Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone broke the world record in the women's 400-meter hurdles on Thursday in Paris, winning gold for the United States in the event for the second consecutive Olympics.
McLaughlin-Levrone, a native of New Brunswick, New Jersey, clocked a time of 50.37 in the final, breaking her own world record and setting the record for the sixth time. Earlier this summer, she lowered the 400-meter hurdles world record for the fifth time since June 2021.
She previously won gold at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, where she set a world record of 50.65.
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Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone of Team USA crosses the finish line to win the gold medal after competing in the Women's 400m Hurdles Final on day thirteen of the Paris Olympic Games at Stade de France on August 8, 2024 in Paris, France. (Hannah Peters/Getty Images)
Her performance on Thursday enabled the United States to sweep the event with a 1-2 finish, as compatriot Anna Cockrell took silver in 51.87, 1.5 seconds behind McLaughlin Levrone. Dutchwoman Femke Bol took bronze in 52.15.
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McLaughlin-Levrone has a long-standing rivalry with Bol. In June, Bol became the only 400-meter hurdler to break the 51-second barrier.
At the Olympic trials, McLaughlin-Levrone said, “I think there's something really exciting about figuring out how to make history better.”
American Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone celebrates after winning the women's 400 metres hurdles final of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games athletics event at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, August 8, 2024. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images)
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McLaughlin-Lavrone usually likes to save herself for the world championships. She previously took a year-long break from the 400m hurdles, and has accepted the challenge of focusing on the 400m fly for the first time in her career.
McLaughlin-Levrone has been one of the rising stars of American track and field since she was a teenager. At age 15, McLaughlin was the 2015 World Junior Champion. In 2016, she became the youngest athlete since Denean Howard in 1980 to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team, placing third at the U.S. Olympic Trials, with a current world best of 54.15 for under-18s.
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