Rio Olympics 2016: Taylor, Claye claim gold, silver again in men's triple jump

RIO DE JANEIRO — Christian Taylor and Will Claye have done it again, sweeping gold and silver in the triple jump for the United States at back-to-back Olympics.

Taylor successfully defended the Olympic title he won in London in 2012, setting down the benchmark on Tuesday with a season-leading mark of 58 feet, 7 1/4 inches on his first attempt. He posted the three best jumps of the competition.

Claye finished with silver again with a personal record of 58 feet 3 1/4 inches. He also won a bronze in the long jump at London, when he was the first man since 1936 to win medals in both the horizontal jumps.

World indoor champion Dong Bin of China won bronze in a personal record 57-8.

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