Angelo Taylor is pictured above during the heats of the men's 400m Hurdles at the 2008 Olympic Games
in Beijing. Taylor, the gold medallist at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, produced a magnificent
performance in the final to take the gold medal in a new PB time of 47.25 secs. Kerron Clement
and Bershawn Jackson finished second and third respectively to complete an American
clean sweep of the medals.
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| Men's 400m. Hurdles Final. 2008 Olympic Games |
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| 1. Angelo TAYLOR |
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USA |
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47.25 |
| 2. Kerron CLEMENT |
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USA |
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47.98 |
| 3. Bershawn JACKSON |
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USA |
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48.06 |
| 4. Danny McFARLANE |
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JAM |
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48.30 |
| 5. L.J. van ZYL |
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RSA |
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48.42 |
| 6. Marek PLAWGO |
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POL |
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48.52 |
| 7. Markino BUCKLEY |
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JAM |
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48.60 |
| 8. Periklis IAKOVAKIS |
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GRE |
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49.96 |
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Angelo is pictured above during the semi-final of the mens 4x400m relay at the 2008 Olympic Games
in Beijing. Taylor, who ran the second leg, teamed up with LaShawn Merritt, David Neville and
Jeremy Wariner to strike gold for the USA in the final in an Olympic record time of 2.55.39.
It completed a memorable few days for Angelo who had earlier produced a terrific performance
to win gold in the 400m Hurdles in a new PB time of 47.25 secs.
Photo G. Herringshaw. 22nd. August 2008. ©
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Men's 4x400m. Relay Final. 2008 Olympic Games
1. U.S.A. (LaShawn Merritt,
Angelo Taylor, David Neville, Jeremy Wariner)
2: 55.39 OR
2. Bahamas (Andretti Bain, Michael Mathieu, Andrae Williams, Chris Brown) 2: 58.03
3. Russia (Maksim Dyldin, Vladislav Frolov, Anton Korkorin, Denis Alexeev) 2: 58.06
4. GBR (Andrew Steele, Robert Tobin, Michael Bingham, Martyn Rooney) 2: 58.81
5. Belgium (Kevin Borlee, Jonathan Borlee, Cedric van Branteghem, Arnaud Ghislain) 2: 59.37
6. Australia (Sean Wroe, John Steffensen, Clinton Hill, Joel Milburn) 3: 00.02
7. Poland (Rafal Wieruszewski, Piotr Klimczak, Piotr Kedzia, Marek Plawgo) 3: 00.32
8. Jamaica (Michael Blackwood, Ricardo Chambers, Sanjay Ayre, Lansford Spence) 3: 01.45