Marileidy Paulino dominated the women's 400m, cruising to her first Olympic gold medal. She is the first woman from the Dominican Republic to win an Olympic gold after running the fourth-fastest 400m time in history.
At this year’s Olympic games, Latino fans cheered on athletes from their home countries as well as those representing Team USA. As the Paris Games come to an end, thirteen Latinos are returning home with gold medals. Rebeca Andrade was the pride of Brazil at this year’s Games. She earned the country a gold medal in the women’s gymnastics floor exercise, beating gymnast Simone Biles. Andrade also earned her country one bronze and two silver medals.
race walk, Brian Pintado won his first Olympic medal — and a gold for Ecuador — nearly beating an Olympic record. As part of the U.S. women’s artistic gymnastics team, Hezly Rivera, whose parents are Dominican, went home with a gold medal. Rivera did not compete on Tuesday at the team final, but she made history earlier this summer by becoming the youngest member of Team USA headed to the Paris Olympics.
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