Kirani James (GRN) Wins 400m Gold - Full Replay - London 2012 Olympics

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Grenada's Kirani James wins the gold medal in the men's 400m in the Olympic Stadium at the London 2012 Olympic Games (6 August).
James ran a time of 43.94 followed by Luguelin Santos (DOM) who took silver and Lalonde Gordon (TRI) who took bronze.
Since 1896, athletics has been on the programme of each edition of the Games of the Olympiad. Its presence on the Games programme has allowed its popularity to increase across the world. This popularity was also strengthened by the creation of the IAAF in 1912. Women's events appeared for the first time at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, while the men's programme was standardised as of the 1932 Games in Los Angeles. Although at the beginning women were authorised to participate in only some events, today their programme is almost identical to that of the men.
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[@daboss7858]

Wow this guy is really spectacular. After winning an Olympic Gold, he goes around congratulating all the participants. It should be other way around! Respect for this homie

[@uthaiwanpangchan5843]

Da Boss ๙บ

[@PawanKumar-vp7nw]

Man.... this is a sportsman spirit 😘✌️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️.....

[@chicnoir29]

He is such a lovely person.

[@mjn245]

What a classy guy!

[@HongjiaoZhao-mh5gs]

Seemingly he forgot Solomon haha😀

[@santshuki1677]

It was so nice to see James shaking hands with the other runners after his win before celebrating. I've never seen this. He's a true sport. Respect!!

[@ApplePi31415]

He gives everyone a high five. That's class right there. You don't see much of that

[@dogboy0912]

Gravity I always felt a bit of camaraderie in track, especially after a race like the 400m. It's so draining, you can't help but look at the guy next to you after the finish and think "man, that was hell."

[@binkyxz3]

Wrong! He didn't acknowledge the white guy (Australia). 👎

[@bensullivan5562]

Haha I noticed that too, maybe he looks invisible.

[@bean_fart]

Its a bit unfair to attack him for that, he just forgot one person. It really isn't the end of the world and doesn't change the fact that he is a class athlete in both running ability and his attitude towards the sport and his competitors

[@joycehector3700]

[@Brent6434]

I love how Kirani congratulates everyone else after he wins, good sportsmanship

[@cgkty5315]

Come on Kirani make Grenada proud 🇬🇩🇬🇩🇬🇩🇬🇩

[@TXVR-ut6qw]

Silver medal, but congrats to van niekerk! 43.03!

[@cgkty5315]

+TXV1300R head can't actually complain after their magnificent run from him

[@LILMIZ27]

Grenada ❤🇬🇩🇬🇩

[@docpj72]

An outstanding career by Kirani James with his recent silver at the worlds 10 years later! -kudos to a class act...

[@darthsilversith667]

That is just incredible that THREE teenagers competed in this final..!!

[@shawngordon6626]

THANK YOU HOLY ABBA FOR MY 700 ISLANDS ROCKS AND KEYS 🇧🇸🇧🇸🇧🇸 BEAUTIFUL PLACES TO LIVE

[@darthsilversith667]

@@shawngordon6626 Heh?

[@tajaun3467]

@Tq 100 tq 100 He's talking about the Bahamas.

[@AscendingSensei]

Yeah man Big Up Kirani. You made us here in the Greenz proud on that day we had a mass.We will be backing you no matter how much you come Kirani(We want gold).But at the end of the day you representing #473.Big up the big man Kirani

[@kellyannmoore9421]

This race brings tears to my eye. God bless you kirani♥️

[@evilzlatan]

Caribbean Pride 👏

[@cinnamonstar808]

UP! UP!

[@nofood1]

is that coco ya be eating down there 👍🇬🇩🇩🇴

[@TheTereisha]

we are so proud of you Kirani. Grenada a small island producing wonderful athletes

[@cinnamonswann]

Five athletes from the Caribbean! I love that! :o)

[@brianrobinson1412]

Amazing, James comes from an island with only 124K people and wins Gold 2012, Silver 2016, and Bronze 2020

[@ericaagard1003]

omg looking at this race again and just as nervous then excited as I was when I looked at it live. Grenada to the world!!!! we're so very proud of Kirani.

[@berry87]

Congrats to Kirani. Great run! This young man has many great years ahead of him.

