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Jason Richardson has competed for USA Jason Richardson has won 1 silver medal at the Olympic Games 

Jason Richardson is a track and field athlete who has competed for the United States. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.

He competed in the 110 metres hurdles in 2012, where he entered the competition as the reigning world champion. He won the second heat, in front of Lawrence Clark and Maksim Lynsha, qualifying as sixth-fastest with a time of 13.33, and as one of three American athletes for the semifinals. In the first heat of the semifinals, he edged out Orlando Ortega to finish first once again to qualify as third-fastest for the final with a time of 13.13, behind Aries Merritt and Dayron Robles. In the final, the Americans Merritt and Richardson took gold and silver as the two oldest athletes in the race, with Richardson's 13.04 leaving Hansle Parchment with the bronze medal with 13.12. He attempted to qualify for the Olympic Games four years later, but finished fifth in the national trials with only the first three being selected to the Olympic team.

Olympic Results[]

Year Event Result
2012 Men's 110m hurdles Silver

2012[]

Discipline Stage Time
110 metres hurdles Heats 13.33
Semifinal 13.13
Final 13.04
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