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42-year-old American Kristin Armstrong just won her 3rd-straight gold medal and made Olympic history

Daniel McMahonAug 10, 2016, 19:16 IST

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American rider Kristin Armstrong made Olympic history in Rio on Wednesday after winning the gold medal in the women's individual time trial and becoming the first cyclist ever to win three gold medals in the same discipline.

Armstrong, who turns 43 years old on Thursday, completed a remarkable hat trick, having won won gold in the time trial in Beijing and London.

She beat Russia's Olga Zabelinskaya by nearly 5 seconds on a wet course. Road-race gold medalist Anna van der Breggen finished third to take bronze.

"Kristen Armstrong is a legend," USA Cycling president Derek Bouchard-Hall tweeted. "3 golds in 3 Olympics. LEGEND!"

More to come.