USA’s Erin Jackson becomes first Black woman to win individual Winter Olympic gold

16 February 2022 by Marcus Gordon

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Erin Jackson, a former roller derby skater from Ocala, Florida, who completed the speed skating all-out sprint for one and a quarter laps of the oval in a time of 37.04sec to move into gold medal position.

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https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/feb/13/usas-erin-jackson-speedskating-500m-gold-winter-olympics-2022-beijing

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