DeeDee Trotter

American athlete

DeeDee Trotter

Trotter at the 2012 Olympics

Personal information
Full name| De'Hashia Tonnek Trotter
Born|  (1982-12-08) December 8, 1982 (age 42)
Twentynine Palms, California, U.S.
Height| 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight| 141 lb (64 kg)
Sport
Country| United States
Sport| Athletics
Event| 4 × 400m Relay

Medal record

Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
|  2004 Athens | 4×400 m relay
|  2012 London | 4×400 m relay
|  2012 London  | 400 m
World Championships
| 2003 Paris | 4×400 m relay
| 2007 Osaka | 4x400 m relay
World Indoor Championships
|  2010 Doha | 4x400 m relay
World Relay Championships
| 2014 Nassau | 4×400 m relay

De'Hashia Tonnek "DeeDee" Trotter (born December 8, 1982, in Twentynine Palms, California) is an American athlete. Trotter is a former NCAA national champion in the 400m, and competed in the 2004, 2008, and 2012 Summer Olympics. There, she was a two-time Olympic gold medalist in the 4 × 400 m relay (2004 and 2012), in addition to a bronze medalist in the 2012 400m event. She placed 5th in the same event in 2004. Trotter is currently a brand ambassador for international company Education First, and a global motivational speaker.

## Early life

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Trotter was born in Twenty Nine Palms, California, on December 8, 1982.[1] She grew up in Decatur, Georgia, graduating from Cedar Grove High School in 2001.[2] She was a member of both the track and basketball teams, helping to lead the basketball team in her senior year to an undefeated season on home court. She specialized in both the 200m and 400m in track, and in her senior year, she also helped lead the 4 × 400 m relay team from her highschool to the Georgia State Championship.[3]

## College track and field

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Trotter was mainly a basketball player in high school, and took up track-and-field as a second sport under the encouragement of those who saw her running on the court. She earned a track-and-field scholarship to the University of Tennessee, and was forced to turn away from basketball and focus solely on running.[4] In 2003, she placed second in the NCAA championships in the distance, and in 2004 she was the NCAA champion. She still holds the Tennessee record time of 50.0s. She graduated from the university with a major in Sociology.[1][5] She later trained under coach Caryl Smith Gilbert, who continued to train Trotter after her graduation.[6] Trotter became the first woman to turn professional as a track-and-field athlete coming out of the University of Tennessee before graduation, turning pro in her junior year.[4]

## Professional track and field career

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### 2003-04

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Trotter competed at the 2003 IAAF World Athletics Championship in France, running in the 400m, where she qualified for the semi-finals.[7] That year she also won gold in the 4 × 400 m women's relay, at both the World Championships and the Pan-American Games.[4][8] Trotter qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics team in the 400m, and was considered a medal contender going into the games.[9] Trotter placed 5th overall in the 400 metres with a personal best time of 50.00s.[10] She was part of the US team which finished first in the 4×400 meters relay, which beat the second placed team from Russia by more than one second.[11] Trotter ran first, with a lead leg time of 49.19 seconds.[12]

### 2005-11

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In 2005 and 2006, Trotter repeated as gold medalist at the USA Indoor Championships. In 2007, she won an additional 4 × 400 m gold at that year's World Championships.[4] In 2007, she finished first in the 400m at the US Track and Field Championships, with the fastest time in the world that year: 49.64 seconds, and afterwards stated that her victory "was like a dream".[13] According to USA Track and Field, "At the 2008 Olympic Trials, in perhaps the most astounding story of the women's 400, Trotter finished third in 50.88. She was running with a broken bone chip in her left leg, the result of an errant car door closing on her two months ago."[2] Trotter did compete in the women's 400 meters race at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and qualified out of heats for the semi-finals, but failed to qualify for the finals due to the injury. She also withdrew from her spot on the 4 × 400 m relay.[14]

After the Olympics Trotter had successful reconstructive surgery and was able to return to competition in 2009. In her return races, she used face paint to help motivate her return to form. However the following three years she remained plagued with injuries.[4] Still, in 2010 during the Reebok Boston Indoor Games Trotter tripped near the beginning of the race, but was able to recover her stride and eventually place first in the 400m event despite the misstep. She stated after the race that nothing like that had ever happened to her, but her first instinct was 'as long as I'm not on the ground, just keep running'.[15] Trotter is also a multi-time IAAF Diamond League silver and bronze medalist.[16]

