USA Today · Aug 16, 2016
Miller's head-first dive at the finish line beats Felix
(Photo: The Associated Press)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It took a head-first dive by Shaunae Miller at the finish line to beat Allyson Felix, denying her a record fifth Olympic gold medal.
Miller, the 22-year-old from the Bahamas, stayed even with Felix for 398 meters, then sprawled, dove and crashed across the finish line to edge her by .07 seconds.
She'll get the gold medal in the 400 meters. Maybe they should give her a cape, too.
This was supposed to be a stroll and something of a coronation for Felix, who was the defending world champion and had the best career time of the eight women in Monday night's final. She was trying to become the first woman to win five golds at the Olympics.