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Monica Puig wins the Women’s tennis event at Rio 2016, earning Puerto Rico their first ever Olympic gold medal. She also becomes the first non seeded player to win Gold since seedings were introduced.
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Monica Puig, Gold Medalist and Olympic Champion in women’s singles tennis.
She is the first Puerto Rican woman to win a medal of any color playing for Puerto Rico.
Oh yeah.
And the only Gold Medal Puerto Rico has EVER won.
She was ranked world 34. Was is the operative word.