2016 Olympic GamesAug 18, 2016 by Meg Bellino
Elaine Thompson Wins 200m, Sweeps Women's Sprints in Rio
Elaine Thompson Wins 200m, Sweeps Women's Sprints in Rio
Elaine Thompson won her second gold medal tonight in Rio by running 21.78 in the women's 200m. <span id="selection-ma
Elaine Thompson won her second gold medal tonight in Rio by running 21.78 in the women's 200m.
She won the 100m earlier this week, making her the first woman to complete the 100m, 200m double since Florence Griffith-Joyner at the 1988 Games.
Dafne Schippers earned silver (21.88) and American Tori Bowie collected her second medal of the week with bronze (22.15).
Thompson roared around the curve in first, with 2015 World Champion Schippers closing hard. Thompson, who earned silver last summer in Beijing, avenged Schippers by one-tenth of a second to win her second gold medal of the week. Thompson is the seventh woman in history to complete the sprint sweep at the Olympic Games.
Jamaica has now won three of the last four Olympic 200m titles, with Veronica Campbell-Brown claiming gold in 2004 and 2008.
The silver medal is likely bittersweet for Schippers, who was a favorite to defend her global 200m title and pick up her first Olympic medal in this event. Armed with a 10.81 100m personal best, the Dutch native only finished fifth in the Olympic final.
Bowie earned bronze with a late charge over the final 50m. Usually a quick and efficient starter, Bowie was far behind Thompson and Schippers around the curve. She closed over Marie Josee Ta Lou of the Ivory Coast to collect her second Olympic medal after earning silver in the 100m earlier this week. In her first Olympic appearance, Bowie will walk away the most successful U.S. female sprinter.
She won the 100m earlier this week, making her the first woman to complete the 100m, 200m double since Florence Griffith-Joyner at the 1988 Games.
Dafne Schippers earned silver (21.88) and American Tori Bowie collected her second medal of the week with bronze (22.15).
Thompson roared around the curve in first, with 2015 World Champion Schippers closing hard. Thompson, who earned silver last summer in Beijing, avenged Schippers by one-tenth of a second to win her second gold medal of the week. Thompson is the seventh woman in history to complete the sprint sweep at the Olympic Games.
Jamaica has now won three of the last four Olympic 200m titles, with Veronica Campbell-Brown claiming gold in 2004 and 2008.
The silver medal is likely bittersweet for Schippers, who was a favorite to defend her global 200m title and pick up her first Olympic medal in this event. Armed with a 10.81 100m personal best, the Dutch native only finished fifth in the Olympic final.
Bowie earned bronze with a late charge over the final 50m. Usually a quick and efficient starter, Bowie was far behind Thompson and Schippers around the curve. She closed over Marie Josee Ta Lou of the Ivory Coast to collect her second Olympic medal after earning silver in the 100m earlier this week. In her first Olympic appearance, Bowie will walk away the most successful U.S. female sprinter.
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