Rio Recap: Grace Places Eighth in 800m Final

Photo and story courtesy of Yale Sports Publicity

Yale alum Kate Grace '11 finished her remarkable Olympic run at the 800 meter final this evening, taking home eighth place among the world's best middle-distance runners. She crossed the finish line with a respectable time of 1:59.57, thus further proving her masterful performance at the USATF Olympic Trials was never a fluke. South African Caster Semenya took home the gold in a blazing 1:55.28, just a couple of seconds off the world record.