Speed sport climber Aleksandra Miroslaw wins Olympic gold 2 days after twice breaking world record
Two world records, one Olympic gold medal.
Aleksandra Miroslaw of Poland capped her dominant performance at the Paris Games by winning the gold in women’s speed climbing on Wednesday.
It was her first Olympic medal after just missing out on the podium with a fourth-place finish in Tokyo three years ago.
The gold came two days after she twice broke the women's world record, which now stands at 6.06 seconds.
“It means a lot,” Miroslaw said. “It’s the first time for speed climbing and also for me here. I have my flag and I was standing on the podium, hearing my national anthem. It was just amazing.”
She won the final in 6.10, beating the 6.18 time of silver medalist Deng Lijuan of China. Aleksandra Kalucka of Poland won the bronze.
