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In what year did Kayla Harrison win her first Olympic gold medal?

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Kayla Harrison won her first Olympic gold medal in 2012 at the London Games. She competed in the 78-kilogram judo division and defeated Gemma Gibbons of Great Britain in the final. Harrison's victory marked the first time an American woman had won an Olympic gold medal in judo.
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