Great Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson ends her long wait for an Olympic medal but narrowly misses out on gold at Paris 2024.
Great Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson ended her long wait for an Olympic heptathlon medal but narrowly missed out on gold to history-maker Nafissatou Thiam in a dramatic concluding 800m in Paris.
That gutsy performance from the 31-year-old meant Thiam took gold at the Stade de France by just 36 points to become the first woman to win three heptathlon titles. Thiam finished on 6,880 points - ahead of Johnson-Thompson on 6,844. Thiam's compatriot Noor Vidts moved above Switzerland's Annik Kaelin in the final event to take bronze.As Johnson-Thompson crouched on the track, eyes fixed on the big screen which seemed to take an age to display the full results, she wore a look of acceptance - aware she had not quite been able to produce the sensational finish required for gold.
She had gritted her teeth through the final metres of the race, the lactic building with every stride, years of hurt channelled into every stride.Johnson-Thompson was always going to finish ahead of Thiam, but the margin required for victory seemed unlikely against a competitor of her opponent's stature and experience.
The three-time European champion excels in the throwing events and topped the standings in both the shot put and javelin - crucially outperforming Johnson-Thompson by 166 points in the latter. Describing her 23.44 200m as frustrating, she still gained 98 points on Thiam to take the overnight lead.
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