2016 Olympic GamesAug 21, 2016 by Dennis Young
U.S. Men Take Back 4x400m Gold
U.S. Men Take Back 4x400m Gold
The U.S. men won their eighth 4x400m gold medal of the last ten Olympics that they've competed in, running 2:57.30 to beat Jamaica by nearly a second. &
The U.S. men won their eighth 4x400m gold medal of the last ten Olympics that they've competed in, running 2:57.30 to beat Jamaica by nearly a second.
Here are the Americans' splits:
45.30 Arman Hall
43.20 Tony McQuay
44.79 Gil Roberts
43.97 LaShawn Merritt
McQuay is the only holdover from the 2012 Olympic final, where the U.S. finished second. It's the fourth Olympic medal for Merritt and second 4x400m gold after he ran on the winning 4x4 in 2008. This is the first Olympic medal for Hall and Roberts, though McQuay and Hall ran on the 2013 team that won gold at worlds.
Merritt ran 43.85 for third in the individual 400m earlier in this meet, while McQuay got his gold after finishing a surprising fifth in the Olympic Trials 400m final.
It's the 17th overall Olympic gold medal in the event for the Americans.
Results:
1. 2:57.30 United States (Hall, McQuay, Roberts, Merritt)
2. 2:58.16 Jamaica (Matthews, Allen, Dunkley, Francis)
3. 2:58.49 Bahamas (Russell, Mathiew, Gardiner, Brown)
4. 2:58.52 Belgium (Watrin, Borlee, Borlee, Borlee)
5. 2:59.06 Botswana (Makwala, Sibanda, Nkobolo, Maotoanong)
6. 2:59.53 Cuba (Collazo, Chacon, Pellicier, Lescay)
7. 3:00.50 Poland (Krawczuk, Pietrzak, Krzewina, Omelko)
8. 3:03.28 Brazil (De Oliveira, Russo, Dos Santos, De Sousa)
Here are the official splits:
Only the U.S., Great Britain, Bahamas, the Bahamas, and Jamaica have ever run faster than the U.S. did tonight.
Here are the Americans' splits:
45.30 Arman Hall
43.20 Tony McQuay
44.79 Gil Roberts
43.97 LaShawn Merritt
McQuay is the only holdover from the 2012 Olympic final, where the U.S. finished second. It's the fourth Olympic medal for Merritt and second 4x400m gold after he ran on the winning 4x4 in 2008. This is the first Olympic medal for Hall and Roberts, though McQuay and Hall ran on the 2013 team that won gold at worlds.
Merritt ran 43.85 for third in the individual 400m earlier in this meet, while McQuay got his gold after finishing a surprising fifth in the Olympic Trials 400m final.
It's the 17th overall Olympic gold medal in the event for the Americans.
Results:
1. 2:57.30 United States (Hall, McQuay, Roberts, Merritt)
2. 2:58.16 Jamaica (Matthews, Allen, Dunkley, Francis)
3. 2:58.49 Bahamas (Russell, Mathiew, Gardiner, Brown)
4. 2:58.52 Belgium (Watrin, Borlee, Borlee, Borlee)
5. 2:59.06 Botswana (Makwala, Sibanda, Nkobolo, Maotoanong)
6. 2:59.53 Cuba (Collazo, Chacon, Pellicier, Lescay)
7. 3:00.50 Poland (Krawczuk, Pietrzak, Krzewina, Omelko)
8. 3:03.28 Brazil (De Oliveira, Russo, Dos Santos, De Sousa)
Here are the official splits:
Only the U.S., Great Britain, Bahamas, the Bahamas, and Jamaica have ever run faster than the U.S. did tonight.
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