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Rio Olympics 2016: U.S. judoka wins back-to-back gold medals in dominant show

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Olympic Update: 8/10

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Kayla Harrison has done it again. The American who won gold at the 2012 Summer Games in judo matched her feat on Thursday by winning gold in the women's half heavyweight division (78kg) after defeating France's Audrey Tcheumeo by armbar.

Harrison initially retired after the 2012 games, hoping to pursue a career as a firefighter, but still felt she had more to prove before the 2016 games kicked off.

"I want to retire as the greatest ever.