by Larry Eder
Kerron Clement, gold medal, 400 meter hurdles, photo by PhotoRun.net
Emma Coburn, bronze, steeplechase, AR, photo by PhotoRun.net
Tianna Bartoletta to Allyson Felix, gold medal, 4×100 meters, photo by PhotoRun.net
Evan Jager, silver medal, steeplechase, photo by PhotoRun.net
Michelle Carter, gold medal, shot put, AR, photo by PhotoRun.net
The five photos above are just part of the thirty-two medals won by the U.S. in Rio in athletics. This was the best performance by the US in an Olympics in track & field since 1932! Without the benefit of your calculator, that, sports fans, is 84 years!
Below, courtesy of our friends at USA Track & Field is the list of the thirty two medalists, their medals, and their performances. In a later post, we will give you a quick play by play about how they won their medals!
So proud of the entire USA Track & Field team, and how they represented our country in Brazil. You should be too!
TEAM USA MEDAL TABLE
Gold (13)
Michelle Carter, Women’s SP, 20.63m/67-8.25 AR (8/12)
Jeffrey Henderson, Men’s LJ, 8.38m/27-6 (8/13)
Christian Taylor, Men’s TJ, 17.86m/58-7.25 (8/16)
Tianna Bartoletta, Women’s LJ, 7.17m/23-6.25 (8/17)
Brianna Rollins, Women’s 100m hurdles, 12.48 (8/17)
Kerron Clement, Men’s 400m hurdles, 47.73 (8/18)
Ryan Crouser, Men’s SP, 22.52m/73-10.75 OR (8/18)
Ashton Eaton, Men’s Decathlon, 8,893 pts. =OR (8/18)
Dalilah Muhammad, Women’s 400m hurdles, 53.13 (8/18)
Women’s 4x100m relay (Bartoletta, Felix, Gardner, Bowie), 41.01 (8/19)
Matthew Centrowitz, Men’s 1500m, 3:50.00 (8/20)
Women’s 4x400m relay (Okolo, Hastings, Francis, Felix), 3:19.06 (8/20)
Men’s 4x400m relay (Hall, McQuay, Roberts, Merritt), 2:57.30 (8/20)
Silver (10)
Tori Bowie, Women’s 100m, 10.83 (8/13)
Justin Gatlin, Men’s 100m, 9.89 (8/14)
Allyson Felix, Women’s 400m, 49.51 (8/15)
Will Claye, Men’s TJ, 17.76m/58-3.25 (8/16)
Evan Jager, Men’s 3000m Steeple, 8:04.28 (8/17)
Brittney Reese, Women’s LJ, 7.15m/23-5.5 (8/17)
Nia Ali, Women’s 100m hurdles, 12.59 (8/17)
Joe Kovacs, Men’s SP, 21.78m/71-5.5 (8/18)
Sandi Morris, Women’s PV, 4.85m/15-11 (8/19)
Paul Chelimo, Men’s 5,000m, 13:03.80 (8/20)
Bronze (9)
LaShawn Merritt, Men’s 400m, 43.85 (8/14)
Emma Coburn, Women’s 3000m Steeple, 9:07.63 AR (8/15)
Clayton Murphy, Men’s 800m, 1:42.93 (8/15)
Sam Kendricks, Men’s PV, 5.85m/19-2.5 (8/15)
Jenny Simpson, Women’s 1500m, 4:10.53 (8/16)
Tori Bowie, Women’s 200m, 22.15 (8/17)
Kristi Castlin, Women’s 100m hurdles, 12.61 (8/17)
Ashley Spencer, Women’s 400m hurdles, 53.72 (8/18)
Galen Rupp, Men’s Marathon, 2:10:05 (8/21)
