"5th hurts bad"- Anna Hall speaks after missing out on winning a medal at the Paris Olympics

By Adityan Pillai

Modified Aug 10, 2024 06:58 GMT

Anna Hall missed out on winning a medal in the women's heptathlon despite a great performance at the Paris Olympics. The American athlete expressed her disappointment about the results and added that she had put forth her best performance in her debut appearance at the quadrennial games in Paris.

The American athlete finished fifth overall with a total score of 6615 points. Nafissatou Thiam of Belgium won the gold medal with a score of 6880 points, Katrina Johnson-Thompson won the silver medal after scoring 6844 points, while Noor Vidts took home the bronze with a total score of 6707 points.

Anna Hall made a strong comeback at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials after undergoing knee surgery in January 2024. The American athlete qualified for the Paris Olympics and was the country's biggest hope for a medal in the heptathlon. However, after finishing fifth, Hall took to X to share her thoughts on her performance.

"5th hurts, bad.trying hard to be proud of the fight we gave these last 2 days and last 7 months. I gave it my very best ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🔥I hope I made you all proud," she wrote.

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Anna Hall on making it to the Paris Olympics

Olympic Games Paris 2024 - Athletics 4 × 100 Metres Relay - Source: Getty

Anna Hall competed in the U.S. Olympic track and field trials in 2021 in a quest to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. However, the 23-year-old's dreams were crushed after she fell on the ground during the hurdles and injured her navicular bone. After recovering from the injury, Hall got back on the track once again, keeping her sights set on the Olympic Games in Paris.

After qualifying for the Paris Olympics, she spoke to Olympics.com and said:

"I've wanted this for so long and my Olympic journey has been really, really hard. 2021 was absolutely devastating. It's just been a lot of adversity and a lot of doubt. And so, just the relief. Like, we finally made it. I'm just really thankful."

Moreover, Anna Hall also opened up about taking advice from the legendary athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee while preparing for the Paris Olympics.

"There's a huge mentorship there; it's meant the world. She called me three times last week and said, 'I'm calling you every other day; I'm sorry if I'm annoying you.' She told me that I needed to believe in myself,"she added.

Anna Hall is yet to release an official update about her plans for the rest of the 2024 season.