[@ReGeorgie]

This was our countries history our first Olympic record

[@legocaco]

Anything below a 52 for highschool is a very good time

[@Dattguyfrommc]

+Caden Collins I have a mate who goes to my school, hes 15 and he runs 48.47 in 400m and hes only 15 turning 16 this year... He's Australian Junior champion

[@vamsigollapalli1333]

Lol well no duh. I run a minute flat and I'm 15

[@555.J]

Well actually in Grenada we finish highschool at 16.

[@masukuma]

head straight to 3:08... thank you

[@johnquinones7435]

thanks bro

[@OpulentWife]

This man doesn't pay back oxygen debt tee hee. Proud to be Grenadian

[@SwaggerChiick1]

this still gives me goosebumps!

[@10BandsProductions]

Grenada!!

[@jadicampbell2879]

Kirani you better come harder for the Olympics this year. Good luck and make Grenada proud

[@biglilrichard]

Scary that he was only 19 when he ran this. At 23 now, I expect him to be able to take the Gold again

[@jadicampbell2879]

Richard Bao yh ikr. I really want him to take the gold again

[@jaesprint5702]

Doubt he will win this year, most likely silver or bronze. That dude who went 43.4 last year is a huge favorite this year

[@jelani3358]

+JaeSprint but he doesn't look that consistent this year with his timed so kirani most likely has it in the bag already

[@TXVR-ut6qw]

+JaeSprint not only did he win, he also broke the world record! 43.03! He could be a man to break the 43 second barrier soon!

[@new-agerecords866]

Will never forget this moment of history conhrats kirani

[@biffbashbosh1895]

Kirani James is my favourite athlete by miles he just looks so nice

[@frostie1315]

And to this day he’s still always a podium medal threat. Total beast. One of the best quarter milers of all time

[@darthsilversith667]

And even more insane that one of them WON!!

[@gulden3148]

It's interesting to see as the distance get larger, the mens get skinnier.

[@hotice8885]

Hahaha, TRUTH!!

[@chicnoir29]

This and now even 100 meter runners are slimmer.

[@Vikashkumar-ty7hl]

The commentator is legendry 🙌❤...... My favorite😍

[@SwaggerChiick1]

still brings tears to my eyes!!

[@Eyjeys1]

Kirani James is really great sportsman with good sportsmanship. In the semi-final he exchanged names with Pistorius, but in final he pays respect to everybody. That's why I really respect him.

[@jonsmith5509]

ran a 52.7 beginning of sophomore year before track started then broke my right leg. Broke my left leg junior year. Now I'm sitting here in the summer and can't do anything for at least another 2 months. So long track and field...

[@2five3]

+Jon Smith Maybe you should be more careful

[@kennethwoods6525]

Kirani James led the way for the rise of global 400 meter champions.

[@shirleymentore3408]

Love this guy Kirani

[@manlykscorpa]

Yes Grenada my home country we did it 1st time and we shock the world

[@3dakainsane]

oh wow, twins both in an olympic final. I wonder if theyre doing some type of test on them if they have different training regimens to see whats optimal.

[@Renard88]

Wow it was 10 years ago...

[@jefb2361]

Watching this I 2019 after World Championships. Can't WAIT for Mr James to be back fit for the Olympics next year. Kirani James, World Champ GARDINER, KERLEY, NORMAN & world record holder VAN NIEKERK going for gold! 😀👌 HAS TO BE the race of the 2020 games!

[@matthijsboesmans8441]

don' forget the youngster Jnathan Sacoor. he probably won't win a medal but is bet you he wil go well onder 45s

[@BlitzkreigBeck88]

i still get butterflies in my stomach when I watch races like this. (I used to do 400s and 800s)

[@gezzarandom]

Never thought I’d see a 400m Olympic final with no Americans, especially since they swept the podiums of the previous two Olympics. Very strange but seriously well done Kirani.

[@phaethon1988]

It'll be tough for Kirani to defend his title with the likes of Lashawn Merritt, Van Niekerk et al. I think the field in Rio will be even deeper than Beijing '15

[@sway2000]

I'm actually considering using some of my savings to go to the Olympics and maybe witness this epic race. We will see a world record in Rio.

[@Richkeyj]

No you won't. Do you see the WR times?

[@trevorrobinson221]

#we gonna take it to them!

[@carlmorrow1600]

Ese Omoru OMG will you shut up. We get it already 😒

[@tajaun3467]

@@sway2000 Dang, if it isn't Nostradamus.

[@muthurajaramachandar4762]

This is the Olympics you are not supposed to win by that much.......

[@Aqua106]

I'm 62,588 years old and I run a 5s 400, it that good?

