Olympics: Americans sweep men’s 400 meters
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By The Associated Press | Thursday, August 21, 2008 9:09 AM CDT |
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United States' LaShawn Merritt celebrates winning the gold in the men's 400-meter race during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics. (AP Photo)
BEIJING — LaShawn Merritt upset defending champion Jeremy Wariner to lead a U.S. sweep of the medals in the 400 meters at the Olympics.
Merritt pulled away down the stretch today to win in 43.75 seconds — nearly a full second ahead of silver medalist Wariner, who finished in 44.74.
The third American in the final, David Neville, did a head-first dive across the finish line and wound up with the bronze in 44.80.
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