Kerron Clement has restored order to the 400m hurdles at the Olympics.
The 2008 silver medalist is now the 2016 gold medalist after blazing a 47.73 to edge Boniface Tumuti of Kenya on Thursday in Rio.
Yasmani Copello of Turkey took bronze.
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The United States has now won 7 of the last 9 golds in the men’s 400m hurdles finals. Both exceptions were the 2004 and 2012 victories from Felix Sanchez of the Dominican Republic.
The result is a season best for Clement (in more ways the one).