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Meet Helen Maroulis, the first-ever American to win a gold medal in women's freestyle wrestling at the Rio Olympics 2016.
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She says, "I started wrestling when I was seven."
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"Every other sport that I played I was asked to quit."
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"So, gymnastic, ballet, diving...you know your 'girl sports...' instructors would ask my mom to not bring me back," says Maroulis.
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"I would just cry and shut down, and I didn't like being watched."
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