INDIANAPOLIS—Javelin thrower Breaux Greer made the U.S. track and field team for the Beijing Olympics, joining Tyson Gay, Allyson Felix and Jeremy Wariner on the 126-member roster.

Greer, an eight-time national champion, didn’t qualify at the recent Olympic trials, finishing 17th and failing to reach the final round.

But USA Track & Field decided to place him on the team announced Monday, citing a rule that allows for “the selection of an injured athlete who competed in the Olympic trials but did not final ... as long as another athlete is not displaced from the team.”

Greer hurt his shoulder while winning a bronze medal at last year’s world championships and hadn’t thrown in competition until the Olympic trials.