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This Olympian became a meme when she loafed herself across the finish line to win gold

Olympic diver on the track course.

Aug 16th 2016, 9:17 AM 8,195 Views 0 Comments

SHAUNAE MILLER IS a sprinter representing the Bahamas at the Olympics.

PastedImage-15137 Source: Matt Dunham

Yesterday, she won gold in the women’s 400m, and her valiant efforts to literally throw herself across the finish line has become a massive meme.

Just as it looked like she was going to lose gold to American Allyson Felix, Miller made a dive over the line to secure first place.

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Hate dah Felix!

It’s perfectly acceptable to dive, with the official Olympic rules stating that the winner simply has to get their torso across the finish line first.

You can clearly see Miller’s torso is ever-so-slightly ahead of Felix’s upright

Miller’s time was 49.44 seconds, with Felix just .07 seconds behind.

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It didn’t stop Miller becoming a meme

Greatest #Gold medal divers in #Olympics history:

1—Greg Louganis
2—Shaunae Miller pic.twitter.com/FCjlkHCIW4
— Judge Don Willett (@JusticeWillett) August 16, 2016

Source: Justice Don Willett/Twitter

If Shaunae Miller were a jockey.https://t.co/ROXcdn3icy pic.twitter.com/DcEmTOIUVL
— Ricky Bush (@thebushnews) August 16, 2016

Source: Ricky Bush/Twitter

Shaunae Miller winning gold medals like pic.twitter.com/UDMDGtSI5v
— Ira Madison III (@ira) 16 August 2016

Shaunae Miller diving for #gold like #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/tRqyu5O3vw
— B/R Football (@brfootball) August 16, 2016

Source: Bleacher Report UK/Twitter

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This Olympian became a meme when she loafed herself across the finish line to win gold

Olympic diver on the track course.