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The first three finishers of the men's 800 meter race earn places on the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team, Eugene, Oregon, 30 June, 2008.

The top three finishers were:

1 Nicholas Symmonds (foreground in white uniform) graduate of Willamette University, Salem, Oregon class of 2006, wins with a time of 01:44.10;

2 Andrew Wheating (far left yellow uniform), second year student at the University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, with a time of 01:45.03.

Diving over the finish line across the finish line...

3 Christian Smith (far right, white uniform), running for the Oregon track Club with a time of 01:45.47,

Khadevis Robinson (second from right, blue uniform) a graduate of Texas Christian University and UCLA placed fourth with a time of 01:45.53.

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