Sifan Hassan wins Olympic women's marathon at Paris Olympics

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Hassan won the women’s marathon in an Olympic record time of two hours, 22 minutes and 55 seconds

Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa came in second, three seconds later

Kenya’s Hellen Obiri took bronze, coming in at 2:23:10.

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Hassan moved past Assefa on the inside, trading elbows with her with about 200 meters left to go

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gold-medal performance caps a stunning Olympics for Hassan

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She already won two bronze medals on the track at the Stade De France

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Hassan, 31, is the first athlete to medal in all three distance events at a single Olympics since 1952

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she ran more than 62 kilometers, or 38 miles, at the Paris Olympics.

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