RIO DE JANEIRO – Kirani James won the silver medal in the men’s 400-meter final, but it took a world-record time to defeat the 2012 Olympic gold medalist from Grenada.
On Friday, Grenada's Kirani James wins a men's 400-meter heat ahead of seventh-placed James Colombia's Diego Palomeque, rear, during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. On Sunday, James won the silver medal in the men’s 400-meter final. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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Men
1972 (Munich): Jan Johnson (USA), Pole Vault- Bronze
1984 (Los Angeles): Calvin Smith (USA), 4x100-meter relay- Gold
1988 (Seoul): Calvin Smith (USA), 100 meters- Bronze
2012 (London): Kirani James (Grenada), 400 meters- Gold
2016 (Rio): Kirani James (Grenada), 400 meters- Silver
Women
1984 (Los Angeles): Lillie Leatherwood (USA), 4x400-meter relay- Gold
1988 (Seoul): Lillie Leatherwood (USA), 4x400-meter relay (Alt.