American athlete Jackson becomes 1st Black woman to win individual Winter Olympic gold

Erin Jackson comes 1st in time of 37.04 in women's 500m event

By Emre Asikci

ISTANBUL (AA) - Team USA speed skater Erin Jackson became the first Black woman to win the individual gold medal at the Winter Olympics in a time of 37.04.

"Remember the name. @ErinJackson480 is the first Black woman to win an individual medal in speedskating at the #WinterOlympics," Team USA said on Twitter.

The 29-year-old athlete is the first US woman to win a speed skating gold at the Olympics since Bonnie Blair in 1994.

Norway are at top spot with 21 medals, including 9 golds, 5 silvers, and 7 bronzes, followed by Germany with 8 golds and 5 silvers, and 1 bronze.

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