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Originally posted by Skeleton Boy
I'm so proud of Christine Ohuruogu she did so well to get silver in the 400m after so many people had written her off since she won in Beijing. She has SO much power in the finishing straight! Just wish it was gold for her.
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She is by far our most under-appreciated Olympic champion - always pulls out the big performance on the grandest stages, and let's not forget she was our only athletics gold medallist in Beijing. It sucks that she couldn't quite win today. But Sanya was just slightly too strong on the day. In any case they are both great champions,
An interesting stat - only 6 women have ever medalled twice in the Olympic women's 400m (all won gold at least once except Brehmer);
Marie-Jose Perec
Olha Bryzhina
Cathy Freeman
Christine Ohuruogu
Sanya Richards
Christina Brehmer
Also: Christine and Sanya are the only two women to share the women's 400m podium twice at the Olympics (Christine gold, Sanya bronze in 2008; Sanya gold, Christine silver in 2012).
Poor Allyson Felix 
