She is the first Japanese woman to win that competition.
She was the first British woman to win a world championship for 15 years.
She was the first woman to win in these two categories at the same time.
This made her the first British woman to win the title for 30 years.
And she will be the first black woman to win it in 40 years.
She was the first African woman to win a major marathon.
She was the fourth woman to win the title while still in high school.
She is the first and only woman to win this honor.
The author is only the third woman to win the award since it was created in 1975.
She was also the only American woman to win a track and field gold that year.