2016 Olympic GamesAug 14, 2016 by Meg Bellino
Jeff Henderson Wins Long Jump Gold, Belgium's Thiam Upsets in Heptathlon
Jeff Henderson Wins Long Jump Gold, Belgium's Thiam Upsets in Heptathlon
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Team USA's Jeff Henderson took notes from Michelle Carter.
Like Carter, he waited until his sixth and final attempt in his respective event to shoot to the lead and secure an Olympic gold medal. Carter won the women's shot put on day one in dramatic fashion, and tonight Henderson was crowned the gold medalist in the men's long jump with a leap of 8.38m. It is his first ever global medal and Team USA's 999th all-time Summer Olympic gold.
Luvo Manyonga of South Africa set a PB to earn the silver medal in 8.37m and 2012 Olympic Champion Greg Rutherford settled for bronze with a jump of 8.29m.
2016 world leader and former Arkansas graduate Jarrion Lawson led for most of the competition with his 8.25m jump. His sixth jump, right after Henderson's, looked promising, but was only 7.78m. He settled for fourth-place in his first Olympic Games.
Belgium's Nafissatou Thiam won the heptathlon gold medal over reigning Olympic champion Jessica Ennis-Hill and Canadian World Indoor Champion Brianne Theisen-Eaton.
It was a close battle until the seventh and final event, the 800m. Ennis-Hill won the final section in 2:09, with Thiam running a PB of 2:16 to lock in gold. The 21-year-old scored a massive personal best 6810 points over Ennis-Hill's 6775 and Theisen-Eaton's 6653.
Photo: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
Like Carter, he waited until his sixth and final attempt in his respective event to shoot to the lead and secure an Olympic gold medal. Carter won the women's shot put on day one in dramatic fashion, and tonight Henderson was crowned the gold medalist in the men's long jump with a leap of 8.38m. It is his first ever global medal and Team USA's 999th all-time Summer Olympic gold.
Luvo Manyonga of South Africa set a PB to earn the silver medal in 8.37m and 2012 Olympic Champion Greg Rutherford settled for bronze with a jump of 8.29m.
2016 world leader and former Arkansas graduate Jarrion Lawson led for most of the competition with his 8.25m jump. His sixth jump, right after Henderson's, looked promising, but was only 7.78m. He settled for fourth-place in his first Olympic Games.
Belgium's Nafissatou Thiam won the heptathlon gold medal over reigning Olympic champion Jessica Ennis-Hill and Canadian World Indoor Champion Brianne Theisen-Eaton.
It was a close battle until the seventh and final event, the 800m. Ennis-Hill won the final section in 2:09, with Thiam running a PB of 2:16 to lock in gold. The 21-year-old scored a massive personal best 6810 points over Ennis-Hill's 6775 and Theisen-Eaton's 6653.
Photo: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports