United States runner Quincy Hall secured the Olympic gold medal in the men’s 400-meter dash on Thursday, triumphing over Great Britain’s Matthew Hudson-Smith and Zambia’s Muzala Samukonga.
Hall clocked a personal best time of 43.40 seconds in one of the best races of Paris 2024.
Hall trailed early in the race but executed a remarkable straightaway dash, overtaking UK’s Hudson-Smith just steps before the finish line. Coming on the final stretch Hall was running fourth, but made a great final run to clinch the first place.
QUINCY HALL 😱
What a finish to win GOLD in the 400m!
📺: @NBCOlympics & @peacock #ParisOlympics
pic.twitter.com/wtinqobqrg— Team USA (@TeamUSA) August 7, 2024
The Raytown, Missouri native previously earned a bronze medal in the 400-meter event at last year’s World Championships and was also a member of the gold-winning mixed 4×400-meter relay team at that meet.
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