{"id":21877,"date":"2021-08-03T23:49:28","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T04:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=21877"},"modified":"2021-08-03T23:49:28","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T04:49:28","slug":"sydney-mclaughlin-breaks-her-world-record-to-win-400m-hurdles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=21877","title":{"rendered":"Sydney McLaughlin breaks her world record to win 400m hurdles"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Olympics Live Updates: Sydney McLaughlin Sets World Record in 400-Meter Hurdles<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n

McLaughlin beat Dalilah Muhammad, a fellow American and the defending champion, for the gold. The women\u2019s park skateboarding competition could crown one of the Olympics\u2019 youngest champions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n

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Sydney McLaughlin won the 400-meter hurdles, defeating the 2016 Olympic champion, Dalilah Muhammad of the U.S.<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Sydney McLaughlin<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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Sydney McLaughlin<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/caption>\n
\"2018<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
McLaughlin at the 2018 NCAA Division\u00a0I Championships<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Full\u00a0name<\/strong><\/th>\nSydney Michelle McLaughlin<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Born<\/strong><\/th>\nAugust 7, 1999 (age\u00a021)<\/span><\/strong>
\nNew Brunswick, New Jersey<\/a>[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Employer<\/strong><\/th>\nNew Balance<\/a>[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Height<\/strong><\/th>\n5\u00a0ft 9\u00a0in (175\u00a0cm)[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Weight<\/strong><\/th>\n132\u00a0lb (60\u00a0kg)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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College team<\/strong><\/th>\nKentucky Wildcats<\/a> (2018)[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"Gold<\/strong><\/td>\n2020 Tokyo<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n400\u00a0m hurdles<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"Gold<\/strong><\/td>\n2015 Cali<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n400\u00a0m hurdles<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Sydney Michelle McLaughlin (born August 7, 1999) is an American hurdler<\/a> and sprinter<\/a> and Olympic gold medalist who competed for the University of Kentucky<\/a> for one year before turning professional in 2018.\u00a0 <\/sup> She is the current world record holder in the women’s 400 meters hurdles<\/a> with a time of 51.46 seconds, set on August 4, 2021 at the Tokyo Olympics<\/a> in the final run.\u00a0 She was the first woman to break 52 seconds in the event when she set the world record of 51.90 at the 2020 USA Olympic trials<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

She won the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials<\/a> in the 400\u00a0m hurdles and subsequently won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics<\/a>, beating the reigning gold medalist, teammate Dalilah Muhammad<\/a>, who finished second. McLaughlin won the silver medal at the 2019 World Championships<\/a> in the 400\u00a0m hurdles<\/a>. She placed third in the 400\u00a0m hurdles at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials<\/a>, and was the youngest athlete to qualify for the U.S. track and field team for the 2016 Summer Olympics<\/a>, where she finished 16th overall.<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n

McLaughlin holds a number of age group world bests and won the Gatorade National Girls Athlete of the Year<\/a> trophy for both 2015\u201316 and 2016\u201317.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Sydney McLaughlin broke her own world record in winning the women\u2019s 400-meter hurdles on Wednesday.<\/span>Credit…<\/span>Doug Mills\/The New York Times<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Few events were more highly anticipated at the Tokyo Games than the renewal of their rivalry on Wednesday at Olympic Stadium.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was safe to assume that something extraordinary would happen, and McLaughlin delivered, breaking her own world record to win her first Olympic gold.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Women\u2019s 400 Meters Hurdles<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

McLaughlin, 21, finished in 51.46 seconds. Muhammad ran the fastest time of her life to take the silver medal in 51.58 seconds, and Femke Bol of the Netherlands was third.<\/strong><\/p>\n

There have been various high-profile chapters between McLaughlin and Muhammad. At the 2019 world championships<\/a>, Muhammad dipped under her own world record by 0.04 of a second to edge McLaughlin for the win at 52.16 seconds.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But at the U.S. Olympic trials<\/a> in June, McLaughlin \u2014 so often considered the prodigy \u2014 met the outsize expectations that had shadowed her since she was a teenager by breaking Muhammad\u2019s world record with a time of 51.90 seconds. Muhammad, after dealing with injuries and illness during the pandemic, finished second at the trials.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Those two races, though, were preludes to what played out on Wednesday, the fastest women\u2019s 400-meter hurdles race in history \u2014 one day after Karsten Warholm of Norway had won gold<\/a> with a time of 45.94 seconds in the fastest men\u2019s 400-meter hurdles race in history.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Muhammad, 31, who had come to Tokyo as the reigning Olympic champion, went out hard to take an early lead. But McLaughlin was gaining on her coming off the final turn and outsprinted her in the final meters.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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McLaughlin crossing the finish line just ahead of her teammate Dalilah Muhammad.<\/span>
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McLaughlin was a teenager when she competed at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where she fell short of advancing to the final. It was a learning experience, and she leaned on some of those lessons in Tokyo. The Olympics were not new to her. She seemed utterly unfazed by it all.<\/strong><\/p>\n

