Rai Benjamin from Mount Vernon, NY was the best of the 'Big Three' of Norway's Karsten Warholm and Brazil's Alison dos Santos in Paris in the men's 400m hurdles…
Benjamin took the silver medal in Tokyo but was the best of the"Big Three" of Norway's Karsten Warholm and Brazil's Alison dos Santos in Paris24/7 New York news stream: Watch NBC 4 free wherever you are
"It was tears in Tokyo, it is all smiles here in Paris. Rai Benjamin of Mount Vernon, New York, you are an Olympic champion," said NBC Olympics' Leigh Diffey.Warholm, 28, has the world and Olympic record time of 45.94 seconds set in the Tokyo Olympics, and was the first athlete to complete the event in under 46 seconds.
Warholm, Benjamin, and dos Santos are considered the"Big Three" in the 400m hurdles and have developed quite a rivalry in the event.Rai Benjamin now has three Olympics medals: gold in the men's 400m hurdles at the Paris Olympics, and silver in the men's 400m hurdles and gold in the men's 4x400m relay in the Tokyo Olympics.2020 Tokyo Olympics - Gold - men's 4x400m relayRai Benjamin was born in the Bronx and lists Mount Vernon, New York as his hometown.
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