UKTF’s Camacho-Quinn and Harrison Win Gold and Silver at Olympics

TOKYO — University of Kentucky track & field alumni Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Team Puerto Rico and Team USA’s Keni Harrison swept gold and silver in the Olympic 100m hurdles final on day four of athletics track & field competition. 

Devynne Charlton of Team Bahamas, a volunteer assistant coach for Kentucky track & field and a Purdue alumna, finished sixth in finals with a time of 12.74. 

Camacho-Quinn earned the Olympic record in the 100m hurdles semifinals (12.26) around 16 hours before her gold medal performance (12.37). 

The two-time NCAA Champion’s gold medal was glorious redemption for the Rio 2016 Olympics when she was leading her semifinal heat into the last few hurdles before crashing out before the finish line. 

Harrison, the world record-holder in the 100m hurdles, ran for silver with a time of 12.52. In 2016, Harrison missed on making the Team USA Olympic Team for the Rio Games with a disappointing finish at the Trials. She won every other race she ran that year, highlighted by setting the world record at 12.20 at the London Anniversary Games two weeks after her Trials setback. 

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