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Berlin 2009: Americans Top Gold and Medal Count, Sweep 4x400s

Team USA closes the World Athletic Championships in Berlin at the top of the medal count and a sweep of the men's and women's 4x400 meter relays. LaShawn Merritt (400m) and Kerron Clement (400m hurdles)—both seen above—Allyson Felix and Sanya Richards each won a second gold medal Sunday. Olympic gold medalist Angelo Taylor also won gold.

The United States has 10 gold medals and 22 overall. Jamaica was second with seven gold and 13 overall. Russia also boasts 13 overall.

Team USA's performance at the 4x400 relays was a marked improvement over the incredible disappointments at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, when the two sprint relay teams clumsily dropped the baton. Jeremy Wariner, who won silver in the 400m and seen below passing the baton to Clement: "We expect greatness. That's what we did today. We showed greatness."

WHEN YOU JUMP, watch video and more images of Team USA's golden moment. Congratulations to all the incredible athletes who went to Berlin. And a special shout out to Team USA for such a fantastic performance.

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Angelo Taylor and U.S. Olympic Track Team Sweep 400M Hurdles

An excellent day for the United States track and field team in Beijing. Angelo Taylor, the Olympic champion in Sydney 2000, lead a medals sweep in the 400-meter hurdles and Stephanie Brown Trafton won a surprising gold in the discus.

Taylor ran a personal-best time of 47.25 seconds, ahead of teammates Kerron Clement and Bershawn Jackson, who took the silver and bronze respectively in 47.98 and 48.06. This is first sweep of the event since the United States did it in 1960.

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