FINAL RESULTS: Alabama Track & Field at the 2024 Paris Olympics
8/10/2024 4:20:00 PM | Track & Field, Cross Country
Eight current and former Crimson Tide student-athletes, representing six different countries competed in Paris on the world’s biggest stage
PARIS – The Alabama track and field program was heavily represented throughout the 2024 Paris Olympics as eight current and former student-athletes competed at Stade de France. The Crimson Tide contingent represented a total of six different countries, including a pair from the United States - Daniel Haugh and Shelby McEwen.
With 76 all-time Olympians, Alabama track and field ranks second among all Alabama sports as program legend Kirani James (Grenada) made his fourth appearance at an Olympic Games (London 2012, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2021, Paris 2024).
Jereem Richards (Trinidad & Tobago) appeared in his third Olympics (Rio 2016, Tokyo 2021, Paris 2024) while Haugh, McEwen and Portious Warren (Trinidad & Tobago) each suited up in their second Olympics (Tokyo 2021, Paris 2024). Current student-athletes Tarsis Orogot (Uganda) and Samuel Ogazi (Nigeria), along with former student-athlete Olivia Fotopoulou (Cyprus) all made their Olympic debut in Paris.
Saturday, Aug. 10
Men's High Jump | Final
- Shelby McEwen (United States) finished second, claiming his first career Olympic medal as a two-time Olympic finalist
- Tokyo 2020 | 12thÂ
- Captured a lifetime-best 2.36-meter mark (7-8.75) before entering a jump-off with Hamish Kerr from New Zealand
- With Kerr clearing the 2.34-meter mark (7-8) in the jump-off to earn gold, McEwen secured the 42nd silver medal for Team USA at the Paris Olympics
Friday, Aug. 9
Men's 4x400m Relay | Round One
- Running the second leg, Jereem Richards (Trinidad & Tobago) clocked 45.76
- The squad ultimately ran a 3:06.73 time, finishing eighth in Heat 1
Thursday, Aug. 8
Women's Shot Put | Qualification
- Portious Warren (Trinidad & Tobago) recorded a 17.22-meter mark (56-6) in Group B
Wednesday, Aug. 7
Men's High Jump | Qualification
- Shelby McEwen (United States) cleared 2.27m (7-5.25) to reach the event final
Men's 200m | Semifinal
- Tarsis Orogot (Uganda) clocked 20.64 for a sixth-place finish in the first semifinal heat
Men's 400m | Final
- Jereem Richards (Trinidad & Tobago) set a new national record (43.78) en route to his fourth-place finishÂ
- Kirani James (Grenada) finished fifth in his fourth consecutive Olympic 400-meter final, clocking 43.87
- In his Olympics debut, 18-year-old Samuel Ogazi (Nigeria) finished seventh via a 44.73 time
Tuesday, Aug. 6
Men's 400m | Semifinal
- All three Crimson Tide representatives advanced to the event final
- Jereem Richards (Trinidad & Tobago) ran 44.33Â to earn a second-place finish in Heat 1
- First Olympic 400-meter final of his career
- Samuel Ogazi (Nigeria)Â lowered his personal best again, running 44.41 in Heat 3 to advance
- First Nigerian man to make an Olympic 400-meter final since 1988
- Youngest athlete in this year's 400-meter final at 18 years old
- Kirani James (Grenada) won Heat 2Â via a 43.78Â performance
- First man to make four Olympic 400-meter finals
- Three-time Olympic 400-meter medalist - gold in 2012, silver in 2016, bronze in 2021
Monday, Aug. 5
Women's 200m | Repechage Round
- Olivia Fotopoulou (Cyrpus) won Heat 3 via a 22.92 time to secure her place in the event's semifinal
Men's 200m | Round One
- Making his Olympic debut, Tarsis Orogot (Uganda) won Heat 2, clocking 20.32 in the process to automatically qualify for the event's semifinal
Women's 200m | Semifinals
- Olivia Fotopoulou (Cyrpus) finished eighth in the third heat, recording a time of 22.98
Sunday, Aug. 4
Women's 200m | Round One
- Olivia Fotopoulou (Cyprus) clocked 23.07 in Heat 5 to claim a fifth-place finish
- Fotopoulou moved to the Repechage Round for one last opportunity to advance to the event's semifinal
Men's 400m | Round One
- All three Crimson Tide representatives earned an automatic-qualifying time to propel them into the event's semifinal
- Jereem Richards (Trinidad & Tobago) ran 44.31 to earn a second-place finish in Heat 2
- Samuel Ogazi (Nigeria) clocked a personal-best time of 44.50 to earn a second-place finish in Heat 4
- Kirani James (Grenada) won Heat 5 via a 44.78 performance
Friday, Aug. 2
Olivia Fotopoulou | Cyprus | 100m Round One
- Made her Olympic debut
- Finished seventh in Heat 2 after clocking 11.50
Daniel Haugh | United States | Hammer Throw Qualifications
- Made his second-straight appearance at an Olympic Games
- Slotted in Group A, Haugh fouled on all three of his attempts
Samuel Ogazi | Nigeria | 4x400m Mixed Relay Round One
- Running the first leg, Ogazi and Team Nigeria clocked a national record time of 3:11.99
- The squad ultimately finished fourth in their heat, narrowly missing out on the event final
