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Watch: American Gabby Thomas blazes by field to win her first Olympic gold in 200-meter

Gabrielle Thomas celebrates after winning the women's 200m final of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis
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Gabrielle Thomas celebrates after winning the women's 200m final of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis
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Watch: American Gabby Thomas blazes by field to win her first Olympic gold in 200-meter
ABOVE VIDEO: Gabby Thomas led from wire-to-wire in a dominant women's 200m victory, earning her first Olympic medal on Tuesday night at Stade de France. U.S. teammate Brittany Brown took bronze, and Julien Alfred earned silver.Can't view the above video? Click here. Gabby Thomas has done it.The American sprinter sped to victory in the women's 200 meters at the Paris Olympics Tuesday night, finishing in 21.83 seconds. Thomas beat 100-meter champion Julien Alfred of St. Lucia by 0.25 seconds, while Brittany Brown of the U.S. got the bronze.The 27-year-old Harvard graduate, who has a Masters in public health, took the lead for good at the curve and was never challenged in the final stretch. She let out a shout and grabbed her head with both hands after crossing the line.With Tuesday's medal, she adds gold to the bronze she took home from the Tokyo Olympics three years ago.

ABOVE VIDEO: Gabby Thomas led from wire-to-wire in a dominant women's 200m victory, earning her first Olympic medal on Tuesday night at Stade de France. U.S. teammate Brittany Brown took bronze, and Julien Alfred earned silver.Can't view the above video? Click here.

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Gabby Thomas has done it.

The American sprinter sped to victory in the women's 200 meters at the Paris Olympics Tuesday night, finishing in 21.83 seconds.

Thomas beat 100-meter champion Julien Alfred of St. Lucia by 0.25 seconds, while Brittany Brown of the U.S. got the bronze.

The 27-year-old Harvard graduate, who has a Masters in public health, took the lead for good at the curve and was never challenged in the final stretch. She let out a shout and grabbed her head with both hands after crossing the line.

With Tuesday's medal, she adds gold to the bronze she took home from the Tokyo Olympics three years ago.