Saturday, August 20
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
8 PM
Florida Gators
vs
Olympic Games
Tony McQuay and Arman Hall ran the first half of the 4x400 relay for the gold medal-winning American team. (Photo: Guy Rhodes/USA Today Sports)
Three Gators Cap Olympics with Medals
Saturday, August 20, 2016 | Track and Field
Florida's six medals are a single-Olympiad program record, and this year is the first time in history the Gators won multiple gold medals
RIO DE JANEIRO – All three Gators Greats competing on the final day of Olympics track and field won medals for their respective countries, with Arman Hall and Tony McQuay claiming gold with Team USA, and Novlene Williams-Mills nabbing silver with Jamaica.
Just as they did in the qualifying round, Hall and McQuay ran the first two legs of the 4x400 relay for Team USA. The Americans clocked a time of 2:57.30 to take the gold medal.
McQuay also won a silver medal with Team USA's 4x400 relay at the 2012 Olympics, while this is the first Olympic medal for Hall.
Williams-Mills anchored Jamaica's 4x400 relay to a silver medal, marking the fourth consecutive Olympics she helped her nation medal in the event.
Williams-Mills and the Jamaicans previously won bronze in 2004, 2008, and 2012. However, the Russian team that finished ahead of them in 2008 was recently stripped of their medals for doping violations.
FLORIDA TRACK & FIELD 2016 OLYMPIC MEDALISTS
Florida's track and field program boasts 23 all-time Olympic medals, including eight golds. UF's six medals are a program record for one Olympiad. This year is also the first time in program history Gators won multiple gold medals.
2016 OLYMPIC GAMES MEET INFORMATION (All times Eastern)
Completed Events (prior to Saturday)
Notes: Bold italics denotes final; * - denotes preliminary/qualifying round; ^ - denotes semifinal round
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Just as they did in the qualifying round, Hall and McQuay ran the first two legs of the 4x400 relay for Team USA. The Americans clocked a time of 2:57.30 to take the gold medal.
McQuay also won a silver medal with Team USA's 4x400 relay at the 2012 Olympics, while this is the first Olympic medal for Hall.
Williams-Mills anchored Jamaica's 4x400 relay to a silver medal, marking the fourth consecutive Olympics she helped her nation medal in the event.
Williams-Mills and the Jamaicans previously won bronze in 2004, 2008, and 2012. However, the Russian team that finished ahead of them in 2008 was recently stripped of their medals for doping violations.
FLORIDA TRACK & FIELD 2016 OLYMPIC MEDALISTS
- Kerron Clement, United States – Gold (400-meter hurdles)
- Arman Hall, United States – Gold (4x400 relay)
- Tony McQuay, United States – Gold (4x400 relay)
- Christian Taylor, United States – Gold (triple jump)
- Will Claye, United States – Silver (triple jump)
- Novlene Williams-Mills, Jamaica – Silver (4x400 relay)
Florida's track and field program boasts 23 all-time Olympic medals, including eight golds. UF's six medals are a program record for one Olympiad. This year is also the first time in program history Gators won multiple gold medals.
2016 OLYMPIC GAMES MEET INFORMATION (All times Eastern)
- Results
- Venue: Joao Havelange Olympic Stadium (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
| Day Nine – Saturday, August 20th | |
| Event | Place, Athlete (Country) – Time | Notes |
| 4x400 (W) | 2. Jamaica (Novlene Williams-Mills) – 3:20.34 | WON SILVER MEDAL |
| 4x400 (M) | 1. United States (Arman Hall, Tony McQuay) – 2:57.30 | WON GOLD MEDAL |
Completed Events (prior to Saturday)
| Day One – Friday, August 12th | |
| Event | Place, Athlete (Country) – Time/Mark | Notes |
| 800m (M)* | 11. Andres Arroyo (Puerto Rico) – 1:46.17 | Advanced to semifinals (automatic) |
| Day Two – Saturday, August 13th | |
| Event | Place, Athlete (Country) – Time/Mark | Notes |
| 3kSC (W)* | 11. Genevieve LaCaze (Australia) – 9:26.25 | Advanced to final (automatic) |
| 800m (M)^ | 22. Andres Arroyo (Puerto Rico) – 1:46.74 |
| Day Four – Monday, August 15th | |
| Event | Place, Athlete (Country) – Time/Mark [Wind] | Notes |
| TJ (M)* | 1. Christian Taylor (United States) – 17.24 meters (56-6.75) [+0.2] | Advanced to final (automatic) |
| 3. Will Claye (United States) – 17.05 meters (55-11.25) [+0.4] | Advanced to final (automatic) | |
| 3kSC (W) | 9. Genevieve LaCaze (Australia) – 9:21.21 | Topped PR by 1.98 seconds |
| 400mH (M)* | 16. Kerron Clement (United States) – 49.17 | Advanced to semifinals (automatic) |
| 110mH (M)* | 30. Eddie Lovett (U.S. Virgin Islands) – 13.77 [+1.4] |
| Day Five – Tuesday, August 16th | |
| Event | Place, Athlete (Country) – Time/Mark [Wind] | Notes |
| 5,000m (W)* | 12. Genevieve LaCaze (Australia) – 15:20.45 | Advanced to semifinals (time) |
| TJ (M) | 1. Christian Taylor (United States) – 17.86 meters (58-7.25) [+0.7] | WON GOLD MEDAL |
| 2. Will Claye (United States) – 17.76 meters (58-3.25) [+0.4] | WON SILVER MEDAL | |
| LJ (W) | 21. Shara Proctor (Great Britain) – 6.36 meters (20-10.5) [-0.3] |
| 400mH (M)^ | 1. Kerron Clement (United States) – 48.26 | Season-best time; advanced to final (automatic) |
| Day Seven – Thursday, August 18th | |
| Event | Place, Athlete (Country) – Time/Mark | Notes |
| SP (M)* | 8. Stipe Zunic (Croatia) – 20.52 meters (67-4) | Advanced to final |
| 30. Kemal Mesic (Bosnia) – 18.84 meters (61-9.75) | |
| 400mH (M) | 1. Kerron Clement (United States) – 47.73 | WON GOLD MEDAL; world-best time |
| SP (M) | 11. Stipe Zunic (Croatia) – 20.04 meters (65-9) |
| Day Eight – Friday, August 19th | |
| Event | Place, Athlete (Country) – Time/Mark | Notes |
| 4x400 (W)* | 2. Jamaica (Novlene Williams-Mills) – 3:22.38 | Advanced to final (automatic) |
| 4x400 (M)* | 2. United States (Arman Hall, Tony McQuay) – 2:58.38 | Advanced to final (automatic) |
| 5,000m (W) | 12. Genevieve LaCaze (Australia) – 15:10.35 | Topped PR by 10.1 seconds |
Notes: Bold italics denotes final; * - denotes preliminary/qualifying round; ^ - denotes semifinal round
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