Kayla Harrison 1st American to Win Gold in Judo

Kayla Harrison becomes first American to win a gold medal in Olympic judo Thursday morning.

Kayla Harrison became the first American to win an Olympic judo gold medal Thursday, beating Gemma Gibbons in the final of the women's 78-kilogram category.
 
Harrison dominated the final from the start, getting a stronger grip on Gibbons and managing to throw her twice.
 
It was the second American judo medal this week, as teammate Marti Malloy of San Jose won a bronze in the women's 57-kilogram division.
 
The 22-year-old Harrison is a former world champion and was in top form on Thursday. She dispatched several of her opponents with a match-ending ippon, one in less than a minute.
 
The bronze medals were won by Audrey Tcheumeo of France and Mayra Aguiar of Brazil.
 
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