Quincy Hall gets a gold in the Olympic 400 meters with yet another US comeback on the Paris track
Quincy Hall became the latest American to electrify Olympic track and field with an out-of-nowhere comeback, sprinting from far behind in the 400 meters to reel in three runners and capture the gold medal
By EDDIE PELLS
Published - Aug 07, 2024, 05:53 PM ET
Last Updated - Aug 07, 2024, 05:53 PM EDT
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — As the flash of red, white and blue streaked past one sprinter — then the next, then the next — the American man delivering the latest out-of-nowhere comeback on the track said he had one thing going through his mind: “Get home, son! Get home, son!”
Quincy Hall got home in first, then fell to the ground and did snow angels.
Just another routine day in a come-from-behind kind of Olympics for the U.S.A.
Hall reeled in three runners down the stretch of the 400-meter final Wednesday to deliver another heart-stopping win for his country at the Stade de France. He finished in 43.40 seconds, beating Britain's Matthew Hudson-Smith by .04 seconds; they are now the fourth- and fifth-fastest men in history at the distance.
