Marileidy Paulino
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Marileidy Paulino (born 25 October 1996)[3] is a Dominican athlete sprinter specializing in the 400 meters. She won the silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, becoming the first woman from the Dominican Republic to earn an individual Olympic medal in athletics.[4] Paulino took silver at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. At these competitions, she earned also silver and gold in the mixed 4×400 m relay respectively, running legs of 48.7 s in 2021 and 48.47 s in 2022. Since May 2023, Paulino is the 400 m ranked world No. 1.
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Born | (1996-10-25) 25 October 1996 (age 27) Nizao, Peravia, Dominican Republic[1] |
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
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Country | Dominican Republic |
Sport | Track and field |
Event | Sprint |
Coached by | Yassen Pérez Gómez |
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Highest world ranking | 1st (400 m, 2023)[2] |
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Paulino won the silver medal in the 200 meters at the 2019 Military World Games and gold for the 400 m at the 2022 Ibero-American Championships and the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games. She won the 2022 Diamond League 400 m title. She is the Dominican Republic record holder for the indoor 60 m, 200 m indoors and out, and 400 m.