's 5,000m
- Woody Kincaid Men's 10,000m
- Joe Klecker Men's 10,000m
- Sean McGorty Men's 10,000m
- Nick Christie Men's 20km Race Walk
- Zach Panning Men's Marathon
- Elkanah Kibet Men's Marathon
- Nico Montanez Men's Marathon
- Grant Holloway Men's 110m Hurdles
- Daniel Roberts Men's 110m Hurdles
- Cordell Tinch Men's 110m Hurdles
- Freddie Crittenden Men's 110m Hurdles
- Rai Benjamin Men's 400m Hurdles
- Trevor Bassitt Men's 400m Hurdles
- CJ Allen Men's 400m Hurdles
- Brandon Carnes Men's 4x100m Relay pool
- J.T. Smith Men's 4x100m Relay pool
- Justin Robinson Men's 4x400m Relay pool
- Ryan Willie Men's 4x400m Relay pool
- Matthew Boling Men's 4x400m Relay pool
- Chris Bailey Mixed 4x400m Relay pool
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Men's field athletes | |
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Coaches and staff | - Dena Evans Women’s Head Coach - Distance
- Kevin Reid Men’s Head Coach - Jumps/Multis
- Pam Marquez Women’s Assistant Coach - Jumps/Multis
- Terrence Mahon Men’s Assistant Coach - Distance
- April Smith Women’s Assistant Coach - Throws
- Kibwé Johnson Men’s Assistant Coach - Throws
- Joel Brown Women’s Assistant Coach - Sprints/Hurdles
- Allen Johnson Men’s Assistant Coach - Sprints/Hurdles
- Jennifer Nanista-Stephens Women’s Head Manager
- Clif McKenzie Men’s Head Manager
- Mechelle Lewis-Freeman Women’s Head Relay Coach
- Mike Marsh Men’s Head Relay Coach
- Blake Boldon Event Manager
- Wendy Truvillion Event Manager
- Dustin Williams Co-head ATC
- Christie-Lee Coad Co-head ATC
- Yolanda Lawrence ATC
- Harris Patel PT/ATC
- Jerrica Thomas PT
- Chris Yee LMT
- Chris Thomas LMT
- Karen Standley LMT
- Asdrubal Lopez DC
- Connie Hayes DC
- Monique Burton MD
- Amadeus Mason MD
- Chris Stanley Sport Psychologist
- Sean McCann USOPC Sport Psychologist
- Alicia Glass USOPC Dietician
- Jade Lee Nutrition
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Qualification | | |
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Women's track and road athletes | |
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Women's field athletes | |
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Men's track and road athletes | |
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Men's field athletes | |
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Coaches and staff | - Angela Williams Women’s Head Coach - Sprints/Hurdles
- Lynn Smith Men’s Head Coach - Jumps/Multis
- Megan Watson Women’s Assistant Coach - Distance
- Kathy Butler Men’s Assistant Coach - Distance
- Sandy Fowler Women’s Assistant Coach - Throws
- Shawn Wilbourn Men’s Assistant Coach - Throws
- Marlene Harmon Wilcox Women’s Assistant Coach - Jumps/Multis
- Lawrence Johnson Men’s Assistant Coach - Sprints/Hurdles
- Lauryn Williams Women’s Head Manager
- Byron Turner Men’s Head Manager
- Mechelle Lewis-Freeman Women’s Head Relay Coach
- Mike Marsh Men’s Head Relay Coach
- Kenny Banks Event Manager
- Chris Margallo PT/Head ATC
- Phillip Hartog ATC
- Ena Weinstein ATC/LMT
- Jenny Mapes LMT
- Alison Kreger PT
- Leo Kormanik DC
- Nailah Adams MD
- Breigh Jones-Coplin Sport Psychologist
- Sean McCann USOPC Sport Psychologist
- Rikki Keen USOPC Dietician
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United States 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships team |
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Men's track | |
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Men's field | |
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Women's track | |
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Women's field | |
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Coaches & Event Manager | - Women's Head Coach - Throws
- Men's Head Coach - Throws
- Women's Jumps/Multis
- Men's Jumps/Multis
- Women's Sprints/Hurdles
- Men's Sprints/Hurdles
- Women's Distance
- Men's Distance
- Women's Head Manager
- Men's Head Manager
- Event Manager
- Head Men's Relay Coach
- Head Women's Relay Coach
- USATF Staff
- Todd Arnold, M.D.
- Dru Lopez, D.C.
- Head ATC
- LMT
- Sports Psych
- USOPC Dietitian
- ATC RMP
- Christie Coad
- Kiki Cruickshank
- Brittany Garcia
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