Marileidy Paulino, the 2023 World champion, wins the women's 400 metres
at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. In Tokyo at the 2020 (2021) Olympic
Games she won the silver medal with a National record of 48.7. In Paris her winning
time was an Olympic and South Amarican record of 48.17. She beat Marie-José Pérec (FRA)
48.25 record set in Atlanta, United States on 29th July 1996.
2024 Paris Olympic Games.
Final women's 400 metres.
Marileidy PAULINO is pictured above winning her semi-final in 49.21 seconds