Joanne Dow earns single 20K race walk spot

Joanne Dow earns single 20K race walk spot

Joanne Dow won the 20K race walk.

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By Associated Press

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- Joanne Dow won the 20K race walk Sunday at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials, earning a spot in the Beijing Olympics.

The 44-year-old Dow finished in one hour, 35 minutes and 11 seconds. Although she does not have the Olympic qualifying standard of 1:33, she made the team as the top finisher with the secondary "B'' qualifying standard.

Second-place finisher Teresa Vaill, who holds the American record, and third-place finisher Susan Armenta also did not have the qualifying standard and did not make the team.

Copyright 2008 The Associated Press.

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