Kerron CLEMENT

Kerron Clement - U.S.A. - 2016 Olympic 400m hurdles champion.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 22 August 2015

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    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Thursday, 31 October 1985
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Port of Spain, Trinidad
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Kerron CLEMENT - U.S.A. - 2016 Olympic 400m hurdles champion.

Despite running a season best of 48.18 seconds Kerron Clement had to accept just failing

to win a medal at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing in 2015.  He is seen above in his heat

which he won in 48.75.           HOWEVER .....

 

2015 World Championships in Beijing, China.

 

Men's 400m hurdles final


1.
 Nicolas  BETT  KEN  47.79
WL
2.
 Denis
 KUDRYAVTSEV  RUS  48.05 NR
3.  Jeffery  GIBSON  BAH  48.17 NR
4.  Kerron  CLEMENT  USA  48.18 SB
5.  Boniface  TUMUTI  KEN  48.33
6.  Yasmani  COPELLO  TUR  48.96
7.  Patriyk  DOBEK  POL  49.14
8.  Michael  TINSLEY  USA  50.02
 

 

Just a year later and after only qualifying for the semi finals with just a third place in his heat

Kerron was the win his second global title (and the most important) when he won the 400mh

2016 Rio Olympic Games.  A semi final victory of 48.26 (SB) - faster than the other semi (Whyte 48.32 PB) -

gave him the opportunity to win another world title and he took it.

In 2007 he won the event at the World Championships.

 

2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.

Men's 400 metres Hurdles final.

 

 1.  Kerron Clement  United States  47.73  SB
 2.  Boniface Mucheru Tumuti  Kenya  47.78  NR
 3.  Yasmani Copello  Turkey  47.92  NR
 4.  Thomas Barr  Ireland  47.97  NR
 5.  Annsert Whyte  Jamaica  48.07  PB
 6.  Rasmus Mägi  Estonia  48.40  NR
 7.  Haron Koech  Kenya  49.09  
 8.
 Javier Culson  Puerto Rico    DQ