Olympics | August 09, 2024
PARIS, FRANCE — USC set its gold-medal streak on course with three Trojan golds within about 20 minutes 4x100m relay wins by the United States women and Canada men. Running the second leg for Team USA, USC alum Kendall Ellis won her first Olympic medal and extended USC’s gold-medal streak with the USA’s gold-medal finish. In the day’s next race, Canadian Trojans Aaron Brown and Andre De Grasse combined forces for a gold-medal finish in the men’s 4×100 relay to further solidify USC’s claim to at least one Trojan gold in every Summer Olympics since 1912. De Grasse now stands as Canada’s most decorated male Olympian, now with seven medals (two gold, two silver, three bronze). A couple hours later, Trojan Rai Benjamin added to the gold medal count when the American grabbed gold in the men’s 400m hurdles, bettering his 2020 silver finish in that event. Also today, USC’s Micah Christenson also earned a repeat trip to an Olympic podium by winning bronze with Team USA in men’s indoor volleyball. See below for full results and statistics for USC athletes in Paris today.
Three golds in 20 minutes for our Trojans! 🥇🥇🥇
We’ll take that 👏#USC2Paris | #OlympiansMadeHere pic.twitter.com/ZNZLaG87k2
— USC Track & Field / XC (@USC_Track_Field) August 9, 2024
August 9 Recap
Women’s Athletics
4×100 Relay Final
• A first-time Olympian, TeeTee Terry (USA) claimed USC’s first gold medal in Paris, running the second leg of Team USA’s GOLD MEDAL relay, which posted a winning time of 41.78. It’s Terry’s first-ever Olympic medal and helps USC keep its gold-medal streak alive, as Trojans have won at least one gold medal in every Summer Olympics since 1912.
4×400 Relay Round 1
• A two-time Olympian, Kendall Ellis (USA) did not race in today’s relay for Team USA, which earned advancement to the final.
• A three-time Olympian, Amalie Iuel (Norway) ran the anchor leg of Norway’s relay, which finished sixth in its heat and 13th overall in a time of 3:28.61, missing advancement to the final.
• A two-time Olympian, Nicole Yeargin (Great Britain) did not race in today’s relay for Great Britain, which earned advancement to the final.
• A first-time Olympian, Yemi John (Great Britain) ran the first leg…
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