ATHLETES WHO MADE HISTORY DURING THE TOKYO OLYMPICS GAMES

Human Central
Aug 9, 2021
2 min read

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics has come to an end and it's bittersweet but as we wait for the Paralympics let's acknowledge the hard-working athletes and their contribution to history.

Tamyra Mensah-Stock

Mensah-Stock said she and her mom plan to name the food truck "The Lady Bug." Tom Pennington/via Getty Images

Tamyra Mensah-Stock is the first African-American woman to win a Gold Medal in wrestling. Tamrya started wrestling in the 10th grade when the sport she loved so much, track and field started to be an unpleasant place for her to due to the bullying she was receiving. I bet the bullies are quiet now.

Hifumi Abe and Uta Abe

Siblings Uta Abe and Hifumi Abe celebrate both winning gold at the Tokyo Olympics in judo.

This brother and sister duo on the Tokyo team just broke the record of being the first siblings winning Gold on an individual event on the same day. Talk about it runs in the family.

Sunisa Lee

'There was a lot of time I wanted to quit': Sunisa Lee on winning gymnastics all-around gold – video

18-year-old Sunisa Lee became the first Hmong American Olympic Gold Medalist during the artistic gymnastics women's all-around final. Can't wait to see what else she has in stores.

Alana Smith

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Alana Smith became the first openly non-binary American athlete to compete at the Toyko Olympic Games. If you couldn't tell Team USA was really breaking barriers this year.

Laurel Hubbard

Laurel Hubbard failed to secure a successful snatch lift

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Laurel Hubbard from New Zealand became the first openly transgender athlete to actually compete at the Olympics. And certainly, she won’t be the last because…

Quinn

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Quinn from Canada just became the first openly transgender athlete to win an Olympic Medal period. Only three openly transgender/non-binary athletes competed at the Olympics this year and Quinn happens to be the only one to win a Medal.