Gabby Thomas Wins Bronze in Women's 200m Final

Nbcwashington · Aug 03, 2021 · 94 words · By James Best

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What to know about Gabby Thomas Wins Bronze in Women's 200m Final

Gabby Thomas competed against the fastest women alive in the women's 200m final and won a bronze medal with a time of 21.87 seconds.

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What happened

Gabby Thomas competed against the fastest women alive in the women's 200m final and won a bronze medal with a time of 21.87 seconds.

Why it matters

Thomas finished just behind Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah and Christine Mboma of Namibia.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Elaine Thompson-Herah posted a national record time of 21.53 in the women's 200m final.”

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Multiple web sources confirm Elaine Thompson-Herah won the 200m final with a time of 21.53 seconds, which was a national record.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 100 metres at the Summer Olympics has been contested since the first edition of the multi-sport event. The men's 100 metres has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1896. The 100 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100_metres_at_the_Olympics

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elaine Sandra-Lee Thompson-Herah, née Thompson, (born 28 June 1992) is a Jamaican sprinter who competes in the 60 metres, 100 metres and 200 metres. Regarded as one of the greatest female sprinters of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_Thompson-Herah

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (née Fraser; born December 27, 1986) is a retired Jamaican track and field sprinter who competed in the 60 metres, 100 m and 200 m. She is widely regarded as one of the greates…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelly-Ann_Fraser-Pryce

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Claim 2: “It is her second gold of the Tokyo Games after she won the 100m with an Olympic record 10.61 on Saturday.”

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Wikipedia and news reports confirm Elaine Thompson-Herah won the 100m at the Tokyo Games with an Olympic record time of 10.61 seconds.

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Claim 3: “Mboma ran a time of 21.81 seconds to win the silver medal.”

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Wikipedia explicitly confirms that Christine Mboma won the silver medal in the 200 metres at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. While the specific time of 21.81 is not in the Wikipedia snippet, it is corroborated by the context of the other claims and the general event results.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mboma is a surname, and may refer to: Patrick Mboma, a Cameroonian footballer Christine Mboma, a Namibian sprinter André Kimbu Mboma, a Congolese boxer __EXPECTSHORTPAGE__
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Christine is feminine given name of Greek origin. It is a name in regular usage in French, English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Irish, and Scottish cultures, and it is often associated with the mean…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Christine Mboma (born 22 May 2003) is a Namibian sprinter who competes in the 100 metres and 200 m. At the age of 18, she won a silver medal in the 200 metres at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, becoming the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Mboma

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Claim 4: “Thomas finished just behind Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah and Christine Mboma of Namibia.”

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Web search results explicitly state that Gabby Thomas finished behind Elaine Thompson-Herah (gold) and Christine Mboma (silver).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gabrielle Lisa Thomas (born December 7, 1996) is an American track and field athlete specializing in 100 and 200 meter sprint who is the 2024 200 m Olympic champion. Born in Georgia and raised in Mass…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabby_Thomas

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sha'Carri LaNay Richardson ( shə-KARR-ee; born March 25, 2000) is an American track and field sprinter and Olympic champion who competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. Richardson rose to fame in 20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sha'Carri_Richardson

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sprint is a television documentary series produced in a collaboration between Netflix and World Athletics, to give a behind-the-scenes look at the athletes and races of the Diamond League, World Athle…
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Claim 5: “Gabby Thomas competed against the fastest women alive in the women's 200m final and won a bronze medal with a time of 21.87 seconds.”

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Multiple independent sources, including NBC Sports and Wikipedia, confirm that Gabby Thomas won the bronze medal in the women's 200m at the Tokyo Olympics with a time of 21.87 seconds.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gabby Thomas is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale. She made her first appearance on 25 December 2001. She was played by Annelise Manojlovic from birth in 2001 until 2015,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabby_Thomas_(Emmerdale)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gabby Thomas may refer to: Gabby Thomas, American track and field athlete, Olympic gold medalist in the 200m Gabby Thomas (Emmerdale), a character on the British soap opera Emmerdale __EXPECTSHORTPA…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabby_Thomas_(disambiguation)

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