Tia Clair Toomey: The ‘Fittest woman on the planet’
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5:33 AM EDT, Sun April 8, 2018
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Tia-Clair Toomey of Australia reacts after winning the gold medal during the Women's 58kg Weightlifting Final at the Commonwealth Games on Australia's Gold Coast.
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It's been an emotional few weeks for Toomey following the death of her beloved cousin, who died in a car accident only two weeks ago.
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Toomey defeated the favorite for the competition by just 1kg -- the weight of a bottle of wine -- to take home the gold.
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Toomey embraces her family following her win. "I made the decision not to see family prior to the Games so I'm solely focused on the Games," she told CNN Sport. "As soon as I saw my uncle and auntie, mum and dad, the emotions just hit hard after I got off the dice."
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Toomey dedicated her gold medal to her much-loved cousin Jade.
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Toomey adds the Commonwealth title to the CrossFit games title she won in 2017 where she was crowned the 'fittest woman on the planet.'