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Teen wins first U.S. women’s boxing gold

Detroit's Claressa Shields, 17, claimed the middleweight title.

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Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Russia 1 2 3 6
2 Great Britain 3 1 1 5
3 Ukraine 2 1 2 5
4 Cuba 2 0 2 4
10 United States 1 0 1 2

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