### 2012 to present

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Leading into the 2012 Olympics, she again recorded the fastest time that year in the 400m.[4] She said of the time that, "My personality, demeanor, confidence and spirit were low. That DeeDee is gone. I overcame my entire career crumbling and made the Olympic Team."[4] She qualified at the national championships with a second place showing.[14] At the 2012 Olympics in London she won the bronze medal in the 400 meters in a time of 49.72, two one hundredths of a second behind the silver medalist.[17] She was also the lead runner in the gold medal 4 × 400 m US relay team, providing her team with a 10 m lead at the end of her leg. After winning the event, Trotter stated that, "I think the pressure was on to go out and do what we are capable of doing ... I think we finally hit the mark this time. We hit the center of the target. We got it done."[18] Trotter ran her final lap at the 2016 USA Olympic Trials to gracefully retire from the sport. After a thirteen-year career, Trotter waved farewell to the crowd at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, after crossing the finish line of the 400m semifinals and not advancing to the finals.[19]

## Other work

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In 2009 Trotter was the winner of the Bodybuilding.com Model Search, transitioning into a part-time career as a fitness model.[20] In 2013 Trotter became a volunteer assistant coach in the sprints for the USC Trojans track and field team.[1] That year she also began a fundraising drive called Gifted Soles, which gathers shoes for the homeless population of Orlando. The drive also raised funds for 500 meals for the homeless as well. Donations were made through the Orlando Union Rescue Mission.[21] In 2014, Trotter dissolved her non-profit organization Test Me I'm Clean and launched a new non-profit entitled Running For The People. Running For The People used running as a way to help people in need of encouragement.[22] In 2020, Trotter traveled to Japan as a Sports Envoy for the U.S. State Department's Sports Diplomacy Office.[23]

## Anti-doping advocacy

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Trotter is the founder of Test Me I'm Clean, a charity dedicated to combating the abuse of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs. She also acts as the organization's spokesperson, traveling across the United States giving speeches and presentations to students about the importance of staying clean.[4] Those that support the organization can identify themselves with a white and red rubber armband, which Trotter herself wore during her 2012 bronze medal race. Trotter was inspired to found the charity in 2006, after overhearing a conversation on an airplane where the participants were convinced that all elite athletes were on steroids, which she took exception to.[24] She has said of the program that, "I'm more concerned with the health aspect than anything else ... [Drugs] have been glorified. It's not something that is always emphasized as a danger, so I wanted to make that very clear."[25]

