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2016 Olympic Games Rio De Janeiro, Brazil August 12-21, 2016 Photo: Giancarlo Colombo@PhotoRun Victah1111@aol.com 631-291-3409 www.photorun.NET
Das erfolgreiche US-Team in Rio 2016 – Außergewöhnlich. 19 Persönliche Rekorde!
Das US-Leichtathletikteam der USA ist – wie wir gestern schon hier mitteilten – das erfolgreichste Team mit 13 Gold-, 9 Silber- und 5 Bronzemedaillen. Auch in der Platzierungsstatistik (Platz 1 – 8) liegen sie mit 310 Punkten weit in Front.
In einer Aufstellung führt US Track & Field die außergewöhnlichen Erfolge auf, die man nicht übertrieben, als Superlative bezeichnen kann. Selbst in ihrer schon immer erfolgreichen Olympiahistorie sind die Leistungender US Athleten überragend.
Vor allen Dingen haben sie auf den Mittel- und Langstreckenwettbewerben, wo man mehr den Nordafrikanern Chancen einräumte, von den 800 m bis zum Marathon, bei Männern und Frauen, Erfolge erzielt.
Matthew Centrowitz gewann über 1500 m – seit 1908 – wieder eine Goldmedaille. Clayton Murphy lief die 800m auf den Bronzerang mit 1:42,93. Galen Rupp wurde im Marathon Dritter!
Noch viel bemerkenswerter: 19 Athletinnen und Athleten erreichten in ihren Disziplinen bei den Olympischen Spielen in Rio persönliche Rekorde – das ist es, was die Amerikaner seit jeher auszeichnet:
Auf dem Punkt genau topfit zu sein.
Alles andere – und vielmehr – kann man der folgenden Übersicht von USA Track & Field entnehmen.
Horst Milde
The 2016 Rio Olympic Games was one for the ages for Team USA. Historic “first” medals, American and Olympic records and a deluge of newfound medals in the middle- and long-distance events marked a dominating U.S. performance.
Most “firsts” were turned in by the women – first golds in the 400m hurdles and shot put; first medals of any color in the 1,500m and steeplechase; first women’s sweep, coming in the 100m hurdles.
The men made their historical mark just as clearly, with two Olympic records and medal-winning performances in five of six distances 800m and over.
Below is a summary of Team USA superlatives at the Rio Games.
Top notes
– Team USA’s 32 medals is the most in a non-boycotted Olympic Games since 1932, when Americans won 35 medals
– 16 medals is the most ever for U.S. women, tying the boycotted 1984 Games
– 13 gold medals marks Team USA’s highest gold-medal total since 1996 (13)
– 4 American records set, all by women
– 2 Olympic records set, both by men
– 15 U.S. Olympic records (best performances by Americans at an Olympic Games),
– Team USA dominated the team-scored placing tables, with 301 points. Kenya was second with 131 and Jamaica third with 106.
– The seven medals won by Americans in distances 800 meters and over has been exceeded only in 1984 (9), 1912 (8) and 1904 (8)
– American women won five of the six available medals in the 100- and 400-meter hurdle events
– 19 athletes set personal bests
Records Set
American
W10,000 30:13.17 Molly Huddle 8/12
WSP 20.63/67-8.25 Michelle Carter 8/12
WTJ 14.71/48-3.25 Keturah Orji 8/14
W3000SC 9:07.63 Emma Coburn 8/15
Olympic
MSP 22.52m/73-10.75 Ryan Crouser 8/18
MDecathlon 8,893 points Ashton Eaton 8/18
U.S. Olympic
W10,000 30:13.17 Molly Huddle 8/12
WHT 71.09/233-3 Amber Campbell 8/12
WSP 19.82/65-0.5 Michelle Carter 8/12
W3000SC 9:18.12 Emma Coburn 8/13
M10,000 27:08.92 Galen Rupp 8/13
WTJ 14.71/48-3.25 Keturah Orji 8/14
W3000SC 9:07.63 Emma Coburn 8/15
WHT 72.74/238-8 Amber Campbell 8/15
WJT 61.02/200-2 Kara Winger 8/16
M3000SC 8:04.28 Evan Jager 8/17
MSP 22.52/73-10.25 Ryan Crouser 8/18
MDec 8,893 Ashton Eaton 8/18
WPV 4.85/15-11 Sandi Morris 8/19
M5000 13:03.90 Paul Chelimo 8/20
MMarathon 2:10:05 Galen Rupp 8/21
Historic Medals
— Dalilah Muhammad won the first-ever gold by an American in the women’s 400m hurdles
— Michelle Carter won the first-ever gold by an American in the women’s shot put
— Jenny Simpson’s bronze is the first American medal in the women’s 1,500m
— Emma Coburn’s bronze is the first American medal in the women’s steeplechase.
