Michigan Olympic Updates: Saturday, Aug. 13
8/13/2016 12:00:00 AM | Olympics
• Rio Olympics Site | U-M Olympics Coverage
Women's Rowing: Eight Final
Rowing in the stroke seat, Amanda Elmore (2014) helped the United States women's eight to victory in the Olympic final, becoming the first individual in Michigan rowing program history to win an Olympic gold medal. » Complete Story
• Amanda Elmore (eight): 1st, Olympic Final (6:01.49)
Bora Gulari (left, USATSI)
Sailing: Nacra 17 Mixed Races
Returning from yesterday's off day and with their boat complications seemingly behind them, Michigan alumnus Bora Gulari and his partner, Louisa Chafee, turned in three top-10 finishes to surge to 12th place in the Nacra 17 Mixed competition. The duo posted its best performance of the Rio Games in the day's second race -- eighth overall -- remaining among the leaders from start to finish to claim second place in a time of 29:40 -- their second top-five effort of the competition. They also secured an eighth-place and ninth-place showing to total just 19 points on the day and climb four positions in the overall standings. With 78 points through nine qualifying races, Gulari and Chafee sit just one point shy of the top 10 -- necessary to qualify for the final medal race -- with three races remaining.
• Bora Gulari/Louisa Chafee (Race 7): 9th place (29:28)
• Bora Gulari/Louisa Chafee (Race 8): 2nd place (29:40)
• Bora Gulari/Louisa Chafee (Race 9): 8th place (31:02)
Connor Jaeger (USATSI)
Men's Swimming: 1,500-meter Freestyle
Former U-M swimmer Connor Jaeger capped off the swimming competition in Rio by winning a silver medal and lowering his American record in the 1,500-meter freestyle (14:39.48). He is the 37th medalist in program history, and the second to win a medal in that event, joining Chris Thompson, who won bronze at the 2000 Games in Sydney. Following Jaeger was Michael Phelps, who closed out his Olympic career by picking up a gold on Team USA's 4x100-meter medley relay (3:27.95). It was his 23rd career Olympic gold medal.
• 1500-meter Freestyle (Final): 2 - Connor Jaeger (14:39.48)
• 4x100-meter Medley Relay: 1 - United States (3:27.95)
Women's Track & Field: Heptathlon
After a day-one total of 3,609 points, Uhunoma Osazuwa wrapped up the heptathlon competition on Saturday by adding more than 1,300 points to her score, placing her 29th among all competitors. Osazuwa, who set a PR in the shot put on Friday, began today with the long jump, where she measured her best mark on her second attempt at 5.72 meters (18-9.25 ft.). She then threw 33.42 meters (109-7.75 ft.) with her first toss of the javelin but was DQd in the 800-meter run. Osazuwa finished with 4,916 points in her second experience representing her country on the world's biggest stage.
• Heptathlon: 29 - Uhunoma Osazuwa 4,916 points