She had spent the early part of the year refining her technique by running the 100-meter hurdles at the behest of her coach, Bob Kersee. The idea, McLaughlin said, was to \u201cfeel the rhythm of running faster.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Wednesday, she was the fastest in the world.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Track and Field: Women\u2019s 400m Hurdles Final \u00a0\u203a<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/th>\n

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Gold<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Sydney McLaughlin<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Silver<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Dalilah Muhammad<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Femke Bol<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Janieve Russell<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Anna Ryzhykova<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Viktoriya Tkachuk<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Gianna Woodruff<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Achievements<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Outdoor<\/strong><\/td>\n400 m hurdles<\/strong><\/td>\n51.46<\/strong><\/td>\nAugust 4, 2021<\/strong><\/td>\nTokyo<\/a>, Japan<\/strong><\/td>\nWR<\/abbr><\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
300 m hurdles<\/strong><\/td>\n38.90<\/strong><\/td>\nApril 9, 2017<\/strong><\/td>\nArcadia, California<\/a>, U.S.<\/strong><\/td>\nAmerican high school record<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
100 m hurdles<\/strong><\/td>\n12.65<\/strong><\/td>\nMay 9, 2021<\/strong><\/td>\nWalnut, California<\/a>, U.S.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
400 m<\/strong><\/td>\n50.07<\/strong><\/td>\nMarch 30, 2018<\/strong><\/td>\nGainesville, Florida<\/a>, U.S.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
200 m<\/strong><\/td>\n22.39<\/strong><\/td>\nMarch 29, 2018<\/strong><\/td>\nGainesville, Florida<\/a>, U.S.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indoor<\/strong><\/td>\n60 m hurdles<\/strong><\/td>\n8.17<\/strong><\/td>\nMarch 15, 2015<\/strong><\/td>\nNew York, New York<\/a>, U.S.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
400 m<\/strong><\/td>\n50.36<\/strong><\/td>\nMarch 10, 2018<\/strong><\/td>\nCollege Station<\/a>, Texas, U.S.<\/strong><\/td>\nUnder-20 North American record[note 1]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
300 m<\/strong><\/td>\n36.12<\/strong><\/td>\nDecember 8, 2017<\/strong><\/td>\nBloomington, Indiana<\/a>, U.S.<\/strong><\/td>\nUnder-20 world record<\/a>[37]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
200 m<\/strong><\/td>\n22.68<\/strong><\/td>\nMarch 9, 2018<\/strong><\/td>\nCollege Station, Texas<\/a>, U.S.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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400 m hurdles circuit wins<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Representing the \"United<\/a><\/span> United States<\/strong><\/caption>\n
Year<\/strong><\/th>\nCompetition<\/strong><\/th>\nPosition<\/strong><\/th>\nEvent<\/strong><\/th>\nVenue<\/strong><\/th>\nTime<\/strong><\/th>\nNotes<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
2015<\/strong><\/td>\nWorld Youth Championships<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n1st<\/strong><\/td>\n400\u00a0m hurdles<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nCali<\/a>, Colombia<\/strong><\/td>\n55.94<\/strong><\/td>\nCR<\/abbr><\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/strong><\/td>\nOlympic Games<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n16th<\/strong><\/td>\n400\u00a0m hurdles<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nRio de Janeiro<\/a>, Brazil<\/strong><\/td>\n56.22<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/strong><\/td>\nWorld Championships<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n2nd<\/strong><\/td>\n400\u00a0m hurdles<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nDoha<\/a>, Qatar<\/strong><\/td>\n52.23<\/strong><\/td>\nPB<\/abbr><\/a>, #3\u00a0all-time<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1st<\/strong><\/td>\n4\u00d7400\u00a0m relay<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n3:18.92<\/strong><\/td>\nWL<\/abbr><\/a>, 48.8 split<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2021<\/strong><\/td>\nOlympic Games<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n1st<\/strong><\/td>\n400\u00a0m hurdles<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nTokyo<\/a>, Japan<\/strong><\/td>\n51.46<\/strong><\/td>\nWR<\/abbr><\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
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400 m hurdles progression<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Representing the Union Catholic Vikings<\/a> (2014\u20132017), the Kentucky Wildcats<\/a> (2018), and New Balance<\/a> (2019\u20132021)<\/strong><\/caption>\n
