As one of the shortest top-flight hurdlers in the world at only 5'8", Jackson says he’s had to put a premium on strength to handle the 10 hurdles in the 400 meters. “I was born fast,” he says.

American Rai Benjamin finally gets gold in the 400-meter hurdles. He beat the world-record holder Aug. 9, 2024 at 1:05 pm Updated Aug. 9, 2024 at 2:21 pm By ANDREW DAMPF The Associated Press ...

Rai Benjamin has long been the runner up in the 400-meter hurdles, but the USC and UCLA alum finally broke through for gold at the Paris Olympics.

Edwin Moses, who won Olympic gold in the 400-meter hurdles in 1976 and ’84, ran a time of 47.02 in ’83 to set the world record. That figure has been bested 26 times since then—24 times by ...

EUGENE, Ore. — Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone continued her dominance in the women’s 400 hurdles, setting (another) world record Sunday at Hayward Field in the U.S. Olympic track and field trials ...

Sure it takes speed and stamina to win the 400-meter hurdles. But reigning Olympic champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone has plenty of other secret tricks.

Edwin Moses, who won Olympic gold in the 400-meter hurdles in 1976 and ’84, ran a time of 47.02 in ’83 to set the world record. That figure has been bested 26 times since then—24 times by ...

For the last three years, Benjamin has told himself something similar. Among the Big Three of hurdlers who had revolutionized times that were possible in the 400 hurdles, Benjamin was often the ...

SAINT-DENIS, France — Hurdles on the track are meant to slow and hinder. Their mere presence can mess with a runner’s stride or mind. They are obstacles, mentally and physically. Miss a step ...

Rai Benjamin has long been the runner up in the 400-meter hurdles, but the USC and UCLA alum finally broke through for gold at the Paris Olympics.

SAINT-DENIS, France — Rai Benjamin’s 400-meter hurdles race was going great until, about 70 percent of the way through it, something appeared before him. Oh, right, he realized. A hurdle.