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Clement clocked a world-best time and topped a final that saw four national records fall.
Clement Captures Olympic Gold, Zunic Becomes First Croatian Finalist in History
Thursday, August 18, 2016 | Track and Field
Kerron Clement now boasts three career Olympic medals and four outdoor world titles
RIO DE JANEIRO – Gator Great Kerron Clement (United States) captured the one thing his impressive resume was missing: an individual Olympic gold medal.
Clement, a two-time 400 hurdles world champion and 2008 Olympic gold medalist with Team USA's 4x400 relay, posted a world-best 400 hurdles time of 47.73 seconds, topping a field that logged four national records and saw four men break 48 seconds for the first time in 15 years.
Clement, who previously won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Games, is one of seven Americans in Olympic history to collect multiple medals in the 400 hurdles.
His gold medal is the sixth in Florida track and field history. It is also the 20th overall medal in program history.
Fellow Gator Greats Stipe Zunic (Croatia) and Kemal Mesic (Bosnia) both competed in the shot put, with Zunic moving on to the final.
Although Zunic finished 11th in the final, he was the first Croatian shot put finalist in Olympic history.
Gator Greats Arman Hall (United States) and Tony McQuay (United States) are expected to run Friday (Aug. 19) night's preliminary men's 4x400 relay race, while Novlene Williams-Mills (Jamaica) is expected to do the same on the women's side. Genevieve LaCaze (Australia) will run the 5,000 meters final, her second final of these Olympics.
FLORIDA TRACK & FIELD 2016 OLYMPIC MEDALISTS
Athlete-specific schedules, broken down daily, can be found below.
In addition to television broadcasts on NBC and NBC Sports Network, all track and field events will be streamed online. Links to each day's streaming links can be found in the broadcast schedule below.
2016 OLYMPIC GAMES MEET INFORMATION (All times Eastern)
Completed Events
Notes: Bold italics denotes final; * - denotes preliminary/qualifying round; ^ - denotes semifinal round
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Clement, a two-time 400 hurdles world champion and 2008 Olympic gold medalist with Team USA's 4x400 relay, posted a world-best 400 hurdles time of 47.73 seconds, topping a field that logged four national records and saw four men break 48 seconds for the first time in 15 years.
Clement, who previously won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Games, is one of seven Americans in Olympic history to collect multiple medals in the 400 hurdles.
His gold medal is the sixth in Florida track and field history. It is also the 20th overall medal in program history.
Fellow Gator Greats Stipe Zunic (Croatia) and Kemal Mesic (Bosnia) both competed in the shot put, with Zunic moving on to the final.
Although Zunic finished 11th in the final, he was the first Croatian shot put finalist in Olympic history.
Gator Greats Arman Hall (United States) and Tony McQuay (United States) are expected to run Friday (Aug. 19) night's preliminary men's 4x400 relay race, while Novlene Williams-Mills (Jamaica) is expected to do the same on the women's side. Genevieve LaCaze (Australia) will run the 5,000 meters final, her second final of these Olympics.
FLORIDA TRACK & FIELD 2016 OLYMPIC MEDALISTS
- Kerron Clement, United States – Gold (400-meter hurdles)
- Christian Taylor, United States – Gold (triple jump)
- Will Claye, United States – Silver (triple jump)
Athlete-specific schedules, broken down daily, can be found below.
In addition to television broadcasts on NBC and NBC Sports Network, all track and field events will be streamed online. Links to each day's streaming links can be found in the broadcast schedule below.
2016 OLYMPIC GAMES MEET INFORMATION (All times Eastern)
- Live Results
- Venue: Joao Havelange Olympic Stadium (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
| Television Broadcast Schedule | |
| Date (Events) | Time (Network & Streaming Link) |
| Friday, August 19th (4x400 [M/W]; 5,000m [W] | 8:00-10:30 p.m. (NBC) |
| Saturday, August 20th (4x400 [M/W]) | 8:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m. (NBC) |
| 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 | |
| Time | Athlete (Country) – Event |
| 7:40 p.m. | Jamaica (Novlene Williams-Mills) – Women's 4x400 Relay (Prelims) |
| 8:10 p.m. | United States (Arman Hall, Tony McQuay) – Men's 4x400 Relay (Prelims) |
| 8:40 p.m. | Genevieve LaCaze (Australia) – Women's 5,000 meters |
| Day Nine – Saturday, August 20th | |
| Time | Athlete (Country) – Event |
| 9:00 p.m. | Jamaica (Novlene Williams-Mills) – Women's 4x400 Relay |
| 9:35 p.m. | United States (Arman Hall, Tony McQuay) – Men's 4x400 Relay |
Completed Events
| 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) |
Notes: Bold italics denotes final; * - denotes preliminary/qualifying round; ^ - denotes semifinal round
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