TOYKO -- St. Cloud native Alise Willoughby will be making another run for a gold medal this week a the Olympics in Tokyo.

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Willoughby is making her third appearance at an Olympics also competing in London in 2012 and in Rio in 2016. She won the silver medal in Rio.

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Additionally, Willoughby has won five medals at the World Championships with two gold, one silver, and two bronze.

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Willoughby, whose maiden name is Post, is a 2009 graduate of St. Cloud Tech High School.

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