USA Track & Field sets minimum performances standards for entry into the national championships. In order to merit entry into the championships, an athlete must meet that standard, or better, within a set time frame prior to the competition. All qualifying performances for the U.S. Olympic Trials must be attained on a
standard outdoor track in the period • Tuesday, June 1, 2021, through Sunday, June 12, 2022, or on an
indoor track, in the same event, in the period • Wednesday, December 1, 2020, through Sunday, June 12, 2022; or on a 20 km Race Walks whose qualifying period is from • Wednesday, December 1, 2020, through Sunday, January 24, 2022; except for the Decathlon & Heptathlon whose qualifying period is from • Wednesday, December 1, 2020, through Sunday, April 24, 2022; except for the 10,000 meters whose qualifying period is from • Wednesday, December 1, 2020, through Sunday, May 15, 2022; The qualifying performance for the men's 35 km Race Walk must be attained in the period • Monday, January 1, 2019, through Sunday, January 12, 2022. There are also automatic qualifying criteria outside of the entry standards. Athletes who are the reigning indoor or outdoor national champion are automatically qualified to enter that event. Qualifying marks must be attained in a 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials event. No qualifying marks will be allowed using alternate events, except for the men's Mile run as follows: An appeal to use a Mile qualifying mark for the 1500 will be accepted only if the mile mark was made during the 2021 season, from January 1, 2021, through June 19, 2022, and the mark is 3:54.00 or better. For events over distances from 100 m to 800 m, performances will only be accepted if
fully automatic timing (FAT) is used. For performances beyond that distance, FAT times are also used, but in the event that the athlete has not recorded a FAT performance, a manually recorded time may be used. There will be no adjustment for marks made at altitude. Wind-assisted performances will not be accepted for 2022
USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships qualifying. ==Notes==