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2014<\/strong><\/td>\nNSAF Indoor Nationals<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n11th<\/strong><\/td>\n60\u00a0m hurdles<\/strong><\/td>\nNew York, New York<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n8.67<\/strong><\/td>\n[39]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4th<\/strong><\/td>\n4\u00d7200\u00a0m relay<\/strong><\/td>\n1:40.61<\/strong><\/td>\n[40]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NSAF Nationals<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n2nd<\/strong><\/td>\n100\u00a0m hurdles<\/strong><\/td>\nGreensboro, North Carolina<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n13.34<\/strong><\/td>\n(+0.5\u00a0m\/s wind)<\/small>, PB<\/abbr><\/a>[41]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7th<\/strong><\/td>\n4\u00d7200\u00a0m relay<\/strong><\/td>\n1:41.42<\/strong><\/td>\n[42]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1st<\/strong><\/td>\n400\u00a0m hurdles<\/strong><\/td>\n56.89<\/strong><\/td>\nPB<\/abbr><\/a>[43]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USATF Junior Championships<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n2nd<\/strong><\/td>\n400\u00a0m hurdles<\/strong><\/td>\nEugene, Oregon<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n55.63<\/strong><\/td>\nPB<\/abbr><\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/strong><\/td>\nNSAF Indoor Nationals<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n1st<\/strong><\/td>\n60\u00a0m hurdles<\/strong><\/td>\nNew York, New York<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n8.17<\/strong><\/td>\nPB<\/abbr><\/a>[44]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NSAF Nationals<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n1st<\/strong><\/td>\n400\u00a0m hurdles<\/strong><\/td>\nGreensboro, North Carolina<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n55.87<\/strong><\/td>\nSB<\/abbr><\/a>[45]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
U.S. World Youth Trials<\/strong><\/td>\n1st<\/strong><\/td>\n400\u00a0m hurdles<\/strong><\/td>\nLisle, Illinois<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n55.28<\/strong><\/td>\nPB<\/abbr><\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/strong><\/td>\nNSAF Indoor Nationals<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n1st<\/strong><\/td>\n400\u00a0m<\/strong><\/td>\nNew York, New York<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n51.84<\/strong><\/td>\nCR<\/abbr><\/a>, PB<\/abbr><\/a>[46]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1st<\/strong><\/td>\n4\u00d7400\u00a0m relay<\/strong><\/td>\n3:40.28<\/strong><\/td>\nCR<\/abbr><\/a>[47]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NSAF Nationals<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n1st<\/strong><\/td>\n400\u00a0m hurdles<\/strong><\/td>\nGreensboro, North Carolina<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n54.46<\/strong><\/td>\nCR<\/abbr><\/a>, PB<\/abbr><\/a>[48]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USATF Junior Championships<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n1st<\/strong><\/td>\n400\u00a0m hurdles<\/strong><\/td>\nClovis, California<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n54.54<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
U.S. Olympic Trials<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n3rd<\/strong><\/td>\n400\u00a0m hurdles<\/strong><\/td>\nEugene, Oregon<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n54.15<\/strong><\/td>\nPB<\/abbr><\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/strong><\/td>\nNSAF Indoor Nationals<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n1st<\/strong><\/td>\n400\u00a0m<\/strong><\/td>\nNew York, New York<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n51.61<\/strong><\/td>\nCR<\/abbr><\/a>, PB<\/abbr><\/a>[49]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NSAF Nationals<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n1st<\/strong><\/td>\n400\u00a0m hurdles<\/strong><\/td>\nGreensboro, North Carolina<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n54.22<\/strong><\/td>\nCR<\/abbr><\/a>[50]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USATF Championships<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n6th<\/strong><\/td>\n400\u00a0m hurdles<\/strong><\/td>\nSacramento, California<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n53.82<\/strong><\/td>\nPB<\/abbr><\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/strong><\/td>\nNCAA Division\u00a0I Indoor Championships<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n2nd<\/strong><\/td>\n400\u00a0m<\/strong><\/td>\nCollege Station, Texas<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n50.36<\/strong><\/td>\nPB<\/abbr><\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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2019<\/strong><\/td>\nUSATF Championships<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n2nd<\/strong><\/td>\n400\u00a0m hurdles<\/strong><\/td>\nDes Moines, Iowa<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n52.88<\/strong><\/td>\nSB<\/abbr><\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2021<\/strong><\/td>\nU.S. Olympic Trials<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n1st<\/strong><\/td>\n400\u00a0m hurdles<\/strong><\/td>\nEugene, Oregon<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n51.90<\/strong><\/td>\nWR<\/abbr><\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
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2014<\/strong><\/td>\n55.63<\/strong><\/td>\nEugene, Oregon<\/a>, U.S.<\/strong><\/td>\nJuly 6<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/strong><\/td>\n55.28<\/strong><\/td>\nLisle, Illinois<\/a>, U.S.<\/strong><\/td>\nJuly 1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/strong><\/td>\n54.15<\/strong><\/td>\nEugene, Oregon<\/a>, U.S.<\/strong><\/td>\nJuly 10<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/strong><\/td>\n53.82<\/strong><\/td>\nSacramento, California<\/a>, U.S.<\/strong><\/td>\nJune 25<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/strong><\/td>\n52.75<\/strong><\/td>\nKnoxville, Tennessee<\/a>, U.S.<\/strong><\/td>\nMay 13<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/strong><\/td>\n52.23<\/strong><\/td>\nDoha<\/a>, Qatar<\/strong><\/td>\nOctober 4<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2021<\/strong><\/td>\n51.46<\/strong><\/td>\nTokyo<\/a>, Japan<\/strong><\/td>\nAugust 4<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Personal life<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

