Great Britain’s Matthew Hudson-Smith claimed his first Olympic medal with silver in a 400 metres final won by American Quincy Hall.
The Wolverhampton athlete was leading into the closing stages when Hall found another gear to snatch gold in a personal-best 43.40.
Hudson-Smith finished four hundredths of a second behind to lower his own European record, with Zambia’s Muzala Samukonga claiming bronze.
First Olympic medal for Matt! #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/P1h6j1Wsw4
— Team GB (@TeamGB) August 7, 2024
Hall’s winning time to beat world silver-medallist Hudson-Smith was good enough for the fifth-fastest in history at 400m.