Richards, Wineberg, Trotter make women's 400 team

By Associated Press Published: Jul 4, 2008 at 10:29 AM PDT Last Updated: Nov 20, 2008 at 10:40 PM PDT
Richards, Wineberg, Trotter make women's 400 team
Sanya Richards celebrates with Dee Trotter after medal ceremonies for the women's 400 meter finals at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Ore., Thursday, July 3, 2008. Richards placed first and Trotter third. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- Sanya Richards, Mary Wineberg and Dee Dee Trotter have qualified for the U.S. Olympic team in the women's 400-meter dash.

Richards, who won gold on the 1,600 relay team in 2004, finished first at the Olympic trials Thursday in a time of 49.89.

Wineberg finished second to make her first Olympic team.

Trotter, who won the national championship last year while Richards was struggling with health issues, overcame a recent knee injury to earn the final spot.

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