2004
She gained international recognition in 2004 when she unexpectedly won a bronze medal at the Summer Olympics in Athens behind Carolina Klüft (gold) and Austra Skujytė (silver), scoring 6424 points and finishing ahead of defending Olympic champion Lewis, who dropped out due to injury.
She was famously criticised for settling the bronze medal instead of chasing the silver in the final event, the 800m, by her coach Charles van Commenee.
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