Trotter was one of the founding athletes of Project Believe, in which twelve athletes volunteered for frequent random out-of-competition drug testing. As a part of the testing she volunteer to give 31 additional testing samples. She was quoted as saying of the program that, "[T]o prevent myself from going down in the flames ... We have to do something ... Otherwise, it will continue to go down this path, and it won't stop." In 2009, Trotter also became one of the first twelve athletes to join the "Athlete Ambassador" program, which is a U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) initiative. As an ambassador, Trotter travelled to speak with students about the importance of staying clean in sports. She also wrote articles for the USADA website.[26] After this initial advocacy, Athens 4 × 400 m relay team member Crystal Cox, pleaded guilty to a doping violation in 2010, and was stripped of her gold medal. In 2013 however, the other three members (including Trotter) were allowed to keep their own gold medals and the team remains the gold medal team in the historical Olympics standings.[27]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Deedee Trotter". Archived from the original on March 28, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
2. ^ a b "Deedee Trotter bio". USATF. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
3. ^ Joy Kamani (November 2, 2012). "DeeDee Trotter- This month's "Where Are They Now" feature". National Scholastic. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
4. ^ a b c d e f g h "More Than a Medal - One Local Woman's Journey to Track Star Fame". State News Service. July 28, 2012. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
5. ^ "Trotter, Deedee (1982–)". Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages. January 1, 2007. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
6. ^ Caryl Smith Gilbert (July 31, 2012). "Coach's Diary". Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
7. ^ Andy Lyons (August 30, 2003). "Trotter in action during the 4 x 400m". Getty Images. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
8. ^ "Pan American Games Results". Associated Press. August 10, 2003. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
9. ^ Steve Wilstein (July 18, 2004). "U.S. Track Team Still Olympic Powerhouse". Associated Press. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
10. ^ Amy Shipley (August 25, 2004). "Pole Vault Records, Evidently, Are Made to Be Broken". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
11. ^ "U.S. Women Easily Win 1,600-Meter Relay". AP Online. August 28, 2004. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
12. ^ Stephen Harris (August 29, 2004). "TRACK AND FIELD NOTEBOOK; U.S. exchange rate improves in 4 x 400; Men, women both execute for gold". The Boston Herald. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
13. ^ Joe Juliano. "Trotter captures women's 400: Favorite Sanya Richards finished a surprising fourth and failed to make the U.S. team". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
14. ^ a b Karen Rosen (July 5, 2012). "Three-time Olympian Trotter brings style to the 400". USA Today. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
15. ^ Joe Reardon (February 7, 2010). "Crowd pleaser; Lagat overtakes Rupp, American mark in 5,000". The Boston Herald. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
16. ^ "DIAMOND LEAGUE Results". Daily News (South Africa). June 13, 2011. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
17. ^ Rick Maese (August 6, 2012). "Richards-Ross Makes Up for Last Time in the Women's 400". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
18. ^ EDDIE PELLS (August 11, 2012). "US women win 4x400 to give Felix 3rd Olympic gold". Associated Press. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
19. ^ Lindsay Rossmiller (July 2, 2016). "Former UT track star DeeDee Trotter reaches finish line on her career". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
20. ^ David Robson (April 29, 2009). "Deedee Trotter Explains How She Stays On Track". Body Building. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
21. ^ Sandra Osborne (August 22, 2013). "Olympic gold medalist collecting shoes for local homeless". Bay News 9. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
22. ^ Graham Nelson. "Meet Ordinary Humans Whose Names Shaped Their Destiny". The Huffington Post.
23. ^ Coskrey, Jason (February 19, 2020). "U.S. track great DeeDee Trotter motivates junior high school students". The Japan Times. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
24. ^ Christie Aschwanden (July 2012). "The Top Athletes Looking for an Edge and the Scientists Trying to Stop Them". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
25. ^ Shannon Owens (June 10, 2013). "Time to shift focus in fight against PEDs in pro sports". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
26. ^ BRIAN GOMEZ (November 21, 2009). "This group won't be dirty dozen". Colorado Springs The Gazette. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
27. ^ Duncan Mackay (May 31, 2013). "Exclusive: USA allowed to keep Athens 2004 4x400m relay gold medals despite drugs admission". Inside the Games. Retrieved May 5, 2014.

## External links

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* DeeDee Trotter at World Athletics
* DeeDee Trotter at legacy.USATF.org (archived)
* DeeDee Trotter at Team USA (archive March 22, 2023) (archive June 22, 2008)
* DeeDee Trotter at Olympics.com
* DeeDee Trotter at Olympedia (archive)
* Test Me I'm Clean official website at the Wayback Machine (archived October 13, 2018)
* Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived January 23, 2021)

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Olympic champions in women's 4 × 400 metres relay

* 1972:  Dagmar Käsling, Rita Kühne, Helga Seidler, Monika Zehrt (GDR)
* 1976:  Doris Maletzki, Brigitte Rohde, Ellen Streidt, Christina Brehmer (GDR)
* 1980:  Tatyana Prorochenko, Tatyana Goyshchik, Nina Zyuskova, Irina Nazarova (URS)
* 1984:  Lillie Leatherwood, Sherri Howard, Valerie Brisco-Hooks, Chandra Cheeseborough, Diane Dixon, Denean Howard (USA)
* 1988:  Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olha Bryzhina, Lyudmyla Dzhyhalova (URS)
* 1992:  Yelena Ruzina, Lyudmyla Dzhyhalova, Olga Nazarova, Olha Bryzhina, Liliya Nurutdinova, Marina Shmonina (EUN)
* 1996:  Rochelle Stevens, Maicel Malone-Wallace, Kim Graham, Jearl Miles, Linetta Wilson (USA)
* 2000:  Jearl Miles Clark, Monique Hennagan, LaTasha Colander, Andrea Anderson (USA)
* 2004:  DeeDee Trotter, Monique Henderson, Sanya Richards, Monique Hennagan, Moushaumi Robinson (USA)
* 2008:  Mary Wineberg, Allyson Felix, Monique Henderson, Sanya Richards, Natasha Hastings (USA)
* 2012:  DeeDee Trotter, Allyson Felix, Francena McCorory, Sanya Richards-Ross, Keshia Baker, Diamond Dixon (USA)
* 2016:  Allyson Felix, Phyllis Francis, Natasha Hastings, Courtney Okolo, Taylor Ellis-Watson, Francena McCorory (USA)
* 2020:  Sydney McLaughlin, Allyson Felix, Dalilah Muhammad, Athing Mu, Kaylin Whitney, Wadeline Jonathas, Kendall Ellis, Lynna Irby (USA)
* 2024:  Shamier Little, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabrielle Thomas, Alexis Holmes, Quanera Hayes, Aaliyah Butler, Kaylyn Brown (USA)

