Friday at the track was a historic day for Team USA, as the Americans won gold in women’s 4x100m relay, smashing the world record in the process. The men settled for a rare silver in the 4x400m.
2012 Olympics, Men’s 4x400 Relay Results: United States Misses Gold For 1st Time Since 1980
The United States missed out on a gold medal in the men’s 4x400-meter relay for the first time since 1980, finishing behind the Bahamas by just .33 seconds. Team USA did not participate in the event 32 years ago, or any event due to a boycott of the Moscow games. On Thursday, however, they were simply beat, fair and square.
Tony McQuay passed the baton to Angelo Taylor with the lead at the start of the anchor leg. Taylor anchored the gold medal foursome in Beijing, but was chased down and finally passed by Ramon Miller of the Bahamas within the final 75 meters of the race. The island nation was exuberant afterwards.
Read Article >Team USA Sets World Record In 4x100m Relay, Smokes Jamaica For Gold
Jamaica’s women’s 4x100-meter relay team looked like the favorite entering Friday’s final, with 100m gold medalist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and two-time bronze medalist Veronica Campbell-Brown running. And the Jamaicans did turn in the third-fastest time in the history in the event. But Team USA’s fleet foursome smashed the world record and left the Jamaicans in their dust for gold.
Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, and Carmelita Jeter combined to run the final in 40.82 seconds, crushing the world record held by East Germany since 1985 by more than half a second, and thumping Jamaica (41.41) by almost six-tenths of a second.
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