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Marileidy Paulino

1996 - Today

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Marileidy Paulino (born 25 October 1996) 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. At the subsequent Summer Olympics in Paris, she won the gold medal in the 400 metres event, becoming only the third person from the Dominican Republic to win an Olympic gold medal. Paulino also took silver at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Marileidy Paulino is the 4,343rd most popular athlete (down from 3,136th in 2024), the 46th most popular biography from Dominican Republic (down from 38th in 2019) and the most popular Dominican Athlete.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1996, Marileidy Paulino ranks 347Before her are Madeline Carroll, Jerry St. Juste, Oriana Sabatini, Abdullah Al-Khaibari, Stephen Eustáquio, and Stefanie Scott. After her are Josefine Frida Pettersen, Jefferson Savarino, Jalen Brunson, Lucas Hedges, Duki, and Michael Amir Murillo.

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In Dominican Republic

Among people born in Dominican Republic, Marileidy Paulino ranks 46 out of 51Before her are Félix Díaz (1983), Dascha Polanco (1982), Víctor Estrella Burgos (1980), Juan Soto (1998), Víctor Núñez (1980), and Francisco García (1981). After her are Bartolo Colón (1973), Adrián Beltré (1979), José Bautista (1980), Max Brown (null), Nelson Cruz (1980), and Brenda Castillo (1992).

Among ATHLETES In Dominican Republic

Among athletes born in Dominican Republic, Marileidy Paulino ranks 1After her are Max Brown (null), Luguelín Santos (1993), Kim Won-jin (null), Annerys Vargas (1981), Gabriel Mercedes (1979), Juan Francisco (1987), Jairo Asencio (1983), Emilio Bonifácio (1985), Prisilla Rivera (1984), Julio Rodríguez (2000), and Crismery Santana (1995).