An American relay athlete broke his leg during an Olympic race. He finished and qualified for the finals!

An American relay athlete broke his leg during an Olympic race. He finished and qualified for the finals!

Manteo Mitchell is an American track athlete. He specializes in 200m and 400m runs and is a member of the USA team that won the gold medal in the Men's 4x400 meter relay.

He had a relatively late start to his career, as he didn't start running track until high school. Nevertheless, he went on scholarship at Western Carolina University and there he broke numerous school records.

At the 2012 US Olympic trials, Mitchell qualified for the Olympic team by finishing 5th in the 400m.

At the 2012 Olympics, he ran the first leg og the heat for the 4x400 meter relay. Later, he revealed that he broke his fibula at the 20m mark.

He still finished in 46.1 seconds and that let his team for the final! The team ended up being silver medalists in the event.

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