No medal for Danny
Published:Monday | August 18, 2008 | 2:03 PM
Jamaica’s Danny McFarlane produced a season-best 48.30 seconds in the men’s 400-metre hurdles final this morning but failed to get among the medals on today’s fourth day of track and field at the Beijing Olympics.
The 2004 Athens silver medallist ended up fourth, while his fellow Jamaican Markino Buckley was seventh in 48.60.
The gold medal was won by Angelo Taylor, who led home an American clean sweep of medals.
The 29 year old got off to a lightning start and was uncatchable as he crossed the line in 47.25 seconds.
World champion Kerron Clement was second ahead of 2005 world champion Bershawn Jackson.
Taylor won the event in Sydney eight years ago, but failed to make it past the semi-finals in Athens in 2004 as Feliz Sanchez took the title.
Jackson was quickest out of the blocks but Taylor kicked for home down the back straight and never relinquished his lead.
He led home his compatriots for the second athletics clean sweep of the Games, following Jamaica\'s unprecedented medal swoop in the women\'s 100 metres.
National champion Brigitte Foster Hylton and Dolloreen Ennis London are through to the medal round of the women’s 100-metre hurdles, while Vonette Dixon failed to advance.