CJ Allen's Olympic Run Ends in Semi-Finals of 400m Hurdles
![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 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](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_7471,h_4202,x_0,y_250/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/washington-state-cougars-on-si/01j4qbb3bqtt16cr26c3.jpg)
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.
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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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