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RIO DE JANEIRO -- After making his Olympics debut by running in the mens 400-meter prelims one week ago, LSU senior Fitzroy Dunkley added the title of Olympic Silver Medalist to his name when he ran third leg on Jamaicas 4x400-meter relay team that finished runner-up to the United States in Saturdays final at the Olympic Stadium.Dunkley split 44.82 seconds on the third leg as he teamed with Peter Matthews (45.5), Nathon Allen (44.0) and Javon Francis (43.78) to become LSU Track & Fields 13th Olympic medalist in history.Jamaica was running third behind the United States and Botswana when Dunkley took the baton from Allen at the second exchange, and he handed off to Francis firmly in medal contention in third position at the final exchange. Francis surged passed Botswanas Gaone Leaname Maotoanong on the homestretch and crossed the finish line in second place for the silver medal behind Team USAs winning 2:57.30 for gold.Bahamas, the reigning Olympic Gold Medalists from London four years ago, returned to the medal podium with a run of 2:58.49 to edge Belgiums 2:58.52 for the bronze, while Botswana slipped to fifth place in 2:59.06. Cuba trailed in sixth place with a time of 2:59.53, followed by Poland in seventh place at 3:00.50 and Brazil in eighth place at 3:03.28.Dunkleys silver-medal-winning performance in his first Olympic Games caps an outstanding senior season on the track as he also ran on LSUs 4x400-meter relay team that swept NCAA Indoor and NCAA Outdoor titles during the 2016 season. He was also the NCAA Outdoor Silver Medalist in the 400-meter dash as one of the nations elite quartermilers throughout the campaign.LSUs athletes have now won 17 medals all-time at the Olympic Games as Dunkley is the 13th different athlete to ascend the medal podium at the modern Olympics dating back to Glenn Slats Hardin in 1932.Hardin was a two-time Olympic medalist as the worlds leading 400-meter hurdler in the early 20th century as he secured a silver medal in Los Angeles in 1932 and gold medal in Berlin in 1936. It would be 52 years before another LSU Track & Field athlete would step onto the medal podium when Sheila Echols won a gold medal in the womens 4x100-meter relay in Seoul, South Korea in 1988. LSU also featured Olympic Gold Medalists in Barcelona in 1992 and Atlanta in 1996 as American Esther Jones and Canadian Glenroy Gilbert, respectively, both won 4x100-meter relay titles.The Athens Olympics in 2004 proved to be the programs most successful with five athletes winning six total medals. Derrick Brew and Kelly Willie both won gold medals as members of Team USAs winning 4x400 relay, while Brew also won bronze in the mens 400 meters. John Moffitt struck silver for the United States in the long jump, while Nadia Davy and Ronetta Smith won bronze for Jamaica in the womens 4x400 relay.Richard Thompson of Trinidad & Tobago has won more Olympic medals than any LSU Track & Field athlete in history as a three-time silver medalist, including runner-up finishes for the 100-meter dash and 4x100-meter relay in his debut in Beijing in 2008 followed by a defense of his countrys silver medal in the sprint relay in London in 2012.Samantha Henry-Robinson also won a silver medal for Jamaica in the womens 4x100-meter relay and Ade Alleyne-Forte won a bronze medal for Trinidad & Tobago in the mens 4x400-meter relay in London four years ago. LSUs athletes have now won six gold medals, seven silver medals and four bronze medals all-time at the Olympic Games. nike vapormax plus Προσφορες . The defence is doing its part, too. 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Colin Kaepernick on Wednesday thanked the public for making his jersey the NFLs top seller after his national anthem protest and vowed to donate all the proceeds he receives back into the communities.The?San Francisco 49ers?quarterback made his pledge in an Instagram post.Before Kaepernick first sat down in protest during the playing of the the Star Spangled Banner, he ranked higher than 120th in league jersey sales. Kaepernick moved to No. 1 on Tuesday.?The 49ers sold more Kaepernick gear online in the week after he began his protest than the previous eight months.It was something that the jersey sales jumped because of peoples belief that there can be change and we can make this country better and that they believe I was someone who can help that change, Kaepernick said Wednesday.For me, that support is something I have to give back to the communities for that cause because thats what their belief is, thats what my belief is and we can work towards a common goal.Kaepernick has not stood during the national anthem for the past two preseason games because he said he didnt want to show pride in the flag of a country that oppresses black people and people of color.He altered his protest in the 49ers final preseason game, taking a knee instead of sitting. He said he took the new approach after talking to former Green Beret annd NFL long-snapper Nate Boyer?in an effort to be more respectful to those offended by his protest and not take away from the military.dddddddddddde said he will continue his protest throughout the 2016 season.In coordination with his protest, Kaepernick had previously said he will donate $1 million to various causes.NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday that he disagrees with Kaepernicks choice to kneel during the national anthem, but recognizes the quarterbacks right to protest.I support our players when they want to see change in society, and we dont live in a perfect society. ... On the other hand, we believe very strongly in patriotism in the NFL, he told The Associated Press. I personally believe very strongly in that.Goodell added that with NFL players having a visible platform for their viewpoints, we have to choose respectful ways of doing that so that we can achieve the outcomes we ultimately want and do it with the values and ideals that make our country great.Kaepernick will start the season as the 49ers backup quarterback after coach Chip Kelly said Blaine Gabbert had won the starting job.ESPNs Darren Rovell, Nick Wagoner and The Associated Press contributed to this report. ' ' '