Overview
- Marileidy Paulino won the women's 400m final at the 2024 Summer Olympics in 48.17 seconds.
- She broke the previous Olympic record set in 1996 by France's Marie-Jose Perec.
- Paulino's victory marks the first-ever female gold medal for the Dominican Republic at the Summer Games.
- Bahrain's Salwa Eid Naser took silver, and Poland's Natalia Kaczmarek earned bronze.
- Paulino emphasized her achievement's role in motivating young athletes in the Dominican Republic.