More info on Gators in 2024 Olympics
PARIS, France – It's a double Olympic medal day for the Gators. Grant Holloway was golden in the 110m hurdles final with a time of 12.99. Jasmine Moore won long jump bronze, making her a double 2024 Olympic medalist, as she won triple jump bronze on Saturday. She is only the second woman to win a medal in both the long and triple jump in a single Olympics.
The Gators now have 11 Paris Games medals, four each for gold, silver and three bronze. Through Thursday's competition, there are 14 nations with more total medals than the Gators. This is the eighth time of the last 11 Summer Games those with Gator connections won 11 or more medals.
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 8, 2024Grant. Holloway. 😤
DOMINATION on his way to 110m hurdles gold! #ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/G3bqBRXYsD
Golf
In the second round at Le Golf National, Sarah Schoberimproved from her opening round score with a 1-over 73. She owns a 36-hole score of 148 (+4) and sits tied for 36th.
Schober will tee off round three tomorrow at 4:22 a.m. ET..
Track and Field
Men's 110m Hurdles - Finals
GRANT IS GOLDEN 🥇🇺🇸
— USATF (@usatf) August 8, 2024Grant Holloway ran 12.99 to become an Olympic champion in the men's 110 hurdles 🤩 #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/bBLGE4QXKn
Grant Holloway has his Olympic gold medal. In the three years since a silver medal finish in the Tokyo Games, Holloway has utterly dominated the event in worldwide competition. Thursday night was more of the same.
His 12.99 time Thursday provided a full tenth of a second winning margin. His pace was one of only two to crack the 13-second mark during the Paris Olympics, with his own semifinal effort the other. One of the most dominant athletes in the history of the 110m hurdles now bears the title, "Olympic Champion."
Women's Long Jump - Finals
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 8, 2024The second woman in Olympic HISTORY to medal in both the triple jump AND long jump at the same Games. 🥉
Jasmine Moore has been ROLLING in Paris. #ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/0D1A94EMAQ
It was more history for Jasmine Moore on Thursday, as she claimed her second bronze of the Paris Games. Her first jump, 6.96 meters, was the best of the group and that effort remained as her medal-winning mark.
Moore became the first U.S. woman in history to qualify for both the Long Jump and Triple Jump at the OlympicTrials. Todayshe became the first U.S. woman to medal in both.
Men's 200m - Finals
Joseph Fahnbulleh finished his Olympic journey in Paris in the 200m final, recording a 20.15 time to place seventh.
Heptathlon – 100m Hurdles
Anna Hall opened the day with the 100m hurdles, coming in seventh in her heat with a 13.36 time and collecting 1071 points, 73 out from the lead. It was not the mark she was looking for, due to a bump of the third hurdle that put her behind the pack.
Heptathlon – High Jump
Hall, looking to rebound from her debut race, couldn't have picked a better time to set a season best. Her 1.89m leap secured third in the event, and another 1093 points. The gap narrowed, now just 33 points behind the lead to end the morning session.
Heptathlon - Shot Put
Hall recorded a throw of 14.11m during the shot put competition, which netted her eighth place and an additional 801 points.
Heptathlon - 200m
Hall's final effort of day one saw her achieve a 23.89 time in the 200m, worth 991 points, inching her closer to the lead. She finished in third place, 99 points from first.
Women's Shot put – Qualifiers
Lloydricia Cameron gave her best effort of the season – twice – but couldn't muster a mark that pushed her through to advance to the final. Her first throw at 18.01m, was a season best. With a top-12 finish still in play, Cameron again raised her 2024 best to 18.02. She finished the qualifier in 14th place, just shy of finals qualification.
Alida van Daalen put up a 16.53 meter mark, good for 26th in the qualifiers. She did not advance to the shot put final.
Shot Put Qualification Results
Men's 4x100m - Round 1
Hakim Sani Brown ran the lead leg for team Japan. His early effort helped loft them to a fourth-place finish, just .02 seconds behind an auto-qualification in third. Their next-best time secured them a spot in Friday's final.
Joseph Fahnbulleh ran the anchor for Liberia, but after he was the last man to receive the baton at the third handoff, his blazing speed wasn't enough to catch up to the top-3. He turned his focus to his 200m final.
4x100 Results
Look for other Gators in Friday's Olympic action in women's golf and track & field.
Gators at The Games
Daily Schedule of Action for August 8, 2024| Gator | Sport | Country | Event | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Schober | Golf | Austria | Round 2 | T36th| 75-73 = 148 (+4) | Round 2: 73 (+1) |
| Lloydricia Cameron | Track & Field | Jamaica | Shot Put qualification | 18.02 | 14th | DNA |
| Alida van Daalen | Track & Field | Netherlands | Shot Put qualification | 16.53 | 26th | DNA |
| Hakim Sani Brown | Track & Field | Japan | Qualification | 4x100 relay | 38.06 | Advances to final |
| Joseph Fahnbulleh | Track & Field | Liberia | Qualification | 4x100 relay | 38.97 | DNA |
| 200m final | 7th | 20.15 | ||||
| Jasmine Moore | Track & Field | USA | Long Jump final | 3rd | 6.96m | BRONZE |
| Grant Holloway | Track & Field | USA | 110m Hurdles final | 1st | 12.99 | GOLD |
| Anna Hall | Track & Field | USA | 100m Hurdles - Heptathlon | 7th | 13.36 | 1071 pts | 3rd in pts after day one |
| High Jump- Heptathlon | 3rd | 1.89 | 1093 pts | ||||
| Shot Put- Heptathlon | 8th | 14.11 | 801 pts | ||||
| 200m - Heptathlon | 8th | 23.89 | 991 pts | ||||
