RIO DE JANEIRO – English Gardner became the first Duck woman to run in an Olympic final and win a gold medal.
Gardner ran the third leg of Team USA's 4x100 meter relay. She took the baton from Allyson Felix, who ran a dynamic second leg, and drew even with the Jamaicans around the corner as she handed the stick off to Tori Bowie. Bowie then ran away from the field on the anchor leg as the United States won in 41.01 despite running in lane one.
Jamaica got the silver in 41.46 with Great Britain in bronze position in 41.