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Gabby Thomas: Who Is the Olympic Gold Medalist?

Thomas, who won the women’s 200-meter final to secure Olympic gold, is also a Harvard graduate.

Image Credit: Anadolu via Getty ImagesWith a time of 21.83, Gabby Thomas won the gold medal in the women’s 200-meter final at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Tuesday, Aug. 6, solidifying her status as one of the fastest athletes in the world. Although she played sports like softball and soccer in grade school, it wasn’t until she saw Felix running in the U.S. Olympic Trials for the 2008 Beijing Games on television at her grandmother’s house that she considered seriously pursuing track. Thomas told Women’s Running that she adopted the dog when she moved to Austin and didn’t have any people friends yet, and called him her “savior” during tough times in her grad program or on the track.

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