BEIJING — It was a banner night for Team USA Thursday evening, as Olympic champion and 2011 World champion Christian Taylor shattered the American record in the men’s triple jump and Allyson Felix extended her legacy as the most successful female athlete in IAAF history with her gold medal in the women’s 400m. Justin Gatlin earned his second piece of hardware in Beijing, taking silver behind Jamaica’s Usain Bolt in the men’s 200.

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