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World champions in women's 4 × 400 metres relay

* 1983:  Kerstin Walther, Sabine Busch, Marita Koch, Dagmar Rübsam, Undine Bremer, Ellen Fiedler (GDR)
* 1987:  Dagmar Neubauer, Kirsten Emmelmann, Petra Müller, Sabine Busch, Cornelia Ullrich (GDR)
* 1991:  Tatyana Ledovskaya, Lyudmyla Dzhyhalova, Olga Nazarova, Olha Bryzhina, Anna Chuprina (URS)
* 1993:  Gwen Torrence, Maicel Malone-Wallace, Natasha Kaiser, Jearl Miles, Terri Dendy, Michelle Collins (USA)
* 1995:  Kim Graham, Rochelle Stevens, Camara Jones, Jearl Miles, Nicole Green (USA)
* 1997:  Anke Feller, Uta Rohländer, Anja Rücker, Grit Breuer (GER)
* 1999:  Tatyana Chebykina, Svetlana Goncharenko, Olga Kotlyarova, Natalya Nazarova, Natalya Sharova, Yekaterina Bakhvalova (RUS)
* 2001:  Sandie Richards, Catherine Scott-Pomales, Debbie-Ann Parris, Lorraine Fenton, Michelle Burgher, Deon Hemmings (JAM)
* 2003:  Demetria Washington, Jearl Miles Clark, Me'Lisa Barber, Sanya Richards, DeeDee Trotter (USA)
* 2005:  Yuliya Pechonkina, Olesya Krasnomovets, Natalya Antyukh, Svetlana Pospelova, Tatyana Firova, Olesya Zykina (RUS)
* 2007:  DeeDee Trotter, Allyson Felix, Mary Wineberg, Sanya Richards, Monique Hennagan, Natasha Hastings (USA)
* 2009:  Debbie Dunn, Allyson Felix, Lashinda Demus, Sanya Richards, Natasha Hastings, Jessica Beard (USA)
* 2011:  Sanya Richards-Ross, Allyson Felix, Jessica Beard, Francena McCorory, Natasha Hastings, Keshia Baker (USA)
* 2013:  Jessica Beard, Natasha Hastings, Ashley Spencer, Francena McCorory, Joanna Atkins (USA)
* 2015:  Christine Day, Shericka Jackson, Stephenie Ann McPherson, Novlene Williams-Mills, Anastasia Le-Roy, Chrisann Gordon (JAM)
* 2017:  Quanera Hayes, Allyson Felix, Shakima Wimbley, Phyllis Francis, Kendall Ellis, Natasha Hastings (USA)
* 2019:  Phyllis Francis, Sydney McLaughlin, Dalilah Muhammad, Wadeline Jonathas, Jessica Beard, Allyson Felix, Kendall Ellis, Courtney Okolo (USA)
* 2022:  Talitha Diggs, Abby Steiner, Britton Wilson, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Kaylin Whitney, Allyson Felix, Jaide Stepter Baynes (USA)
* 2023:  Eveline Saalberg, Lieke Klaver, Cathelijn Peeters, Femke Bol, Lisanne de Witte (NED)

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World Indoor Champions in women's 4 × 400 metres relay

* 1991:  Germany (Seuser, Schreiter, Hesselbarth, Breuer)
* 1993:  Jamaica (Hemmings, Grant, Rattray-Williams, Richards)
* 1995:  Russia (Chebykina, Ruzina, Kulikova, Goncharenko)
* 1997:  Russia (Chebykina, Goncharenko, Kotlyarova, Alekseyeva)
* 1999:  Russia (Chebykina, Goncharenko, Kotlyarova, Nazarova)
* 2001:  Russia (Nosova, Zykina, Sotnikova, Kotlyarova)
* 2003:  Russia (Antyukh, Pechonkina, Zykina, Nazarova)
* 2004:  Russia (Krasnomovets, Kotlyarova, Levina, Nazarova)
* 2006:  Russia (Levina, Nazarova, Krasnomovets, Antyukh)
* 2008:  Russia (Gushchina, Levina, Nazarova, Zykina)
* 2010:  United States (Dunn, Trotter, Hastings, Felix)
* 2012:  Great Britain (Cox, Sanders, Ohuruogu, Shakes-Drayton)
* 2014:  United States (Hastings, Atkins, McCorory, Tate, Hayes, Hargrove)
* 2016:  United States (Hastings, Hayes, Okolo, Spencer)
* 2018:  United States (Hayes, Moline, Wimbley, Okolo)
* 2022:  Jamaica (Bromfield, Russell, McGregor, McPherson, James)
* 2024:  Netherlands (Klaver, Peeters, De Witte, Bol, Van der Schoot, Saalberg)

