She overtook the leader in the last seconds of the race to win the gold medal.

overtook 是动词 overtake 的过去式。overtake 由前缀 over-（表示"超过"）和动词 take（"拿、取"）组成，意思是"超过（前面的对手或车辆）"。在比赛中指"超越领先者"的动作。