Complete Coverage of Gators at the Olympics on August 4

PARIS, France – 

Golf 

Alejandro Tosti and Camilo Villegas completed their Olympic debuts in the final round at Le Golf National. Representing Argentina, Tosti finished T18 with a 72-hole score of 276 (-8). He shot all four rounds under par; 68-69-69-70.

Villegas shot his best round of the tournament behind an even-par 70 to finish 57th.

Swimming 

Track and Field

Grant Holloway ran a heat all to himself on Sunday morning, finishing round one of the 110m Hurdles in 13.01 seconds. The next fastest athlete, in any of the four heats, finished in 13.22 seconds. Holloway will compete in the semifinal tomorrow, and the final is set for Tuesday.

Malcolm Clemons made his Olympic debut in today’s Men’s Long Jump. The 2024 Outdoor NCAA Bronze medalist in the Long Jump posted a 7.72m leap, earning him 11th in the event.

Jevaughn Powell Finished third in his heat for the first round of the Men’s 400m. he led coming around the second turn, and was able to outlast the final efforts of the field. His 45:12 time secured third place, and a spot in the Semifinal on Tuesday.

Abdul Hakim Sani Brown of Japan set a new personal best in the Men’s 100m, with a 9.96 time that netted him second place in his semifinal heat. He did not advance to the Final.

Thomas Mardal competed in the Hammer Throw Final in his first games, finishing with the 11th-best mark in the final. His best throw unfortunately landed narrowly outside of the sector, and his 74.25m mark from his first throw remained his highest accepted score.

Basketball

 

3×3 Basketball

U.S. Men Group Play

Netherlands 21, U.S. 6

 The U.S. was eliminated with a 21-6 loss to Netherlands in the final day of Olympics’ pool play. The Netherlands took a 5-4 lead three minutes in and pushed it out to 12-5 advantage at the halfway point. The U.S. could only add one more point as the Netherlands went on to end the game by reaching 21 points. Each of the U.S. players, including UF grad Canyon Barry, turned in two points each Sunday.

For the third day, Jimmer Fredette did not play due to a leg injury, requiring the three other U.S. team members – Barry, Kareem Maddox and Dylan Travis – to play the entirety of the game.

Olympic Pool Standings

Box Score

Soccer

 

Look for other Gators in Sunday’s Olympic action in 3×3 basketball, men’s golf, swimming and track…