Katie Ledecky became a 9-time Olympic champion in swimming.
American swimmer Katie Ledecky equaled the Olympic record for most gold medals won among women.
On Saturday, August 3, the 27-year-old representative of the United States at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris won gold in the 800-meter freestyle swimming style.
Katie won the final swim with a time of 8:11.04. Silver went to Australian Ariarne Titmus (8:12.29), and bronze to American Paige Madden (8:13.00).
This is Ledecky's fourth award at the 2024 Olympics. Earlier in Paris, she won gold in the 1500-meter freestyle, silver in the 4×200 freestyle relay, and bronze in the 400-meter freestyle.
The triumph in the 800-meter freestyle is the ninth “Olympic gold” in Ledecky's career. She tied the Olympic record for the most gold medals ever won by a woman.
The American swimmer caught up with Soviet gymnast Larisa Latinina in the number of gold medals, who won nine top-class medals at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics.
In total, Ledecky now has 14 Olympic medals: 9 gold, 4 silver and one bronze.
Olympic Record Holders for the Most Gold Medals
1. Larisa Latynina, USSR (artistic gymnastics) – 9 gold medals
1. Katie Ledecky, USA (swimming) – 9
3. Isabelle Werth, Germany (equestrian) – 8
3. Jenny Thompson, USA (swimming) – 8
3. Birgit Fischer, Germany (canoeing) – 8
3. Marit Bjergen, Norway (cross-country skiing) – 8
The Paris Games will last until August 11. A total of 329 medal events will be contested at the 2024 Olympics in 32 sports.
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