track and field

San Ramon native Anna Cockrell finished second in the women’s 400m hurdles final at the Paris Olympics Thursday to secure her first Olympic medal.

American sprinter Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone won gold in the women’s 400m hurdles, setting a world record of 50:37. Fellow American Anna Cockrell won silver and Femke Bol of the Netherlands won bronze.

Lithuanian discus thrower Mykolas Alekna, who competes at Cal, threw 69.97 meters in the men’s final on Wednesday to break an Olympic record previously set by his father, but he had to settle for silver.

Lithuanian discus thrower Mykolas Alekna threw a 69.97m in the men’s final on Wednesday to break an Olympic record previously set by his father in 2004. Alekna, who goes to Cal, only won silver, however.

Former Stanford star Elise Cranny finished 11th in the women’s 5,000m final at the Paris Olympics Monday.

Team USA runner Elise Cranny placed 10th in the women’s 5000m final. Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet won gold.

Here’s everything you need to know about two-time Olympic gold medalist Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, an American hurdler and sprinter.