The last two races of the Paris Games were a gold rush for the U.S., with both the women and men dominating the 4x400-meter relays Saturday.
A three-time gold medalist after wins in the 200-meter and 4x100-meter relay, Thomas helped widen the gap in the third lap that McLaughlin-Levrone created in the second.
In the last lap, it came down to a race between two gold medalists: Benjamin and Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo.
With the victory, 16-year-old Quincy Wilson — who ran earlier in the week for the U.S. but not in the final — is now the youngest Olympic track-and-field gold medalist ever.
He is also the youngest male U.S. Olympic gold medalist in any sport since 1952.
Persons:
Sydney McLaughlin, Levrone, Gabby Thomas, Alexis Holmes —, McLaughlin, Thomas, Holmes, Rai Benjamin, Christopher Bailey, Bryce Deadmon, Vernon Norwood, Benjamin, Botswana’s, Tebogo, Quincy Wilson —, Wilson
Organizations:
Paris Games, Jamaica, Great Britain, American, U.S
Locations:
Shamier, Netherlands, Great, Tebogo