CJ Allen's Olympic Run Ends in Semi-Finals of 400m Hurdles

Joe Londergan | Aug 7, 2024

Aug 5, 2024; Paris Saint-Denis, France; Cj Allen (USA) in the 400-meter hurdles preliminary heats during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Stade de France. Mandatory Credit: James Lang-USA TODAY Sports / James Lang-USA TODAY Sports

After a strong first round of competition, former Washington State Cougar CJ Allen will leave Paris without a medal.

Competing in the 400-meter hurdles, Allen first qualified for the semi-finals on Monday with a time of 48.64 seconds in the preliminary rounds. In Wednesday's semi-final, Allen ran the event in 48.44 seconds, finishing fourth in his heat.

Only the top two times in each heat, as well as the next two fastest times across the three heats, qualified for Friday's final. Allen was 0.24 seconds short of reaching the final.

The Bremerton, Washington native graduated from Washington State in 2017 where he was a two-time Pac-12 champion in the 400-meter hurdles. He finished second in that event at U.S. Olympic trials in Eugene earlier this summer with a time of 47.81, helping him qualify for his first U.S. Olympic team. Allen also holds the American record for the 400-meter hurdles indoors at 48.88.

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Published Aug 7, 2024

JOE LONDERGAN

Joe Londergan joined the SI brand in 2023 with G5 Football Daily. With over 15 years of experience in covering and working directly in college and pro sports, Joe's expertise has been featured in Front Office Sports, SB Nation, and XRAY.FM. He is a member of both the Football Writers' Association of America and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers' Association. Joe holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Louisville and a master's degree in sports administration from Seattle University. Outside of his writing career, Joe enjoys golfing, although he admits that while he hits driver decently, his short game is a liability.