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American women who made history at the Rio Olympics

emily mclanahan
  • <p>Dalilah Muhammad took gold in the 400-meter hurdles, the first time an American woman has done so in this event. (Reuters) </p>
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    Dalilah Muhammad

    Dalilah Muhammad took gold in the 400-meter hurdles, the first time an American woman has done so in this event. (Reuters)

  • <p>Diana Taurasi has scored 28 3-pointers leading up to the gold medal game. That is the most ever in an Olympic women’s basketball tournament. (Getty) </p>
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    Diana Taurasi

    Diana Taurasi has scored 28 3-pointers leading up to the gold medal game. That is the most ever in an Olympic women’s basketball tournament. (Getty)

  • <p>Allyson Felix became the most decorated U.S. female track athlete of all time after earning the silver medal in the 400 meters. (Getty) </p>
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    Allyson Felix

    Allyson Felix became the most decorated U.S. female track athlete of all time after earning the silver medal in the 400 meters. (Getty)

  • <p>“The Shot Diva” Michelle Carter is the first American woman to win gold in shot put. (AP) </p>
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    Michelle Carter

    “The Shot Diva” Michelle Carter is the first American woman to win gold in shot put. (AP)

  • <p>Ibtihaj Muhammad is the first American woman to compete in a hijab. (Getty) </p>
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    Ibtihaj Muhammad

    Ibtihaj Muhammad is the first American woman to compete in a hijab. (Getty)

  • <p>Simone Manuel’s gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle became the first gold medal for an African-American female in an individual swimming event. (Getty) </p>
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    Simone Manuel

    Simone Manuel’s gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle became the first gold medal for an African-American female in an individual swimming event. (Getty)

  • 今年看我！2016年十大國際運動員
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    今年看我！2016年十大國際運動員

    今年看我！2016年十大國際運動員
  • <p>No U.S. woman has ever won a medal in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, until Emma Coburn. (Getty) </p>
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    Emma Coburn

    No U.S. woman has ever won a medal in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, until Emma Coburn. (Getty)

  • <p>Bronze medalist Kristi Castlin, gold medalist Brianna Rollins and silver medalist Nia Ali of Team USA swept the 100-meter hurdles - the first time any country has ever done so. (Getty) </p>
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    Kristi Castlin, Brianna Rollins and Nia Ali

    Bronze medalist Kristi Castlin, gold medalist Brianna Rollins and silver medalist Nia Ali of Team USA swept the 100-meter hurdles - the first time any country has ever done so. (Getty)

  • <p>Helen Maroulis won the first American gold medal in women’s wrestling. (Getty) </p>
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    Helen Maroulis

    Helen Maroulis won the first American gold medal in women’s wrestling. (Getty)

  • <p>Simone Biles won a few gold medals - four to be exact - becoming the first U.S. gymnast to win four golds in the same games. (Getty) </p>
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    Simone Biles

    Simone Biles won a few gold medals - four to be exact - becoming the first U.S. gymnast to win four golds in the same games. (Getty)

  • <p>Seventeen-year-old Sydney McLaughlin is the youngest track athlete for Team USA since 1972. (Getty) </p>
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    Sydney McLaughlin

    Seventeen-year-old Sydney McLaughlin is the youngest track athlete for Team USA since 1972. (Getty)

  • <p>Sarah Robles won the first weightlifting medal in 16 years for the U.S. (Getty) </p>
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    Sarah Robles

    Sarah Robles won the first weightlifting medal in 16 years for the U.S. (Getty)

<p>Dalilah Muhammad took gold in the 400-meter hurdles, the first time an American woman has done so in this event. (Reuters) </p>
<p>Diana Taurasi has scored 28 3-pointers leading up to the gold medal game. That is the most ever in an Olympic women’s basketball tournament. (Getty) </p>
<p>Allyson Felix became the most decorated U.S. female track athlete of all time after earning the silver medal in the 400 meters. (Getty) </p>
<p>“The Shot Diva” Michelle Carter is the first American woman to win gold in shot put. (AP) </p>
<p>Ibtihaj Muhammad is the first American woman to compete in a hijab. (Getty) </p>
<p>Simone Manuel’s gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle became the first gold medal for an African-American female in an individual swimming event. (Getty) </p>
今年看我！2016年十大國際運動員
<p>No U.S. woman has ever won a medal in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, until Emma Coburn. (Getty) </p>
<p>Bronze medalist Kristi Castlin, gold medalist Brianna Rollins and silver medalist Nia Ali of Team USA swept the 100-meter hurdles - the first time any country has ever done so. (Getty) </p>
<p>Helen Maroulis won the first American gold medal in women’s wrestling. (Getty) </p>
<p>Simone Biles won a few gold medals - four to be exact - becoming the first U.S. gymnast to win four golds in the same games. (Getty) </p>
<p>Seventeen-year-old Sydney McLaughlin is the youngest track athlete for Team USA since 1972. (Getty) </p>
<p>Sarah Robles won the first weightlifting medal in 16 years for the U.S. (Getty) </p>

Team USA has much to be proud of at the Olympics, but the woman power has been in full force. Stamping their names in the record books and Olympic history, these women have crushed it.