American Quincy Hall, in fourth as he rounded the last bend, outran the leaders to win the Olympic gold medal in the 400 meters with a time of 43.40 seconds.
SAINT-DENIS, France -- Quincy Hall became the latest American to electrify Olympic track and field with an out-of-nowhere comeback Wednesday night, sprinting from far behind in the 400 meters to reel in three runners and capture the gold medal.
Hall is the first American since LaShawn Merritt in 2008 to capture gold in the one-lap race. His victory came an evening after AmericanHall, the 26-year-old who breeds dogs and loves riding horses, looked out of the running in a race that's all about pace and, more often than not, the problem is going too fast too soon.
By the end, James and Richards were afterthoughts, Hall was thrusting his chest at the line to beat the Brit and Samukonga had also come from out of nowhere to take third.Earlier Wednesday, Jamaica's Roje Stona won gold in the Olympic discus throw, upsetting Lithuania's Mykolas Alekna, the world record holder who had hoped to follow in his father's footsteps to become Olympic champion.The 21-year-old Alekna, whose throw of 69.
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