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Pan American Champions in women's 4 × 400 metres relay

* 1971:  C. Toussaint, E. Stroy, G. Norman, M. Laing (USA)
* 1975:  J. Yakubowich, M. MacGowan, R. Campbell, J. McTaggart (CAN)
* 1979:  E. Kelley, S. Dabney, P. Jackson, R. Bryant (USA)
* 1983:  A. Jackson, J. Brown, E. Gabriel, K. Bolton (USA)
* 1987:  D. Dixon, R. Stevens, V. Brisco-Hooks, D. Howard (USA)
* 1991:  J. Miles, M. Malone, N. Kaiser, T. Downing (USA)
* 1995:  I. Bonne, S. Morales, N. McLeón, J. Duporty (CUB)
* 1999:  J. Duporty, Z. Calatayud, I. Bonne, D. Pernía (CUB)
* 2003:  M. Barber, M. Robinson, J. Clay, D. Trotter (USA)
* 2007:  A. Martínez, D. Pernía, Z. Calatayud, I. Terrero (CUB)
* 2011:  A. Martínez, D. Peña, S. Clement, D. Bonne (CUB)
* 2015:  S. Little, K. Jefferson, S. Wimbley, K. Baisden (USA)
* 2019:  L. Irby, J. Stepter, A. Cockrell, C. Okolo (USA)
* 2023:  Z. Hechavarría, R. Almanza, S. Diago, L. Veitía (CUB)

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US National Championship winners in women's 400-meter dash

1958–1979
Amateur Athletic Union|

* 1958: Chris McKenzie
* 1959: Kim Polson
* 1960: Irene Robertson
* 1961: Jackie Peterson
* 1962–3: Suzanne Knott
* 1964: Janell Smith
* 1965: Janell Smith
* 1966–7: Charlette Cooke
* 1968: Jarvis Scott
* 1969: Kathy Hammond
* 1970: Mavis Laing
* 1971: Mable Fergerson
* 1972: Kathy Hammond
* 1973: Mable Fergerson
* 1974–5: Debra Sapenter
* 1976: Lorna Forde (BAR) * Sheila Ingram
* 1977: Sharon Dabney
* 1978: Lorna Forde (BAR) * Patricia Jackson
* 1979: Patricia Jackson

1980–1992
The Athletics Congress|

* 1980: Sherri Howard
* 1981–3: Denean Howard
* 1984: Valerie Brisco
* 1985: Lillie Leatherwood
* 1986: Diane Dixon
* 1987–8: Lillie Leatherwood
* 1989: Rochelle Stevens
* 1990: Maicel Malone
* 1991: Lillie Leatherwood
* 1992: Rochelle Stevens

1993–present
USA Track & Field|

* 1993: Jearl Miles
* 1994: Natasha Kaiser-Brown
* 1995: Jearl Miles
* 1996: Maicel Malone
* 1997: Jearl Miles Clark
* 1998: Kim Graham
* 1999: Maicel Malone
* 2000–1: LaTasha Colander-Richardson
* 2002: Jearl Miles Clark
* 2003: Sanya Richards
* 2004: Monique Hennagan
* 2005–6: Sanya Richards
* 2007: DeeDee Trotter
* 2008–9: Sanya Richards
* 2010: Debbie Dunn
* 2011: Allyson Felix
* 2012: Sanya Richards-Ross
* 2013: Natasha Hastings
* 2014: Francena McCorory
* 2015–6: Allyson Felix
* 2017: Quanera Hayes
* 2018–9: Shakima Wimbley
* 20212020 OT: Quanera Hayes

Notes|

* OT: Since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, 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:The event was over 440 yards until 1932, 1955, 1957–8, 1961–3, 1965–6, 1969–70 and 1973–4

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USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in women's 400 m (440 yards, 300 m)

