Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Merritt akakunda 400 m pa2008 Summer Olympics muBeijing. Makwikwi akaoma pakati paMerritt naWariner akanga achitarisirwa, kunyange zvazvo pakupedzisira akaguma nokukundwa. Kusiyana kwemasekonzi 0.99 pakati pekupedza kwaMerritt panzvimbo yokutanga uye kupedza kwaWariner panzvimbo yechipiri kwakanga kuri kukuru mumakwikwi eOlympic 400 m. Nguva yake ye43.75, yakanakisisa itsva, yakamuita wechishanu akakurumidza 400 m mumhanyi pane nguva dzose mazita, achiri nzvimbo mbiri shure kweWariner, uyo ari wechitatu pane nguva dzose mazita evamhanyi vanomhanya zvikuru. Akabatana naWariner, Angelo Taylor uye 400 m bronze medalist David Neville yevarume 4 × 400 m relay
. Chikwata chakakunda rekodhi yeOlympic iyo yakanga yakamira kubvira 1992 Barcelona Olimpiki nekumhanya nguva ye2:55.39, yechipiri inokurumidza munhoroondo yechiitiko ichi.