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WOMEN'S REVIEW RIO 2016 2012 PT4 The medals began with USA's Grace Norman earning the first women's Paralympic triathlon gold medal in history after a back and forth battle with Great Britain's Lauren Steadman finally swung her way over the closing stages. Norman had an early lead out of the water and went into the first transition with a slight advantage after Steadman had missed the first buoy. It took just one lap of the bike for the Brit to catch and pass the American, but Norman's legendary run power was to prove key. Steadman stacked up a 23 second advantage out of T2 but it wasn't to be enough as Norman cruised past on lap one to ensure the gold, Steadman with the silver and France Gwladys Lemoussu with bronze. PT2 The US women then made history as Allysa Seely, Hailey Danz and Melissa Stockwell swept the very first PT2 Paralympics triathlon podium. All three women took their turn leading at some point of the race, Stockwell going well in the swim and exiting the water with a lead of 28 seconds followed by Japan's Yukako Hata, Seely and Finland's Liisa Lilja. But a swift transition by Seely put her right in the mix and they headed out onto the bike together. Danz soon joined her compatriots and then took the lead, carving out a 30-second gap out front. That advantage became two minutes heading into the second transition, but then it was Seely's turn to exert control over the race, slowly closing the gap and then passing Danz to win gold. Danz crossed the line to claim the silver before Stockwell closed out the day by taking the bronze and securing the US medal sweep. PT5 The women's visually impaired race was the final action on the Rio 2016 para triathlon schedule and another gripping race saw Australian Katie Kelly, guided by Michellie Jones, ultimately hold on for the gold. Netherlands' Joleen Hakker got the best start of the day with a 30-second advantage into T1, but a group of five athletes soon came into contention on the bike. Not until the midpoint did the podium start to form, Brits Melissa Reid and Alison Patrick (now Peasgood) pulling away slightly to ride as the top two, but Kelly made her move on lap three, driving clear out OLYMPIC HISTORY REVIEW 97 - World Triathlon Media Guide Tokyo 2020 - Paralympics