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For contrast, Usain Bolts top time is only a second and a third faster, and hes six-foot-five.
After winning the finals, Richardson ran up into the stands to embrace her grandmother.
She also revealed something heartbreaking to an NBC interviewer, saying, My family has kept me grounded.
This year has been crazy for me.
Going from just last week, losing my biological mother, and Im still here.
My family is my everything.
My everything until the day Im done.
