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Grant Holloway, winner of five world titles indoors and out, earned a long-awaited Olympic gold in the 110m hurdles at the Paris 2024 Games.
The 26-year-old was surprisingly beaten into silver by Jamaica’s Hansle Parchment at the Tokyo Olympics three years ago, but then went on to win two world titles outdoors and two world titles indoors.
He arrived in Paris undefeated this year indoors and out. He had lowered his own world indoor 60m hurdles record to 7.27 in February, then won the world indoor title in Glasgow. He ran a world-leading 12.86 to win the US Title in Eugene in late June and was the big favourite to win here in the French capital.
But he knew, more than anyone, that the race isn’t won until it’s run.
He had impressed throughout the rounds, winning his heat in 13.01 and his semifinal in 12.98. In the final he got out fast and had built a clear lead over teammate Daniel Roberts after just a few hurdles. Roberts and Jamaica’s Rasheed Broadbell started to close slightly in the closing stages, but Holloway held on to take gold in 12.99 (-0.1m/s), leading a US 1-2 from Roberts.
SOURCE: WORLD ATHLETICS
