For the US track team this win closes out a strong performance on the Olympic track in Rio: 31 medals – 13 gold, 10 silver and eight bronze. Here are my rankings of the endorsement prospects for U.S. Olympic standouts: 1. Felix, 30, finished just 0.07 seconds behind Bahamian runner Shaunae Miller, another Black woman who attended the University of Georgia.
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While Gardner picked up her first Olympic gold medal, Usain Bolt grabbed his ninth in what he said was his final Olympic race, anchoring Jamaica to the men’s 4×100 relay victory.
Sprinting’s biggest superstar turned a tight race into a runaway on the anchor leg, as Bolt opened up a wide lead down the stretch over Japan, the USA and Canada.
Kenyan-born American Paul Chelimo claimed silver in a personal best of 13:03.90 while Ethiopian Hagos Gebrehiwet took bronze in 13:04.35.
From left to right, silver medallist United States’ Tori Bowie, gold medallist Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson, and bronze medallist Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce display their medals for the women’s 100-meter final during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016.
Also Friday, Shelby Houlihan of Portland’s Bowerman Track Club finished 11th in the women’s 5,000 meters, crossing in 15 minutes, 8.89 seconds.
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After winning the silver medal in London four years ago, the 25-year-old South African has recorded three of the four fastest times in the world this year.
