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On June 23, 2012, Jones placed third in the 100 m hurdles at the U.S. Olympics trials, qualifying her for a spot on the 2012 Summer Olympics team. [31] At the London Olympics on August 6, Jones won her heat in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 12.68 s. On August 7, she placed third in the semi-finals of the 100-meter hurdles, gaining ...
Douglas is the first African American to win an Olympic individual all-around title, [6] [7] and the first U.S. gymnast to win gold in both the individual all-around and team competitions at the same Olympics in 2012. With a total of six Olympic and World Championship medals, she is the eleventh most decorated U.S. female gymnast of all time.
At the Olympics, she won the gold medal in the 200 meter race in 21.83. [33] Along with her teammates, she also won gold medals in the 4 × 100 m relay and 4 × 400 m relay . On September 26, she competed at the Athlos track meet, a women-only track and field meeting at Icahn Stadium in New York City , finishing second in the 200 m.
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Richards-Ross decisively won the 400-meter final at the 2012 U.S. Olympic trials, tying the Olympic trials record of 49.28 seconds and earning a berth to her third consecutive Olympics. [50] Longtime teammate DeeDee Trotter and the 2011 world bronze medalist Francena McCorory finished second and third, respectively, and joined her on the 400 ...
The event was held at the Olympic Stadium on 6–8 August. [1] The winning margin was 0.21 seconds. The times in the three semi-finals were very close, but while Allyson Felix appeared to put a minimum of effort to hold off Murielle Ahouré in heat two, in heat one Veronica Campbell Brown dipped at the finish to edge Carmelita Jeter and in heat ...
Gabby Thomas beat Sha'Carri Richardson in the highly anticipated 200-meter final of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for track and field.. Thomas came in first with a time of 21.81 seconds. Richardson ...
In Beijing, keep an eye out for Erin Jackson, who is back at the Olympics after becoming the first Black woman to qualify for the US Olympic Long Speed Skating Team four years ago.