[@axlrosea675]

Aqua106 you could really try a little harder

[@dash0173]

+Aqua106 im 6203498,3984,234234,234 nanoseconds old. my left leg is a black hole and my right intestine is a left intestine. 15 humans to my left of the upper cortex. when i run a 430m, i do it in 0.0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001 seconds. i break the speed of light in hffffffflal and then we all die but only when we simmer

[@bigunit7308]

+Aqua106 For your age that is disgraceful. You pig.

[@nemo2658]

You're slower than a million year old brachiosaurus!

[@j.j.c.s2802]

+Aqua106 A nose runs faster than that.

[@rudyrada3628]

Your big brother Lebron must be proud of you!

[@jon-snow-GOT]

not his brother, lebron's an only child...hes a cousin though

[@redwhiteanddynamiteafc4914]

...Lol !!!

[@gezzarandom]

***** I think he's joking lol.

[@EstherEgunyomi]

Pw

[@MrPasympa]

I love how the winner goes to hug all his opponents after the race.

[@jordanlangille8726]

Why does everyone lie about their times on here? You prove nothing by saying a false time to strangers

[@sawtmac]

53.09 400 :D not lie 11.43 100 23.47 200

[@vamsigollapalli1333]

Ok but at least that's believable. So many people in the comments "apparently" have times that would take them to the Olympics tbh

[@sawtmac]

nah 400 is training is killer ım faster now about 11.25 in same condition

[@thebigo3752]

I ran a 43.21 once

[@justina9914]

My 400m pb is 47.15 not good enough to represent my country

[@JaPrincess26]

1st Olympic gold medal for Grenada, I was so happy for them.

[@adader]

A man with attitude. Great example of sportmanship.

[@jangogeorge309]

Kirnai James This Young Man Making Life Hard For Others In Track & Field...

[@TheFlash3237]

Wow Kirani James made it look so easy!! Very relaxed!

[@elronfrederick756]

Proud Grenadian 🇬🇩🇬🇩🇬🇩

[@rachelbriggs2573]

Congrats Kirani of Greneda Not forgetting Lalonde Gordon of Trinidad and Tobago

[@anythingcanhappen290]

Funny how Lalonde is my cousin but that went out the window cuz best believe im backing my country. I had full faith that Kirani had this. He's been amazing from secondary school

[@victorlai3567]

Chris Brown?

[@thisurlisoriginal]

Looking like a Carifta Final!

[@hdkeemii8315]

i was born when Johnson set that record ... Am i the chosen one ??

[@coldstorage5036]

Hey I'm a 99 year old woman and can run the 800 in 40s. Reckon I can get it down to 36-37s with some better training, diet etc. Any tips?

[@alexandershakib2790]

+cold storage Carb load before a race, and make sure that you do a 6-hour warm up stretch before your race, as a 99-year old woman can sure get stiff

[@RollOnToVictory]

Kirani James... ROLL TIDE!!! NCAA Champion from the University of Alabama!

[@islandgirl2011]

Go kirani 2024 back to gold

[@jn5534]

I am 14 and my PR was a 58, but these guys are legends. I will look to them for inspiration

[@jn5534]

***** That was my middle school record of the season at Sectionals

[@natarinereid5180]

Great run James

[@rasfletch]

wow nice effortless my favorite race 400 forever

[@nyny-et4hv]

I think I enjoyed this the most! All Caribbean countries on the podium

[@theocosta2]

Amazing

[@nhars33]

Yes I did I believe that was his first race in around 3 years on the track, he was ready to run, but was not in full form. Look at the prefontaine classic in oregon with was around 1 month before the Olympics. Merrit beat Kirani, as well as having the worlds leading time going into the Olympics by a huge margin. Merrit was ready to get to his peak, unfortunately he strained his hamstring right before the Olympics.

[@dash0173]

Lol, MJ's form is amazing! He has long strides, strong legs, stands staight up, 90 degree arm angles! All perfect :)

[@MinecraftLosers565]

Gah! I was dying to see the James.v.Merrit Showdown!

[@poster1000ify]

I completely agree

[@andresland182]

No empty seats (at least not visible, unlike Rio 2016) nice crowd, amazing results

[@shameelsafiq]

Kirani James won that race, and he looked like he had more to give. I can't wait to see what Mr. James can do at Rio.

[@mal7672]

yes

[@adrianobarberis9378]

Bellissimo!!

