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Claressa Shields

August 2, 2016 in Modern Worthies

Claressa Shields

First American Woman to Win Olympic Gold Medal for Boxing

The 2012 Olympic games were the first to feature women's boxing as an event, and at 17 years old--one of the youngest boxers there--Shields won gold in her weight class. But fame, money, and endorsements did not follow.

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