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Factbox: Record-breaking women's time trial champion Kristin Armstrong (Reuters)
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - American Kristin Armstrong became the first cyclist to win the same road event at three different Olympic Games on Wednesday, taking gold in the women's 29.7km time trial. Here are some more landmarks she has reached. * First female Olympic cyclist to win gold medals at three Olympics Games -- matching the male record held by Britons Chris Hoy and Bradley Wiggins, German Jens Fiedler and Russian Vyacheslav Ekimov. * On winning a day before her 43rd birthday she became the oldest female Olympic cycling champion, breaking the record she set when winning in London. ... More...
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