[@lst48OGCRAIG]

Great Form

[@andyspice1]

something to think about...Johnson was never 19 yrs when he ran 43 secs...another thing you guys don't know is, Kirani is an excellent 200m runner...he's just not ready to unleash his talent yet. I remember hearing Johnson say Bolt cannot break his 200m record....where is it now??

[@denzilj]

ok. i don't believe kirani has reached his peak yet. his best is yet to come. tune in to the world champs in a few months to see merritt come up shprt once again to kirani

[@nhars33]

Idk if you saw this comment too. It wasn't directly sent to you: "Heres the race. Not too impressive times from both the athletes, however Merritt ran two weeks later in Oslo jogging to the finish line in a 44.12 the worlds leading time by a huge margin. Think about it if Merritt ran 44.12 in June and was peeked for the Olympics he would have beaten his personal best of 43.75"

[@muneerbhaiyat1548]

thats the grenadian spirit!!!!

[@CollegeSista]

Definitely looking for him to beat the WR/OR or get close to it. I know he can do it!

[@janjoseph7101]

he did awsome

[@ethanvanbriesen8192]

Depends on what level you are at and what the talent is like around you. I currently run track in college. Back in 10th grade I was running high 52 sec. splits in 4x4 relays, which is definitely above average IMO. 55 to 56 secs would definitely be respectable for open 400. Pacing it depends on your level of conditioning. Some can sprint a full 400 but others aren't that conditioned. I have followed this format: Sprint first 100, stride out the next 150 and then kick the last 150.

[@caliba100]

kerani james, im sure u made Grenada very proud. keep up the hard work and i believe u can break micheal johnson world record

[@ThunderJuice]

You mean the same MJ who (on the day before this final) said that Kirani wouldn't be able to run sub-44s until he improves his technique? For Kirani James to prove a legend like Michael Johnson wrong shows how much of a prodigy he is and how much he has to offer over the next decade.

[@troylloyd7661]

SANTOS!!!

[@nime8520]

Gentleman...

[@sheldondarby7169]

Well done sir

[@Timskull_]

he was also the world champion last year when he was 18....

[@Lilani55]

Great

[@codiehinds7187]

kirani's 20. 2 olympics during his peak, he won't lose any

[@Wangpi3ce]

There's a sophomore in my high school's track, who ran a 49 second 400m his freshman year, just soaring ahead of everybody else, it's really astounding to watch him run. We're all expecting him to shoot for the Olympics.

[@bcfbsu]

name? 49 seconds is insane at age 14

[@Wangpi3ce]

Caleb Ogden

[@bcfbsu]

thx

[@Wangpi3ce]

no problem

[@reaper6725]

Mike Willan there was a kid in my division in high school from a different that ran a 49 his freshmen year but never improved that time. Do you know how hard it is to improve a time that fast. A senior this year in the state meet ran a 50 and his freshmen year and improved it to a 49 in the state race. Not dissing the kid but that great but it is hard to improve a time that fast

[@wtfMYRONL]

he runs very weirdly and i wonder with time and money if they will be able to improve him cause his still very young and i think can defo be amazing

[@usainphelps1491]

I run the 400m in 45.17 seconds and that is really good. Am I 14?

[@richardcavanagh]

no.

[@denzilj]

agreed. kirani would have an even better time if he has more competition. so i wish for merritt to be around in the world champs this yr

[@RealLegendUnitedFC]

beautiful running style

[@Preserbius]

This is not only the first time in olympic history when an American hasn't made the final (not including the Moscow games), but only second time that one hasn't made the podium. The first was in 1920.

[@airtownSC2]

In the women's race the winner ran about 2 whole seconds slower than the world record.

[@phebeharris]

Merritt pulled out of this to avoid controversy. He wasn't injured.

[@marsradi3387]

My fav singer is there... :) whooooo

[@keitheubanks6086]

James is a beast at 400

[@MrKarlozz]

He sure is. I remember he was interviewed after he finished last in the Indoor WC's in Doha 2012 and he said that 'nothing went wrong'.

[@nikkistephens3489]

I'm hoping. That would be pretty cool.

[@Iflip4starkid]

TF man that's faster than my 300m time

[@davidsolomon9029]

that's sad

[@OllieWales]

+David Solomon No thanks.

[@lubabayimer9734]

+Ollie Wales አቲፒሙሢሊምዳእዋ

[@gustomlinsonsmith1540]

In my opinion, i think Kirani james will break the world record!