1959–1979
Amateur Athletic Union|

* 1958: Annie Smith
* 1959: Lillian Greene-Chamberlain
* 1960: Rose Lovelace
* 1961: Lillian Greene-Chamberlain
* 1962: Sue Knott
* 1963: Sue Knott
* 1964: Valerie Carter
* 1965: Norma Harris, Janell Smith
* 1966: Charlette Cooke
* 1967: Kathy Hammond
* 1968: Lois Anne Drinkwater
* 1969: Jarvis Scott
* 1970: Kathy Hammond
* 1971: Jarvis Scott
* 1972: Kathy Hammond
* 1973:  Brenda Walsh (CAN), Kathy Hammond (2nd)
* 1974: Brenda Nichols
* 1975: Robin Campbell
* 1976:  Lorna Forde (BAR), Sharon Dabney (2nd)
* 1977:  Lorna Forde (BAR), Yolanda Rich (2nd)
* 1978: Kim Thomas
* 1979:  June Griffith (GUY), Yolanda Rich (2nd)

1980–1992
The Athletics Congress|

* 1980: Rosalyn Bryant
* 1981: Diane Dixon
* 1982: Maxine Underwood
* 1983: Diane Dixon
* 1984: Diane Dixon
* 1985: Diane Dixon
* 1986: Diane Dixon
* 1987: Diane Dixon
* 1988: Diane Dixon
* 1989: Diane Dixon
* 1990: Diane Dixon
* 1991: Diane Dixon
* 1992: Diane Dixon

1993–present
USA Track & Field|

* 1993:  Jillian Richardson (CAN), Jearl Miles Clark (2nd)
* 1994: Maicel Malone-Wallace
* 1995: Jearl Miles Clark
* 1996: Maicel Malone-Wallace
* 1997: Jearl Miles Clark
* 1998: Jearl Miles Clark
* 1999: Jearl Miles Clark
* 2000: Suziann Reid
* 2001: Suziann Reid
* 2002: Monique Hennagan
* 2003: Monique Hennagan
* 2004: Julian Clay
* 2005: DeeDee Trotter
* 2006: Sanya Richards-Ross
* 2007: DeeDee Trotter
* 2008: Shareese Woods
* 2009: Dominique Darden
* 2010: Debbie Dunn
* 2011: Natasha Hastings
* 2012: Sanya Richards-Ross
* 2013: Ebonie Floyd
* 2014: Francena McCorory
* 2015: Natasha Hastings
* 2016: Quanera Hayes
* 2017: Phyllis Francis
* 2018: Courtney Okolo
* 2019: Brittany Brown
* 2020: Wadeline Jonathas
* 2022: Lynna Irby
* 2023: Anna Hall
* 2024: Alexis Holmes

Notes|

* Distances have varied as follows: 440 yards (1959–1986), 400 meters (1987–date) alternating with 300 meters in odd numbered years starting 2015. The 1958 race was run as an exhibition.

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2004 USA Olympic track and field team

Qualification|

2004 United States Olympic trials (track and field)

Men's track
and road athletes|

* Abdihakem Abdirahman
* Bennie Brazell
* Derrick Brew
* Tim Broe
* Dan Browne
* James Carter
* Curt Clausen
* Shawn Crawford
* Alan Culpepper
* Philip Dunn
* Kevin Eastler
* Anthony Famiglietti
* Robert Gary
* Justin Gatlin
* Maurice Greene
* Charlie Gruber
* Otis Harris
* Allen Johnson
* Jonathan Johnson
* Meb Keflezighi
* Daniel Lincoln
* Coby Miller
* John Nunn
* Darvis Patton
* Derrick Peterson
* Jonathon Riley
* Dathan Ritzenhein
* Grant Robison
* Khadevis Robinson
* Andrew Rock
* Duane Ross
* Tim Seaman
* Angelo Taylor
* Terrence Trammell
* Jeremy Wariner
* Alan Webb
* Bernard Williams
* Darold Williamson
* Kelly Willie

Men's field
athletes|

* Kenta Bell
* Bryan Clay
* Walter Davis
* John Godina
* Breaux Greer
* Tora Harris
* Matt Hemingway
* Reese Hoffa
* A. G. Kruger
* Melvin Lister
* Timothy Mack
* Casey Malone
* Derek Miles
* John Moffitt
* Adam Nelson
* Jamie Nieto
* Tom Pappas
* James Parker
* Dwight Phillips
* Jarred Rome
* Toby Stevenson
* Paul Terek
* Ian Waltz

