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TOKYO – Gators Great Cory McGee (USA) finished 12th in the women's 1,500 meters final Friday morning. Florida's record holder posted a time of 4:05.50 to close the games for Gators track and field crew.
Florida track and field finished in Tokyo with two Olympic medals. Grant Holloway (USA) captured silver in the 110-meter hurdles, while Taylor Manson (USA) won bronze as part of Team USA's 4x400 meters relays mixed team.
Florida's track and field program boasts 25 all-time Olympic medals, including eight golds.
Other notable performances during the games included Will Claye's (USA) fourth-place finish in the triple jump and Joseph Fahnbulleh's (Liberia) fifth-place finish in the 200 meters.
Complete results from the 2020 Tokyo Games for Gators track and field Olympians are below.
Overall, a track and field program-record 14 present and past Gators qualified to the Tokyo Olympics.
2020 TOKYO OLYMPICS MEDALISTS
Grant Holloway (100-meter hurdles) – Silver
Taylor Manson (4x400 Relays Mixed) – Bronze
2020 TOKYO OLYMPICS INFORMATION (All times Eastern)
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Florida track and field finished in Tokyo with two Olympic medals. Grant Holloway (USA) captured silver in the 110-meter hurdles, while Taylor Manson (USA) won bronze as part of Team USA's 4x400 meters relays mixed team.
Florida's track and field program boasts 25 all-time Olympic medals, including eight golds.
Other notable performances during the games included Will Claye's (USA) fourth-place finish in the triple jump and Joseph Fahnbulleh's (Liberia) fifth-place finish in the 200 meters.
Complete results from the 2020 Tokyo Games for Gators track and field Olympians are below.
Overall, a track and field program-record 14 present and past Gators qualified to the Tokyo Olympics.
2020 TOKYO OLYMPICS MEDALISTS
Grant Holloway (100-meter hurdles) – Silver
Taylor Manson (4x400 Relays Mixed) – Bronze
2020 TOKYO OLYMPICS INFORMATION (All times Eastern)
- Results
- Venue: Olympic Stadium (Tokyo)
| Day One – Friday, July 30th (* denotes qualifying round; # denotes semifinals, all other are final) | |
| Event | Place. Athlete (Country) – Time/Mark | Notes |
| 800m (M)* | 45. Andres Arroyo (Puerto Rico) – 1:53.09 |
| 4x400 (Mixed)* | 3. – Elijah Godwin, Lynna Irby, Taylor Manson, Bryce Deadmon – 3:11.39 |Team was first disqualified due to an out-of-zone exchange infraction, but reinstated and advanced to finals with an automatic qualification. |
| SP (W)* | 22. Lloydricia Cameron – 17.43 meters (57 feet, 2.25 inches) |
| Day Two – Saturday, July 31st (* denotes qualifying round; # denotes semifinals, all other are final) | |
| Event | Place. Athlete (Country) – Time/Mark | Notes |
| 4x400 (Mixed) | 3. Taylor Manson (via Team USA 4x400 mixed) – 3:10.22 | Olympic Bronze Medalist; did not compete in finals, but helped team qualify to the finals and earned medal. |
| LJ (M)* | 19. Marquis Dendy (USA) – 7.86 meters (25 feet, 9.25 inches) [+0.4] |
| 3,000mSC (W)* | 15. Genevieve LaCaze Gregson (Australia) – 9:26.11 | Advanced to finals (time) |
| LJ (W)* | 23rd. Yanis David (France) – 6.27 meters (20 feet, 7 inches) [-0.4] |
| Day Three – Sunday, August 1st (* denotes qualifying round; # denotes semifinals, all other are final) | |
| Event | Place. Athlete (Country) – Time/Mark | Notes |
| 1,500m (W) | 16. Cory McGee (USA) – 4:05.15 | Advanced to finals (time) |
| Day Four – Monday, August 2nd (* denotes qualifying round; # denotes semifinals, all other are final) | |
| Event | Place. Athlete (Country) – Time/Mark | Notes |
| 200m (M)* | 12. Joseph Fahnbulleh (Liberia) – 20.46 [-0.7] | Advanced to semfinals (automatic) |
| 44. Hakim Sani Brown (Japan) – 21.41 [+0.9] | |
| TJ (M)* | 4. Will Claye (USA) – 16.91 meters (55 feet, 5.75 inches) | Advanced to finals |
| JT (W)* | 20. Marija Vucenovic (Serbia) – 58.93 meters (193 feet, 4 inches) |
| Day Five – Tuesday, August 3rd (morning session) | |
| Event | Place. Athlete (Country) – Time/Mark | Notes |
| 200m (M)# | 4. Joseph Fahnbulleh (Liberia) – 19.99 [-0.4]| Advanced to finals (automatic), Liberian National Record |
| 110mH (M)# | 1. Grant Holloway (USA) – 13.13 [-0.1] | Advanced to finals (automatic), fastest time in a semifinal |
| 110mH (M)* | 1. Grant Holloway (USA) – 13.02 [-0.1] | Advanced to semifinals (automatic) |
| 37. Eddie Lovett (Virgin Islands) – 14.17 [-0.2] | |
| Day Six – Wednesday, August 4th (# denotes semifinals, all other are final) | |
| Event | Place. Athlete (Country) – Event | Notes |
| 200m (M) | 5. Joseph Fahnbulleh (Liberia) –19.98 | New Liberian national record |
| 1,500m (W)# | 24. Cory McGee (USA) – 4:10.39 | Advanced to finals by referee |
| 110mH (M) | 2. Grant Holloway (USA) – 13.09 | Olympic Silver Medalist |
| 3,000mS (W) | Genevieve LaCaze Gregson (Australia) – DNF | DNF due to injury |
| TJ (M) | 4. Will Claye (USA) – 17.44 meters (57 feet, 2.75 inches) [+0.4] |
| Day Seven – Thursday, August 5th (* denotes qualifying round; # denotes semifinals, all other are final) | |
| Event | Place. Athlete (Country) – Time/Mark | Notes |
| 4x400 (W)* | Doneisha Anderson (Bahamas) – DNS |
| Day Eight – Friday, August 6th (* denotes qualifying round; # denotes semifinals, all other are final) | |
| Event | Place. Athlete (Country) – Time/Mark | Notes |
| 1,500m (W) | 12. Cory McGee (USA) – 4:05.50 |
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