¡Celebremos juntos este oro olímpico!🎉 #EsPosible #EquipoPUR /MOgi7wk1t2- Comité Olímpico PUR August 8, 2021Ĭamacho-Quinn was the quickest qualifier from the semi-finals, setting a new national record and Olympic record in a time of 12.26sec. Así que apunta la fecha y se parte de está celebración. 🇵🇷¡Recibe a nuestra medallista de oro nuestra llegará a 🇵🇷 el martes, 17 de agosto y todos la recibiremos con una gran caravana de pueblo. 'It is the first time that a Puerto Rican has made an Olympic record - that means that in the entire history of the Olympic Games for Puerto Rico it has been the best in its career.' 'Sure is the gold medal, but there is something more significant. 'With the gold medal that Jasmine won, it has become very popular.

'They have prepared well, they have done the maximum possible, we are happy with the effort that everyone has made. 'Here everyone who comes comes in the best quality from each country, they are the ones who are here and they are the ones we face. 'I am more than pleased with the entire delegation,' said Quiñones. He praised the delegation that represented the island at the Games, saying he was 'happy' with the effort of the athletes. athlete to attempt both the long and high jump at the Olympics since the great Jim Thorpe did so in 1912 - ended with a fifth place finish in the long jump, after a seventh place finish in the high jump.The secretary of the Sports and Recreation Department (DRD) Ray Quiñones has said he is pleased with Puerto Rico's participation at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, which saw the island territory claim a gold medal in the women's 100 metres hurdles thanks to Jasmine Camacho-Quinn. Tentoglou's victory was assured by an injury to Echevarria, who came up lame and was unable to make his jump on his final attempt.Īmerican JaVaughn Harrison's historic outing - Harrison was the first U.S. Tentoglou was joined on the podium by a pair of Cubans in Juan Miguel Echevarria (silver) and Maykel Masso (bronze). In the men's long jump, Greece's Miltiadis 'Miltos' Tentoglou triumphed after going from fifth to first on his last jump, hitting an 8.41m jump to earn the first gold medal for Greece Track and Field since 2000. Harrison - the current world record holder at 12.20 seconds - ended up earning the silver medal, while Jamaica's Megan Tapper took home bronze.

Camacho-Quinn, the sister of All-Pro NFL defensive end Robert Quinn, took home the gold medal after an outstanding performance earlier in the day where she set the Olympic record with a time of 12.26 seconds. The highlight of the night came in the women's 100-meter hurdles, as Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, representing Puerto Rico outran Team USA's Keni Harrison and the rest of the field to earn the gold medal.

While the men's 100 meter event is the ultimate attraction among track and field events, Sunday night offered more gold medals in the men's long jump, women's 100-meter hurdles, and more events.

Early on Sunday, the most anticipated event in Olympic track and field competition ended with Italy's Lamont Marcell Jacobs winning the men's 100 meter final and becoming the new fastest man in the world.

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