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Gabby Thomas Gets Bronze in 200m at the 2021 Olympics

Gabby Thomas Is an Olympic Medalist! The Sprinter Takes Bronze in Women's 200m Final

Gabby Thomas Gets Bronze in 200m at the 2021 Olympics

Gabby Thomas, aka Wonder Woman, has pulled off another superhero-esque feat. Just over a month after the sprinter put up the third-fastest time ever at the US Olympic Trials, Thomas secured a bronze medal at the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo, taking third behind Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah and Christine Mboma of Namibia.

Thompson-Herah's incredible time of 21.53 was good enough for a national record, and is now the second-fastest time in history behind the record set by Florence Griffith-Joyner (aka Flo-Jo) in 1988. Mboma, who edged Thomas in both the prelims and semifinals, put up a 21.81. It was, all in all, an electric Olympic final, as Thomas took home her first medal (21.87 seconds) and Thompson-Herah became the first woman to grab a "double-double" in track and field: winning a gold medal in the same event in consecutive Olympics (Rio and Tokyo). "I really had to pull it out to win the 200 meter," said Thompson-Herah, who also won gold in the 100m. "I can't believe it."

Ahead, see a clip of the last 100 meters of the race and photos of Thompson-Herah, Mboma, and Thomas crossing the finish line. Congrats to the medalists!

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