Olympics 2012 Track and Field Results: Allyson Felix Takes Gold in 200m as USA Wins Five Medals in Three Events on Wednesday

Aug 08, 2012 05:07 PM EDT

The U.S. had eight racers participating in the three track and field events that took place on Wednesday and five of them walked away with a medal. Allyson Felix and Aries Merrit highlighted the race for the Americans as they took the gold in the Women's 200m and Men's 110m Hurdles respectively.

Felix finished the 200m in 21.88. She was followed by Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce who came in second and fellow American Carmelita Jeter finished in third to take the bronze. 

Merrit finished the 110m hurdles in 12.92. Fellow teammate Jason Richardson, no not the basketball player, finished in second to take the silver and Hansle Parchment of Jamaica took the bronze with a third place finish.

The only race the United States did not take gold in was in the Women's 400m Hurdles. Natalya Antyukh finished in first giving the gold to Russia. She finished the race in 52.70, for a personal best. American Lashinda Demus came in second for the silver and Zuzana Hejnova took home the bronze.

Here is how the standings looked after the race was over. 

Women's 400m Final

Rk

Athlete

Mark

 

1

 ANTYUKH Natalya

52.70

PB

2

 DEMUS Lashinda

52.77

SB

3

 HEJNOVA Zuzana

53.38

SB

4

 SPENCER Kaliese

53.66

SB

5

 MOLINE Georganne

53.92

PB

6

 BROWN T'Erea

55.07

 

7

 ROSOLOVA Denisa

55.27

 

8

 ODUMOSU Muizat Ajoke

55.31

 

Women's 200m Final

Rk

Athlete

Mark

 

1

 FELIX Allyson

21.88

 

2

 FRASER-PRYCE Shelly-Ann

22.09

PB

3

 JETER Carmelita

22.14

 

4

 CAMPBELL-BROWN Veronica

22.38

 

5

 RICHARDS-ROSS Sanya

22.39

 

6

 AHOURE Murielle

22.57

 

7

 SOUMARE Myriam

22.63

 

8

 HACKETT Semoy

22.87

 

Men's 110m Final

Rk

Athlete

Mark

 

1

 MERRITT Aries

12.92

PB

2

 RICHARDSON Jason

13.04

 

3

 PARCHMENT Hansle

13.12

NR

4

 CLARKE Lawrence

13.39

 

5

 BRATHWAITE Ryan

13.40

 

6

 ORTEGA Orlando

13.43

 

7

 FOURIE Lehann

13.53

 

*Cuba's Dayron Robles was disqualified. He possessed the 8th spot. 

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