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Olympics corner: Smallest country to win (summer) gold
Flora Duffy of Bermuda holds national flag as she celebrates victory.
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July 27, 2021
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Today — what's the smallest country (by population) to win a gold medal in a summer Olympics?
Answer: Bermuda.
The island nation (population 63,000) erupted in joy on Tuesday when Flora Duffy won the women's triathlon in Tokyo. She smoked her rivals by finishing over a minute ahead of the second-place finisher.
"I think the whole of Bermuda is going crazy," said the 33-year-old Duffy, who as a teenager turned down the opportunity to compete for the UK, the former colonial power.
Fun fact #1: The 51-km (31.7-mile) triathlon event course is longer than the distance from end to end of Bermuda.
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