Wayne Pinnock introduced Jamaica with a particular birthday reward on Independence Day 2024, clinching a scintillating silver medal within the males’s lengthy soar last on the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games.
Competing on the iconic Stade de France on Tuesday night time, the 23-year-old Jamaican athlete confirmed his prowess by recording a powerful leap of 8.36 meters. This achievement solely trailed the defending Olympic champion Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece, who gained gold with a outstanding 8.48 meters. Italy’s Mattia Furlani secured the bronze with an in depth 8.34 meters.
This silver medal is Jamaica’s second in Olympic lengthy soar historical past, following James Beckford’s silver on the 1996 Atlanta Video games. Pinnock’s success has elevated Jamaica’s medal tally on the Paris Video games to 4, comprising three within the area occasions and one on the observe.
Pinnock’s Olympic efficiency was marked by consistency. He started with a soar of seven.84 meters, and his silver-winning leap got here on his second try.
He adopted with jumps of seven.99 meters, 8.05 meters, 8.24 meters, and concluded with 8.12 meters. Jamaica’s different finalist within the occasion, Carey McLeod, completed in twelfth place with a greatest soar of seven.82 meters.
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Endlessly grateful
Reflecting on his achievement, Pinnock mentioned, “Actually, I’m simply ceaselessly grateful, I really like my nation, at the start. I’ll by no means commerce my nation for nothing, so huge up Jamaica for positive, Jamaica all the best way.”
Earlier within the competitors, Jamaica continued to shine. Rajindra Campbell opened Jamaica’s medal tally with a bronze within the males’s shot put last on Sunday night time. Shanieka Ricketts added a silver within the ladies’s triple soar, and Kishane Thompson claimed silver within the males’s 100m last on Monday night time.
Within the ladies’s 400m semi-finals, two of Jamaica’s three representatives superior to Thursday’s last. Rushell Clayton showcased her distinctive type by successful the primary semi-final in 53.0 seconds. Shiann Salmon set a private better of 53.13 seconds, ending third within the semi-final three behind Femke Bol, who clocked 52.57 seconds.
Nonetheless, veteran Janieve Russell narrowly missed the ultimate, ending fourth in semi-final two with 54.65 seconds. That semi-final was dominated by American Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, the world document holder, who completed in 52.13 seconds.
Alfred provides silver to medal tally
The lads’s 400m semi-finals noticed Javaughn Powell end fourth in semi-final three with a time of 44.91 seconds, trailing Nice Britain’s Matthew Hudson-Smith (44.07 seconds) and American Michael Norman (44.26 seconds). Grenada’s Kirani James, who boasts a whole set of Olympic medals, gained semi-final two in a season-best 43.78 seconds, adopted by Zambia’s Samukonga Muzala, who set a Nationwide Document of 43.81 seconds. In semi-final one, Trinidad and Tobago’s Jereem Richards completed second in 44.33 seconds, behind America’s Quincy Corridor, who gained in 43.95 seconds.
Including to the Caribbean’s pleasure, Julien Alfred of St. Lucia, the newly topped ladies’s 100m gold medalist, secured a silver medal within the ladies’s 200m last. The race was gained by American favourite Gabby Thomas, who clocked 21.83 seconds. Alfred adopted with 22.08 seconds, and American Brittany Brown claimed the bronze with 22.20 seconds. St. Lucia’s medal tally has now doubled to 2.
Pinnock’s silver medal is a proud second for Jamaica, particularly because the nation celebrates its Independence Day. Because the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games progress, the Caribbean athletes proceed to showcase their distinctive expertise on the world stage.
