Following is the factbox on Olympic men's 400m hurdles race champion:

Name: Angelo Taylor

Nationality: United States

Date of Birth:  December 29, 1978

Height: 188cm

Bodyweight: 84kg

Olympic performance: 47.25 seconds

Career highlights: Gold at 2000 Sydney Olympics, Australia

Bronze at 2007 World Championship Osaka, Japan

Silver at 2007 IAAF Golden League, Paris Saint-Denis, France

Bronze at 2008 IAAF Golden League, Paris Saint-Denis, France

Gold at 2007 IAAF Super Grand Prix, Monaco

Gold at 2007 IAAF Grand Prix, Hengelo, Netherland

Gold at 2007 IAAF Grand Prix, Dakar, Senegal

(Xinhua News Agency August 18, 2008)