Olympic silver medalist follows up performance with marriage proposal

AND HERE IT IS!!!! CONGRATS @WilliamClaye & @goQueengo!!!! ? #Rio2016 #TeamUSA #LoveIsInTheAir #SoAreTripleJumpers pic.twitter.com/CIkmZt9jUQ

— USATF (@usatf) August 16, 2016

U.S. triple jumper Will Claye followed up his Olympic silver medal performance with a marriage proposal to his longtime girlfriend Queen Harrison. He got down on one knee among a crowd of people to propose, to which Harrison said yes.

Will CLAYE (USA): on proposing to his girlfriend: "The knee was stressful. I didn't know if she was going to say yes." #AT #M #tj #silver

— Olympic News Service (@ONS_Rio2016) August 16, 2016

He jumped 17.76m in the triple jump to win silver and proceeded to jump into the stands to celebrate. There, he was able to find Harrison as he draped the American flag over both shoulders.

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Harrison, a 100m hurdle specialist, narrowly missed making the U.S. Olympic team with a fourth place finish at the Trials. Only the top-three with standard qualified for the Olympic team. She travelled to Rio and was seen wearing a “Will Power” shirt in support of her now-fiancée. Harrison, 27, won the 100m hurdles gold medal at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto.

Luckiest guy at @Rio2016 is @WilliamClaye. Helps @TeamUSA @usatf to a 1-2 finish in triple jump, then gets engaged! pic.twitter.com/m6j4KP20CI

— Verona Wildcat T&F (@VeronaWildcatTF) August 16, 2016

??? Congrats Will Claye & Queen Harrison! pic.twitter.com/tJOzeWvQrF

— DMG (@DoyleManagement) August 16, 2016

It was Claye’s third Olympic medal of his career and second in the triple jump after winning silver at the 2012 London Games. The American is still just 25 years of age. Christian Taylor won gold in the men’s triple jump (17.86m) as the Americans went 1-2.

.@WilliamClaye defends his Olympic #silver & earns his 3rd career Olympic medal! #Rio2016 #TeamUSA pic.twitter.com/OInx81blSM

— USATF (@usatf) August 16, 2016

In addition to Claye and Harrison, there are some other notable track couples at the Olympics including Ashton Eaton and Brianne Theisen-Eaton, a Canadian. Theisen-Eaton won Canada’s first athletics medal at the Rio 2016 Olympics with a bronze medal in the heptathlon. Eaton, an American, is a favourite to win the ten-event decathlon.

@usatf @WilliamClaye @goQueengo this is the best thing! #powercouple

— Cory McGee (@CoryMcGeeRuns) August 16, 2016