Women's track
and road athletes|

* Hazel Clark
* Jearl Miles Clark
* LaTasha Colander
* Crystal Cox
* Shayne Culpepper
* Colleen De Reuck
* Lashinda Demus
* Gail Devers
* Elva Dryer
* Allyson Felix
* Shalane Flanagan
* Joanna Hayes
* Monique Henderson
* Monique Hennagan
* Sheena Tosta
* Marion Jones
* Deena Kastor
* Muna Lee
* LaShauntea Moore
* Melissa Morrison-Howard
* Kate Tenforde
* Jennifer Rhines
* Sanya Richards-Ross
* Moushaumi Robinson
* Marla Runyan
* Brenda Taylor
* Nicole Teter
* Carrie Tollefson
* DeeDee Trotter
* Teresa Vaill
* Angela Williams
* Lauryn Williams

Women's field
athletes|

* Amy Acuff
* Stephanie Brown
* Shelia Burrell
* Stacy Dragila
* Laura Gerraughty
* Erin Gilreath
* Kristin Heaston
* Aretha Thurmond
* Chaunté Lowe
* Tiombe Hurd
* Jackie Jeschelnig
* Marion Jones
* Kim Kreiner
* Tiffany Lott-Hogan
* Anna Mahon
* Yuliana Pérez
* Michelle Perry
* Rose Richmond
* Jillian Schwartz
* Seilala Sua
* Kellie Suttle
* Grace Upshaw
* Tisha Waller

Coaches|

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2008 USA Olympic track and field team

Qualification|

* 2008 United States Olympic trials (track and field)

Men's track
and road athletes|

* Abdi Abdirahman
* Kerron Clement
* Shawn Crawford
* Walter Dix
* Ian Dobson
* Philip Dunn
* Kevin Eastler
* Anthony Famiglietti
* Tyson Gay
* Ryan Hall
* Bershawn Jackson
* Bernard Lagat
* Lopez Lomong
* Leonel Manzano
* Rodney Martin (r)
* Joshua McAdams
* LaShawn Merritt
* Billy Nelson
* David Neville
* David Oliver
* Travis Padgett (r)
* Darvis Patton
* David Payne
* Dathan Ritzenhein
* Galen Rupp
* Brian Sell
* Christian Smith
* Wallace Spearmon
* Nick Symmonds
* Angelo Taylor
* Matt Tegenkamp
* Jorge Torres
* Terrence Trammell
* Jeremy Wariner
* Andrew Wheating
* Reggie Witherspoon (r)

Men's
field athletes|

* Kenta Bell
* Christian Cantwell
* Bryan Clay
* Rafeeq Curry
* Breaux Greer
* Trey Hardee
* Jeff Hartwig
* Mike Hazle
* Reese Hoffa
* Brian Johnson
* Dusty Jonas
* A. G. Kruger
* Casey Malone
* Andra Manson
* Derek Miles
* Adam Nelson
* Tom Pappas
* Miguel Pate
* Trevell Quinley
* Michael Robertson
* Leigh Smith
* Brad Walker
* Ian Waltz
* Jesse Williams
* Aarik Wilson

Women's track
and road athletes|

* Lindsey Anderson
* Jenny Barringer
* Amy Yoder Begley
* Damu Cherry
* Hazel Clark-Riley
* Erin Donohue
* Joanne Dow
* Torri Edwards
* Allyson Felix
* Shalane Flanagan
* Kara Goucher
* Dawn Harper
* Queen Harrison
* Natasha Hastings (r)
* Monique Henderson (r)
* Marshevet Hooker
* Lolo Jones
* Deena Kastor
* Muna Lee
* Mechelle Lewis (r)
* Magdalena Lewy-Boulet
* Jennifer Rhines
* Sanya Richards
* Tiffany Ross-Williams
* Shannon Rowbury
* Blake Russell
* Alice Schmidt
* Nicole Teter
* Sheena Tosta
* DeeDee Trotter
* Anna Willard
* Angela Williams (r)
* Lauryn Williams
* Mary Wineberg
* Christin Wurth-Thomas

Women's
field athletes|

* Amy Acuff
* Erica Bartolina
* April Steiner Bennett
* Jillian Camarena
* Amber Campbell
* Michelle Carter
* Jessica Cosby
* Sharon Day
* Hyleas Fountain
* Kristin Heaston
* Chaunté Howard
* Funmi Jimoh
* Jackie Johnson
* Kim Kreiner
* Shani Marks
* Erica McLain
* Kara Patterson
* Diana Pickler
* Suzy Powell-Roos
* Brittney Reese
* Loree Smith
* Jenn Stuczynski
* Aretha Thurmond
* Stephanie Brown Trafton
* Grace Upshaw

