Sha’Carri Richardson leads Team USA to gold in 4×100-meter relay, what to know

Sha’Carri Richardson showed off her speed Friday at the 2024 Paris Olympics in dominant fashion — and proved Mother Nature was no match for her as the rain came down at Stade de France.
Anchoring the final leg of the United States’ 4 x 100-meter relay on Friday, Richardson blazed and took over the race down the home stretch to give Team USA another gold medal. The United States finished with a time of 41.78 seconds.
It marked the first Olympic gold medal for the first-time Olympian. Great Britain finished silver in the race while Germany took bronze.
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As Richardson was approaching the finish line, the 24-year-old sprinter stared down Germany’s Rebekka Haase and France’s Chloe Galet capping off the come-from-behind finish for the Americans. Prior to Richardson being handed off the baton, the United States was fourth in the race.
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Richardson ran the last leg of a star-studded 4×100-meter relay team for the United States, which included Gabby Thomas, Melissa Jefferson and Twanisha Terry.
Here’s what to know about Richardson:
Richardson is listed at 5-foot-1 according to NBCOlympics.com.
Richardson is 24 years old. She was born on March 25, 2000.
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The 24-year-old sprinter attended LSU for one season before starting her professional career. During the 2019 outdoor track season, Richardson set the NCAA record in the 100-meter race at the NCAA Championships en route to winning the individual national championship title with a time of 10.75 seconds.
Per her LSU profile page, Richardson’s time of 10.75 seconds was the ninth fastest in world history, a U20 world record, No. 5 in U.S. history, LSU school record and facility record at the Mike A. Myers Stadium.
Richardson started her Olympic Games career with a silver medal finish in the women’s 100-meter final, finishing behind Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred with a time of 10.87 seconds. On Friday, Richardson added to her Olympic medal count as part of the United States’ 4×100-meter team relay.
Here’s a full breakdown of the medals that Richardson won at the 2024 Paris Olympics: