The 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships was held at Drake Stadium in

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, the four-day competition took place June 20–23 in conjunction with the USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships which started the day before and served as the national championships in

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. The results of the event determined qualification for the American World Championships team at the

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from August 10–18. Provided they had achieved (or will achieve before the cutoff date) the World Championships "A" or "B" standard, the top four athletes can gain a place on the World Championships team in an individual event (although only three can compete). Reigning world champions or Diamond League champions (in events where there is no reigning world champion) received a wild card entry to the World Championships, and they did not count against the maximum number of three athletes per event. Standards set at the

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are only acceptable for the 10,000 metres, racewalk and combined events.

Men's results

Key: .

Men track events

Men field events

Notes

: Tyson Gay ran 9.75 in the 100 m final and 19.74 in the 200 m final, finishing first in both events, but his performances were annulled after the race for doping. : Fourth place

Ben True Benjamin True (born December 29, 1985) is an American track and field and cross-country athlete, who competed for Dartmouth College and currently trains in Hanover, New Hampshire, while competing for Saucony and In the Arena. True was the top A ...

has achieved an "A" standard at the Prefontaine Classic : Defending world champion Jason Richardson is automatically qualified for the World Championships, displacing Diamond League winner

Aries Merritt Aries Merritt (born July 24, 1985) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 110 metre hurdles, and currently holds the world record in that event with a time of 12.80 s set on September 7, 2012. He won the gold medal i ...

from automatic qualifying, however Merritt qualified by finishing third. : Trevor Barron has an "A" standard of 1:22:46 from the

, while Seaman has a "B" standard from a previous competition. : Defending world champion Jesse Williams is automatically qualified for the World Championships. As Blair won a administrative jump-off, he will have an opportunity to pursue a standard for the World Championships. : Defending world champion

Dwight Phillips Dwight Phillips (born October 1, 1977) is an American former athlete and a four-time world champion in the long jump. He was the 2004 Olympic champion in the event. His personal best of 8.74 meters, set in 2009, makes him the joint fifth b ...

is automatically qualified for the World Championships. : Olympic and defending world champion Christian Taylor is automatically qualified for the World Championships. :

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champion

Reese Hoffa Michael Reese Hoffa (born ''Maurice Antawn Chism''; October 8, 1977 in Evans, Georgia) is an American shot putter. Reese won the shot put in the 2006 World Indoor Track and Field Championships and in the 2007 World Outdoor Championships. He al ...

is automatically qualified for the World Championships, although he choose to compete. Fourth place finisher

Cory Martin Cory Martin (born May 22, 1985, in Bloomington, Indiana) is an American track and field athlete specializing in the shot put. His best international outing so far is the ninth place at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics, 2013 World Champion ...

() also makes the team. : Kruger has a "B" standard of from a previous competition. : Defending world champion

Trey Hardee James Edward "Trey" Hardee III (born February 7, 1984, in Birmingham, Alabama) is a retired American track and field athlete who specialized in the combined events. He is a former NCAA Champion, a two-time World Outdoor Champion, a member of ...

is automatically qualified for the World Championships. Taiwo has achieved an "A" standard of 8239 from the 2013 NCAA championships.

Women's results

Key: .

Women track events

Women field events

Notes

: Defending world champion

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is automatically qualified for the World Championships. :

champion Charonda Williams is automatically qualified for the World Championships. : Defending world champion

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is automatically qualified for the World Championships. Moser, Cain and sixth place finisher Sarah Brown have "A" standards from previous competitions. McGee achieved a "B" standard on July 13. : Fourth place finisher Amy Hastings (32:31.28) and ninth place finisher

Lisa Uhl Lisa Uhl (née Koll) (born August 31, 1987, Fort Dodge, Iowa) is an American runner. She is a four-time NCAA Division One champion, current NCAA record holder in the 10,000 meters, and the sixth fastest American woman to ever cover that distan ...

(33:35.80) has an "A" standard from the London Olympics. : IAAF Diamond League champion Dawn Harper is automatically qualified for the World Championships. : Defending world champion

Lashinda Demus Lashinda Demus (born March 10, 1983 in Inglewood, California) is a retired American hurdler who specialized in the 400 meter hurdles, an event in which she was the 2011 world champion and 2012 Olympic gold medalist, becoming the first woman from ...

is automatically qualified for the World Championships. : IAAF Diamond League champion Chaunté Lowe is automatically qualified for the World Championships. : Olympic and defending world champion

Brittney Reese Brittney Davon Reese (born September 9, 1986) is a retired American long jumper, Olympic gold medalist, and a seven-time world champion. Reese is the indoor American record holder in the long jump with a distance of 7.23 meters. Personal Born in ...

is automatically qualified for the World Championships. : Lewis-Smallwood, Podominick and sixth place Aretha Thurmond have "A" qualifiers, Ashley has a "B"

References

Results

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Daily reports

Rupp, Flanagan win 10,000m finals at USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
USA Track & Field. Retrieved on 2013-06-20.
Gay’s 9.75 leads Quartet of World Leading Marks at USA Outdoor Championships
USA Track & Field. Retrieved on 2013-06-21.
Four American Records on Magnificent Saturday at Outdoor Championships
USA Track & Field. Retrieved on 2013-06-22.
Upsets and Breakthroughs on Final Day of USA Outdoor Championships
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