USA edges New Zealand to capture gold in men's coxless four final

Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com.

The latest gold medal for the United States in the 2024 Paris Olympics comes in a sport where Americans haven’t won it all since 1960 in Rome.

USA Rowing, a men’s coxless four team consisting of Liam Corrigan, Michael Grady, Nick Mead and Justin Best, saw their boat just pass New Zealand by 0.85 seconds in the men’s four final.

The U.S. finished with a time of 5:49.03, while New Zealand came in just behind at 5:49.88 to win silver. Great Britain, with a time of 5:52.42, finished with bronze. 

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM

Nick Mead, Justin Best, Michael Grady and Liam Corrigan celebrate their gold medal in the men's four during the Summer Games at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium. (Sarah Phipps-USA Today Sports)

The last time the U.S. men won gold in this event, it was Dan Ayrault, Ted Nash, John Sayre and Rusty Wailes crossing the finish line first in the Rome Olympics in 1960. 

This is also the first time the U.S. has won a medal in rowing since the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. 

KATIE LEDECKY WINS GOLD IN WOMEN'S 1,500-METER FREESTYLE, TYING RECORD WITH 8TH OLYMPIC VICTORY

The men’s coxless four team made the final in the 2020 Toyko Olympics, but finished fifth.

Nick Mead, Justin Best, Michael Grady and Liam Corrigan compete in the men's four final A during the Olympic Games at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium. (Sarah Phipps-USA Today Sports)

However, this group just came off a silver-medal worthy performance in the 2023 World Championship, so there was always hope heading to Paris that they would at least break the eight-year medal drought. 

But a perfect race for these four men led to the sixth gold at