McLaughlin wins duel in record time by The Associated Press | Today at 2:24 a.m. Sydney Mclaughlin, of United States wins the gold medal in the final of the the women's 400-meter hurdles ahead of Dalilah Muhammad, of United States, silver, and Femke Bol, of Netherlands, bronze, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) TOKYO -- Sydney McLaughlin broke her own world record early today and won the Olympic 400-meter hurdles gold, finishing in 51.46 seconds in yet another close victory over U.S. teammate Dalilah Muhammad. McLaughlin came from behind after the last hurdle to top the defending Olympic champion. Muhammad's time of of 51.58 also beat McLaughlin's old record of 51.9 set at the Olympic trials last month.