McLaughlin belongs to an athletic family; her father Willie was a semi-finalist in the 400 meters at the 1984 Olympic Trials<\/a>, her mother Mary was a runner in high school, and her older brother Taylor won silver in the 400-meter hurdles at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships<\/a>.<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n

McLaughlin is an outspoken Evangelical Christian<\/a> and member of the International Churches of Christ<\/a> (ICOC). <\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Full\u00a0name<\/strong><\/th>\nTamyra Mariama Mensah-Stock<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nationality<\/strong><\/th>\n\"United<\/a><\/span> American<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Born<\/strong><\/th>\nOctober 11, 1992 (age\u00a028)<\/span><\/strong>
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Height<\/strong><\/th>\n1.65\u00a0m (5\u00a0ft 5\u00a0in)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Weight<\/strong><\/th>\n69\u00a0kg (152\u00a0lb)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spouse(s)<\/span><\/strong><\/th>\nJacob Stock<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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College team<\/strong><\/th>\nWayland Baptist University<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"Gold<\/strong><\/td>\n2019 Buenos Aires<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n68 kg<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Gold<\/strong><\/td>\n2020 Ottawa<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n68 kg<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Gold<\/strong><\/td>\n2021 Guatemala City<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n68 kg<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
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Tamyra Mariama Mensah-Stock (born October 11, 1992 nee Mensah) is an American sport wrestler who competes in the women’s freestyle<\/a> category and won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2021.[1]<\/a><\/sup> She is the reigning Olympic and World champion in wrestling freestyle. She is also currently the number one woman wrestler in the world.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Tamyra Mensah-Stock became the second American woman to win a wrestling gold medal.<\/span>Credit…<\/span>Leah Millis\/Reuters<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Either way on Tuesday night, Tamyra Mensah-Stock knew there would be a first.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since women\u2019s wrestling was added to the Summer Olympics in 2004, a Black woman had never won the top prize. But in the light heavyweight gold medal match at Makuhari Messe Hall, Mensah-Stock, a Texas native whose father came to the United States from Ghana at 30, was going up against Blessing Oborududu of Nigeria.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cOooooh, it was awesome,\u201d Mensah-Stock said afterward with her usual zeal and earnestness.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cOh my gosh, look at us representing,\u201d she added later. \u201cAnd I\u2019m like, if one of us wins, we\u2019re making history. You\u2019re making history, I\u2019m making history, we\u2019re making history. It\u2019s fantastic. It meant a lot. I\u2019m so proud of Blessing. I was looking at her, \u2018Dang, she\u2019s killing it.\u2019 But I can kill it, too.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

