Medal Tally Olympics 2016: Wednesday's Standings, Results After Each Event

A trio of Americans swept the women's 100-meter hurdles on Wednesday at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Brianna Rollins won the gold, Nia Ali won the silver and Kristi Castlin secured the bronze. 

In the sprints, Jamaica continued its dominance at these Games, as Elaine Thompson won gold in the women's 200-meter dash.

Thompson's win comes on the heels of her gold-medal run in the 100-meter dash earlier this week. Her countryman, Usain Bolt, is favored to pull off the same double on the men's side.

Plenty of other medals were handed out Wednesday as well. American Evan Jager ended a drought in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, Tianna Bartoletta won the long jump and wrestling wrapped up in several different weight classes.

To stay up to speed on the medal count in Rio, keep an eye on the live updates in the tracker below.

A Sweep in the Hurdles

America's women pulled off the improbable podium sweep, as Castlin edged out fourth-place Cindy Ofili of Great Britain by just two hundredths of a second.

NBC Olympics tweeted a picture of the trio celebrating after the race:

It was the first time in Olympic history that any nation was able to sweep the podium in this event, according to Philip Hersh:

Bronze for an Olympic Legend

Over on the beach, the legendary Kerri Walsh Jennings won the bronze with her teammate April Ross. They beat the top seed in this tournament, Brazil's Larissa Franca and Talita Antunes.

Afterward, Walsh Jennings described the grueling match, per the Olympic News Service:

And NBC Olympics shared a picture of the celebrating women:

Walsh Jennings hasn't definitively said whether she'll be back for the games in Tokyo in 2020. If she isn't, this is a good way to go out.

Ending a Drought

The last time an American medaled in the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase was in 1984, when Brian Diemer secured the bronze.

Since then, Kenya has had a stranglehold on the event. And while it secured gold and bronze, it wasn't able to pull off its third podium sweep. Jager had other ideas. 

After passing all but gold medalist Conseslus Kipruto in the waning moments of the race, Jager secured the silver and crashed the podium. FloTrack shared a picture of him celebrating afterward:

More Gold for Jamaica

Shortly after Bolt advanced to the final of the men's 200-meter dash, Thompson won the race on the women's side.

It was the first time since Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988 that a woman pulled off the 100- and 200-meter double, per SportsCenter:

The BBC tweeted a picture of the moment Thompson realized she'd won her second gold:

She'll now have a chance at a third win as part of Jamaica's 4x100-meter relay team.

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