Coaches|

* Bubba Thornton (men's head coach)
* Harvey Glance (men's assistant coach)
* Ron Mann (men's assistant coach)
* Boo Schexnayder (men's assistant coach)
* Criss Somerlot (men's assistant coach)
* Joe Vigil (men's assistant coach)
* Jeanette Bolden (women's head coach)
* Chandra Cheeseborough (women's assistant coach)
* J.J. Clark (women's assistant coach)
* Kim Keenan-Kirkpatrick (women's assistant coach)
* Connie Price-Smith (women's assistant coach)
* Rita Somerlot (women's assistant coach)
* Brooks Johnson (relay coach)
* Orin Richburg (relay coach)

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2012 USA Olympic track and field team

Qualification|

2012 United States Olympic trials (track and field)

Men's track
and road athletes|

* Abdihakem Abdirahman
* Kyle Alcorn
* Ryan Bailey
* Trevor Barron
* Donn Cabral
* Matthew Centrowitz Jr.
* Kerron Clement
* Jeff Demps
* Justin Gatlin
* Tyson Gay
* Ryan Hall
* Evan Jager
* Meb Keflezighi
* Trell Kimmons (r)
* Bernard Lagat
* Lopez Lomong
* Joshua Mance (r)
* Leonel Manzano
* Tony McQuay
* Aries Merritt
* LaShawn Merritt
* Manteo Mitchell (r)
* Maurice Mitchell
* Bryshon Nellum
* John Nunn
* Darvis Patton (r)
* Jeff Porter
* Jason Richardson
* Dathan Ritzenhein
* Mike Rodgers (r)
* Khadevis Robinson
* Galen Rupp
* Duane Solomon
* Wallace Spearmon
* Nick Symmonds
* Matt Tegenkamp
* Angelo Taylor
* Michael Tinsley
* Jeremy Wariner
* Andrew Wheating
* Isiah Young

Men's
field athletes|

* Lance Brooks
* Christian Cantwell
* Will Claye
* Ashton Eaton
* Sean Furey
* Marquise Goodwin
* Trey Hardee
* Reese Hoffa
* Cyrus Hostetler
* Kibwé Johnson
* Craig Kinsley
* George Kitchens
* A. G. Kruger
* Erik Kynard
* Derek Miles
* Jamie Nieto
* Jarred Rome
* Jeremy Scott
* Christian Taylor
* Brad Walker
* Ryan Whiting
* Jesse Williams
* Jason Young

Women's track
and road athletes|

* Keshia Baker (r)
* T'erea Brown
* Janet Cherobon-Bawcom
* Emma Coburn
* Kim Conley
* Julie Culley
* Desiree Davila
* Lashinda Demus
* Diamond Dixon (r)
* Allyson Felix
* Shalane Flanagan
* Bridget Franek
* Geena Gall
* Kara Goucher
* Dawn Harper
* Amy Hastings
* Molly Huddle
* Carmelita Jeter
* Lolo Jones
* Shalaya Kipp
* Bianca Knight (r)
* Tianna Madison
* Francena McCorory
* Maria Michta
* Georganne Moline
* Alysia Montaño
* Sanya Richards-Ross
* Shannon Rowbury
* Alice Schmidt
* Jenny Simpson
* Jeneba Tarmoh (r)
* DeeDee Trotter
* Morgan Uceny
* Lisa Uhl
* Kellie Wells
* Lauryn Williams (r)

Women's
field athletes|

* Amy Acuff
* Brigetta Barrett
* Amanda Bingson
* Brittany Borman
* Tia Brooks
* Jillian Camarena-Williams
* Amber Campbell
* Michelle Carter
* Jessica Cosby
* Sharon Day
* Janay DeLoach
* Hyleas Fountain
* Chelsea Hayes
* Becky Holliday
* Lacey Janson
* Gia Lewis-Smallwood
* Chaunté Lowe
* Chantae McMillan
* Kara Patterson
* Brittney Reese
* Amanda Smock
* Jennifer Suhr
* Aretha Thurmond
* Stephanie Brown Trafton
* Rachel Yurkovich

Coaches|

* Tonja Buford-Bailey (women's asst)
* Amy Deem (women's head coach)
* Edrick Floréal (men's asst)
* Jack Hazen (men's asst)
* Mike Holloway (men's asst)
* Rose Monday (women's asst)
* Connie Price-Smith (women's asst)
* Tom Pukstys (men's asst)
* Andrew Valmon (men's head coach)
* Gwen Wentland (women's asst)

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* World Athletics

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