Taylor Upsets Clement In USA 400m Hurdles Sweep
Posted by Jimmie R. Markham | August 18, 2008
Although Kerron Clement was the heavy favorite to win the Men’s 400m Hurdles at the Beijing Olympics, Angelo Taylor peaked at the perfect time and had what it took to upset Clement and win the gold medal. His time of 47.25, a PR, was just 1/100th of a second slower than Clement’s PR of 47.24. Clement ran nowhere near that time, finishing in 47.98 to win the silver medal. Bershawn Jackson completed the USA sweep by finishing 3rd with a time of 48.06, well off his PR of 47.30.
Here are the complete results:
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Country | Mark | Reaction Time | |
| Gold | 6 | Angelo Taylor | USA | 47.25 | PB | 0.164 |
| Silver | 4 | Kerron Clement | USA | 47.98 | 0.265 | |
| Bronze | 7 | Bershawn Jackson | USA | 48.06 | 0.145 | |
| 4 | 5 | Danny McFarlane | JAM | 48.30 | SB | 0.213 |
| 5 | 8 | L.J. van Zyl | RSA | 48.42 | 0.253 | |
| 6 | 3 | Marek Plawgo | POL | 48.52 | SB | 0.226 |
| 7 | 9 | Markino Buckley | JAM | 48.60 | 0.264 | |
| 8 | 2 | Periklís Iakovákis | GRE | 49.96 | 0.195 |
Topics: Blog, Olympic Games, Sprints/Hurdles, Team USA |