American Olympic newcomer Quincy Hall takes home the gold in 400-meter event
American track and field 2024 Olympic athlete, Quincy Hall, 26, a newcomer to the Olympics’ rosters, took home the gold yesterday in the 2024 Paris Olympics 400-meter dash on Wednesday, August 7. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, and a graduate of the University of South Carolina, “Hall erupted down the home stretch to take home gold in the men’s 400m final, winning in a lifetime best 43.40 seconds,” according to NBC Olympics.
His time in yesterday’s gold win is the fastest since Wayde van Niekerk’s 2016 world record time, and is now the fifth-fastest ever in the event 400-meter dash.
“I told you guys I was going to get a gold medal this year,” Hall said. “I know I can win. I knew it today. That’s what I’ve been doing my whole career.”
Yesterday’s win for the son of Milton and Iecia Hall is his fastest time ever, “and a testament to just how good he needed to be to earn the title of Olympic champion,” according to USA Today Sports.
Quincy Hall Biography
One of the most electrifying aspects of Hall’s win yesterday, is that for what seemed to be forever coming around the final bend, he was running in fourth place with the race getting ready to end. But in a final burst of energy and determination, Hall passed the runner on the outside and muscled his way past the guys running in first and second place to achieve one of the top fastest ever times in his event.
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