Bahamas' Shaunae Miller, second left, beats United States' Allyson Felix, second right, to win the women's 400-meter final. Photo / AP.
It took a dramatic dive by Shaunae Miller of Bahamas at the finish line to win the women's 400-metre final, preventing American Allyson Felix from capturing a record fifth Olympic gold medal.
Miller clocked 49.44 seconds, running in lane 7, to narrowly hold off Felix, who finished in 49.51.
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Jackson of Jamaica won the bronze in 49.85.
Felix won the 400 at the world championships last year and was planning to run the 200- and 400-metre double in Rio, but was hampered by an ankle injury at the U.S. trials and didn't make the team for the 200.
She won the 200 in London four years ago.
