The win could have been her fifth Olympic gold medal.
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No, that’s no error. “And when I heard her screaming, I had to have won the race”. Bronze medalist Shericka Jackson of Jamaica will also be only 26.
After the race Miller told BBC Sport: “I just give God the thanks and praise”.
“When I was on the ground I didn’t know I’d won”, Miller said.
Many on social media cried foul about Miller’s dive to nip Felix at the finish line. That year, she only competed in the qualifying round.
Felix accepted that “rules are rules” but could not her disappointment at missing out on gold. That puts her past Jackie Joyner-Kersee’s record and makes her the most decorated US female track athlete of all time. “I’m just going to try and get through this Olympics first”.
“I’ll take a look into that, though”, she said. “I feel emotionally and physically drained at this moment”.
Miller clocked 49.44 seconds, running in lane 7, to narrowly hold off Felix, who finished in 49.51. Just as Felix was about to cross the finish line to win the gold, Miller dived across the line and won the race. I’ve got a few cuts and bruises but I’m okay. “I didn’t really have too many thoughts on it”.
A controversial dive for gold earned Shaunae Miller 400m gold, but the Bahamian says her mind went blank.
The flagbearer for her country in the opening ceremonies, Miller came into the games 5 for 5 in her races this season, including Diamond League meets in Shanghai, Eugene and London.
Miller’s next shot at a medal will be at 200 meters.
Felix had stepped to the track on a night of rain delays still disappointed about an ankle injury that had sabotaged her summer.
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Four years later, in Beijing, she took another silver in the 200m.
