Rio Olympics 2016: USA’s Kerron Clement takes gold in 400M hurdles

Travis Durkee

Rio Olympics 2016: USA’s Kerron Clement takes gold in 400M hurdles image

The medal count continues to grow for the United States as Kerron Clement claimed the gold medal in in the men’s 400-meter hurdles with a time of 47.73.

Kenya’s Boniface Mucheru Tumuti finished second with a time of 47.78, while Turkey’s Yasmani took bronze (47.92).

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Puerto Rico’s Javier Culson, the bronze medalist in the event in London in 2012, was disqualified after a heartbreaking false start.

Clement won silver in the event at the Beijing Games in 2008. He finished eighth in the event at the 2012 London Olympics.

Travis Durkee