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Fourth-Place Medal

Historic firsts at the 2016 Rio Olympics

yahoo sports staff

Fri, Aug 19, 2016, 3:38 AM

Simone Biles, USA

Mónica Puig, Puerto Rico

Refugee Olympic team

Michelle Carter, USA

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Simone Manuel, USA

Olympic triplets

Fiji men’s rugby team

Kim Rhode, USA

Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin, Iran

Usain Bolt, Jamaica

Ibtihaj Muhammad, USA

Andy Murray, Great Britain

1,000 gold medals for USA

Ahmad Abughaush, Jordan

Connor Fields, USA

Kaori Icho, Japan

Sara Ahmed, Egypt

Joseph Schooling, Singapore

Allyson Felix, USA

Serena and Venus Williams, USA

Majlinda Kelmendi, Kosovo

100m hurdles sweep

Hoàng Xuân Vinh, Vietnam

Women’s relay rerun

Kerri Walsh Jennings, USA

Max Whitlock, Great Britain

Carolina Marin, Spain

From gold medal hauls and national glory to triplets and time-trials, here are some of the ‘first evers’ that will go down in history thanks to the 2016 Rio Olympics.