USA's Quincy Hall comes from behind to win gold in Olympic men's 400-meter final

It's the US' first gold in the event since 2008

Quincy Hall came from behind to win the men's 400m final for his very first Olympic gold medal.

It's the United States' first gold in the event since LaShawn Merritt in 2004 - USA swept the medals that year.

It's the first medal for the United States since Merritt earned bronze in 2016.

Quincy Hall

Quincy Hall of Team United States competes during the Men's 400m Semi-Final on day eleven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 06, 2024 in Paris, France.  (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Hall finished the race in 43.40 seconds, a personal best - he was 0.37 seconds off world-record time.

It's the fourth individual gold medal for the United States in track and field, joining Noah Lyles (100M), Cole Hocker (1500M), and Ryan Crouser (shot put).

The 26-year-old finished in third in the world championships last year, but was a part of the gold-medal winning 4x400m relay team at the event.

Authored by Ryan Morik via FoxNews August 7th 2024