This Olympian cried after winning a gold medal, you can’t guess why

Last updated: August 13, 2016 8:46 am

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 11: Simone Manuel of the United States celebrates winning gold in the Women's 100m Freestyle Final on Day 6 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 11, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

It was a big day at Rio for Simone Manuel on Saturday as she won gold in the swimming event of the Olympic.

The 20-year-old from USA became the first black female to win a gold medal in the women’s 100m swimming freestyle for the United State.

She gave way to tears of joy on this realisation.