 The final trials were held following a training camp at a specially constructed track at Echo Summit, California between September 6–16.This location was called the most bizarre location for an Olympic trials ever, used to mimic the nearly identical high altitude location for the Olympics in Mexico City.After training at Echo Summit, the race walk trials was held at a similar high altitude location of Alamosa, Colorado, 20 kilometers on September 7 and 50 kilometers on September 10.