Jamaica’s Clayton, Salmon finish fifth and sixth in Women’s 400m hurdles final in Paris; USA’s McLaughlin-Levrone sets world record to defend Olympic title

Written by Bradley Jacks. Posted in Olympics. | 08 August 2024 | 355 Views
Tags: 400M Hurdles, Anna Cockrell, Femke Bol, France, Jasmine Jones, Louise Maraval, Paris, Rushell Clayton, Savannah Sutherland, Shiann Salmon, Stade De France, Sydney Mclaughlinlevrone

Jamaica’s Rushell Clayton and Shiann Salmon finished fifth and sixth, respectively, in the final of the Women’s 400m hurdles at the Paris Olympics on Thursday.

Clayton, who won bronze at last year’s World Championships in Budapest, ran a brilliant 52.68 for fifth while Salmon ran 53.29 in fifth.

American superstar Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone set the Stade de France track ablaze with a phenomenal world record 50.37 to successfully defend her Olympic title, breaking the previous mark of 50.65 she set in winning at the US Olympic Trials in June.

McLaughlin-Levrone’s countrywoman, Anna Cockrell, produced a massive personal best 51.87 in second while 2023 World Champion Femke Bol took bronze in 52.15.

The USA's Jasmine Jones ran a personal best 52.29 in fourth. Canada's Savannah Sutherland and France's Louise Maraval were seventh and eighth with 53.88 and 54.53, respectively.