And Mensah-Stock, 28, certainly did, dominating her opponents throughout the Tokyo Games and beating Oborududu, 32, by a score of 4-1 to become the second American woman to win a wrestling gold medal after Helen Maroulis in 2016.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Asked about the feat after the match, she said: \u201cYoung women are going to see themselves in a number of ways. And they\u2019re going to look up there and go: \u2018I can do that. I can see myself.\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Then Mensah-Stock signaled toward her head, saying: \u201cLook at this natural hair. Come on, man! I made sure I brought my puffballs out so they could know that you can do it, too.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Serving as a symbol to others has long been on Mensah-Stock\u2019s mind. Back home in Katy, Texas, she started wrestling in 10th grade after she was bullied in track and field, her sport of choice. She reluctantly switched to wrestling at the behest of her twin sister, a wrestler, but soon found that the sport not only unlocked her athletic ability but also helped her develop confidence.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mensah-Stock said she wanted other young women, perhaps those who felt as she once did, to see that \u201cyou can be silly, you can have fun, and you can be strong, you can be tough and you can be a wrestler.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

In her first year wrestling, Mensah-Stock finished second in the state championships but knew more was to come. She told a friend that they would be Olympians one day. In 2016, she made it to the Rio Games, but only as a practice partner for her teammates when she failed to secure a spot in the competition.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the very beginning, I knew I could get here,\u201d she said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Although a Black woman hadn\u2019t won an Olympic gold in wrestling before, Mensah-Stock rattled off the names of Black wrestlers who had achieved so much before her. Among them: Toccara Montgomery, who finished seventh in the 2004 Games, and Randi Miller, who won a bronze medal in the 63-kilogram weight class in 2008.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThey paved the way for me, and I was like, \u2018I know you guys could have done it, so I\u2019m going out there and I\u2019m going to accomplish this,\u2019\u201d Mensah-Stock said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Before the gold medal match, Mensah-Stock struggled to sleep because of nerves. She said her coach, Izzy Izboinikov, made sure she ate something. Watching other wrestlers from the United States compete earlier on Tuesday made her anxiety worse.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t pretty,\u201d she said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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She is the wrestling Olympic Champion in the Women’s Freestyle 68kg. #TokyoOlympics<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/iFmTVUggi3<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014 #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) August 3, 2021<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

But after the clock ran out and Mensah-Stock was the winner, she formed a heart sign with her hands and showed it to both sides of the arena. The television broadcast showed her family, watching from the United States, making the same gesture in response. From the stands, her training partner Maya Nelson clapped and shouted with so much glee that her mask couldn\u2019t stay on.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The heart sign, she later said, was a tribute to her loved ones: her father who died in a car crash after leaving one of her high school tournaments, a tragedy that nearly led her to quit wrestling; her uncle, a former professional boxer, who died of cancer; her grandfather who also died of cancer; a late friend who was also a wrestler; her husband, her mother, her aunt, her sister and the entire country.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m trying to send love to everyone,\u201d she said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Elaine Thompson-Herah<\/a> of Jamaica is an Olympic champion \u2014 again.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Three days after winning the women\u2019s 100 meters<\/a>, Thompson-Herah broke clear of the field in the 200 on Tuesday night to win in 21.53 seconds, a national record.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Christine Mboma<\/a> of Namibia was second, and Gabby Thomas of the United States was third.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who won the silver in the 100, finished in fourth place.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Earlier in the evening, three Americans advanced through the semifinals of the men\u2019s 200 meters \u2014 but not without some drama.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Noah Lyles<\/a>, one of the favorites, slowed as he neared the finish of his heat and was passed by two runners, missing an automatic qualifying spot. He later advanced to the final based on his time. Lyles said he was going with his plan \u2014 which apparently meant conserving some energy \u2014 but acknowledged that it turned out to be \u201ca little risky.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

The night was capped by Mondo Duplantis<\/a> of Sweden, who cleared 19 feet 9 inches to win the men\u2019s pole vault. Christopher Nilsen of the U.S. won silver in a final that was absent his American teammate Sam Kendricks, the reigning world champion. Kendricks tested positive for the coronavirus<\/a> last week and was ruled out of the competition.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Duplantis, 21, grew up in Louisiana but competes for Sweden, his mother\u2019s home country. His first Olympic gold medal assured, he tried to put on a show for the few hundred staff, media and fellow athletes who were in the stadium, but narrowly missed breaking his own world record.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sydney McLaughlin recently said that \u201ciron sharpens iron\u201d when it comes to her relationship with Dalilah Muhammad<\/a>. They are the pre-eminent practitioners of their craft, the two fastest women ever to run the 400-meter hurdles.<\/strong><\/p>\n