MI man Brian Diemer, who took the bronze back in 1984, had been the last American man to win a medal in the steeplechase.
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One obstacle he won’t have to face toward the second of his triple-gold attempt in Rio will be Justin Gatlin, who surprisingly failed to advance to the 200 final and chalked up his result to an aggravated ankle injury. Rollins has now won an Olympic gold medal, a World Championship, two USA Championships and three NCAA Championships over her decorated career.
Rollins finished with a time of 12:48, followed by Ali’s 12:59 and Castlin’s 12:61. Nia Ali came in with 12.59 seconds and won silver while Kristi Castlin inched out Great Britain’s Cindy Ofili, 12.61 to 12.63, and claimed bronze.
“It’s like a sisterhood, Kristi and I train together and tonight we prayed together to give us the confidence we need to get us through these rounds and come out here and fulfil our dreams”.
“I think that it’s just very good to be a part of this whole black girl magic movement”, she said.
Rollins’s triumph put the United States top of the medals table in the athletics at the Rio Games with five gold medals and 19 in total, ahead of Kenya and Jamaica on both counts. “Track and field, a lot of times people come into it as individuals and we had a different perspective”.
American Tori Bowi won a bronze medal in the women’s 200-meter final.
Randolph was not arrested until October 2014, when he was caught in Columbia, South Carolina, by the U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force with the help of Cobb police agencies and the District Attorney’s Office’s Cold Case Unit.
The Americans swept the podium in the event, the first sweep in the event in Olympic history. The Trials final marked the first time that seven women all ran sub-12.75 times in the same 100 meters hurdles race. Ali said when told of the historical significance.
His wife, Canadian heptathlete Brianne Theisen-Eaton, won the bronze in her event. “They’re my backbone and keep me going”, said Ali, a psychology major while at Southern California. Reese had to settle for silver after she couldn’t make it past the 7.15 mark.
“It feels good to definitely be history-makers, trend-setters, moms, daughters, really just overcoming and just doing a great job and representing our country well”. She surged out ahead of the field after only the first couple of hurdles.
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“To not get up for a bronze would be dishonoring our country”, Walsh Jennings said, via the Washington Post.
