Meet Tamyra Mensah-Stock, who just became the first Black woman to win Olympic gold in wrestling

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Meet Tamyra Mensah-Stock, who just became the first Black woman to win Olympic gold in wrestling

Since 2004 when women's wrestling was added to the Summer Olympics, a Black woman had never won gold. However, at Makuhari Messe Hall during the light heavyweight gold medal match on Tuesday, Houston native Tamyra Mensah-Stock made history when she became the first Black woman to win a wrestling gold. The 28-year-old American athlete also...

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