Hall made a wild comeback to win the 400 meters.
Quincy Hall appeared to be languishing through most of the 400-meter sprint Wednesday night at the Stade de France, then he found another gear.
Hall authored one of the more remarkable comebacks of the 2024 Summer Olympics to take home gold in the 400 meters. He entered the final straightaway deep in the field, in a distant fourth place and somehow worked his way through the field to find victory.The 26-year-old Kansas City native's time of 43.40 was a personal best, and he needed every milisecond. Great Britain's Matthew Hudson-Smith earned silver with a European-record time of 43.
At the 300-meter mark, it appeared Hudson-Smith and Richards would battle it out for gold, but Samukonga charged late, then Hall found a gear no one else had.Ryan Phillips is a senior writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has worked in digital media since 2009, spending eight years at The Big Lead before joining SI in 2024. Phillips also co-hosts The Assembly Call Podcast about Indiana Hoosiers basketball and previously worked at Bleacher Report.
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