This Is The First Woman To Ever Win An Olympic Medal For Iran

Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin just made history.

Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin has made history by becoming the first Iranian woman to ever win an Olympic medal.

Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin has made history by becoming the first Iranian woman to ever win an Olympic medal.

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The 18-year-old took home bronze when she bested Sweden's Nikita Glasnovic in the Women's 57 kilogram Taekwondo event in Rio on Thursday.

The 18-year-old took home bronze when she bested Sweden's Nikita Glasnovic in the Women's 57 kilogram Taekwondo event in Rio on Thursday.

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Egypt's Hedaya Wahba also won a bronze in the same event.

Egypt's Hedaya Wahba also won a bronze in the same event.

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“I am so happy for Iranian girls because it is the first medal, and I hope at the next Olympics we will get a gold,” Zenoorin said after her win.

“I am so happy for Iranian girls because it is the first medal, and I hope at the next Olympics we will get a gold,” Zenoorin said after her win.

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