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That punched her ticket to the Rio Games, where she made it to the semifinals.
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And in the lead-up to the Paris Games, McLaughlin-Levrone continued to bring it.
And in Paris, she not only won gold, but shattered her own world record in the process.
All in all, she has already lowered the world marksixtimes.
Theres more to McLaughlin-Levrone than what we see on the track, though.
Here are nine things to know about the worlds fastest 400-meter hurdler.
McLaughlin-Levrone comes from a family of talented runners.
Everyone in McLaughlin-Levrones immediate family has competed on the track.
He was inducted into the Manhattan College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997.
Mary McLaughlin, Sydneys mom, ran on the boys track team in high school, asPeoplereports.
McLaughlin-Levrone and her three siblings had an active childhood.
Naturally, she was fueled by some healthy sibling competition.
She was inspired by Sanya Richard-Ross.
McLaughlin-Levrone caught the Olympic bug when she was nine years old.
Qualifying for her first Olympics was a surprise.
The University of Kentucky was her home away from home for a year.
Candy is her race fuel of choice.
Add published author to her accolades.
As if Olympic medals arent enough of an accomplishment, McLaughlin-Levrone also released her first book in January.
McLaughlin-Levrone grew up in a religious household, but her relationship with Christianity deepened during the pandemic.
In an interview withToday, McLaughlin said that COVID took her to her lowest point.
McLaughlin-Levrone loves some drugstore skin care.
McLaughlin-Levrone has posted severalvideossharing her morning and night skin care routines over the years.
Shes married to a former NFL player.
McLaughlin-Levrone married former professional football player Andre Levrone Junior in 2022.
The two met the old-fashioned wayLevrone slid into McLaughlin-Levrones DMs.
A superfast (and super-supportive) training pack has been key.
The two were teammates on the gold-winning 4x400-meter relay at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
Felix has also supported McLaughlins rise in the sport.
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