— Matthew Centrowitz is the first American man since 1908 to win the men’s 1,500m.
— Paul Chelimo’s 5,000m silver is the first U.S. medal in the event since 1964.
— Clayton Murphy’s bronze is the first American medal in the men’s 800 since Johnny Gray’s bronze in 1992. His 1:42.93 moved him to #3 on the U.S. all-time list.
— Evan Jager’s silver in the men’s steeplechase is the first U.S. medal since 1984 and the highest finish since Horace Ashenfelter’s gold in 1952. His 8:04.28 is also the #2 time in U.S. history, behind only his own American record.
— The sweep of the women’s 100m hurdles is the first by any nation in the event, and the first in any women’s event for Team USA in Olympic history.
— The 1-2 finish in the women’s long jump by Tianna Bartoletta and Brittney Reese is the first for the U.S. at the Olympics.
Team Performance
— Team USA’s three heptathletes produced the best top-to-bottom point totals for U.S. athletes since the 1992 Games in Barcelona.
— For the first time in OG history, all three U.S. women qualified for the steeplechase final.
— The 6-7-9 finish in the women's marathon was the best ever by a U.S. team. The 22 total "points" was the lowest score by any nation at these Games.
— Galen Rupp (3rd) and Jared Ward (6th) gave the U.S. men their first pair of top-10 finishers in the marathon since 1976.
Stats & Notables
— Keturah Orji is the first American woman to qualify for the Olympic TJ final since 1996.
— LaShawn Merritt's 43.85 for bronze is the fastest third-place 400m time ever at the OG.
— Amber Campbell's fifth is the highest finish ever for an American in the women's hammer.
— The 41.01 by the U.S. women to win the 4x100m relay is the second-fastest time ever run, behind only the 40.82 that won gold in 2012.
— Bernard Lagat is the oldest man ever to compete in the Olympic men’s 5,000m.
— The first time since 1984 that three American women competed in the high jump final
Personal records set by Americans in Rio
W10,000 30:13.17 Molly Huddle 8/12
W10,000 31:26.94 Emily Infeld 8/12
WSP 20.63/67-8.25 Michelle Carter 8/12
WSP 19.35/63-6 Raven Saunders 8/12
M800 1:44.30 Clayton Murphy 8/13
WTJ 14.71/48-3.25 Keturah Orji 8/14
W3000SC 9:07.63 Emma Coburn 8/15
W3000SC 9:21.10 Colleen Quigley 8/15
M800 1:42.93 Clayton Murphy 8/15
M400H 48.65 Byron Robinson 8/16
MTJ 17.76/58-3.25 Will Claye 8/16
M3000SC 8:22.74 Hillary Bor 8/17
WLJ 7.17/23-6.25 Tianna Bartoletta 8/17
W800 1:58.79 Kate Grace 8/18
W400H 53.72 Ashley Spencer 8/18
MSP 22.52/73-10.25 Ryan Crouser 8/18
M5000 13:03.90 Paul Chelimo 8/20
MMarathon 2:10:05 Galen Rupp 8/21
MMarathon 2:11:30 Jared Ward 8/21
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