'Just because you're a female it doesn't mean you can't accomplish the biggest of goals.' – MensahTamStock
, defeated three-time Olympian Blessing Oborududu of Nigeria 4-1 in the 68-kilogram freestyle wrestling finals, making her the first Black woman to win gold in wrestling and only the second American woman to do so. Helen Maroulis, who won the 53-kilogram category in the 2016 Olympics in Rio, was the first.
When asked what her win means to all the young girls out there watching, Mensah-Stock, who was wiping away tears, said,"It means that they see someone like themselves on that podium. Someone like Helen [Maroulis] on that podium showing them just because you're a female it doesn't mean you can't accomplish the biggest of goals. And being an Olympic champ is one of the hardest things I have ever done in my entire life. And I can say it's well worth it.
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