United States national athletics team
| Sport | Track & Field Long-Distance Running Race Walking |
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| Jurisdiction | National |
| Abbreviation | USATF |
| Founded | 1979 as The Athletics Congress/USA |
| Headquarters | Indianapolis, IN, United States |
| Chief Exec | Max Siegel |
| Sponsor | Nike, Inc., The Hershey Company, BMW, Visa Inc., Chobani, Garden of Life, Rosetta Stone, University of Phoenix |
| Replaced | Amateur Athletic Union |
| (founded) | 1878 |
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The United States national athletics (track and field) team represents the United States in international athletics competitions such as Olympic Games or World athletics championships.
The United States have 25 participations in the Olympic Games of 26 editions held (the only exception is due to the boycott of Moscow 1980)
The United States is the nation that has clearly won the most medals in athletics at the Olympic Games, around 736, of which 312 gold. Their national-level male, took part in all editions of the games already this season, 25 with the exception of Moscow 1980 known for the 1980 boycott, while women 18 editions from Amsterdam 1928.
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