Katie Ledecky wins 9th Olympic gold in 800m freestyle, ties medal record with Larisa Latynina
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Katie Ledecky has reached yet another incredible feat at the 2024 Paris Olympics!
The swimmer won her ninth gold medal in the women’s 800-meter freestyle in the capital city on Saturday, August 3. This ties her with Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina for the most gold medals by any female athlete in Olympic history.
Who else won in the women’s 800-meter freestyle?
Ariarne Titmus of Australia won silver, and Paige Madden of Team USA made it to the podium with a bronze medal.
Ledecky won her 14th Olympic medal at Paris’s La Defense Arena, her fourth consecutive gold in the women’s 800-meter freestyle. Her record was 8:04.79 at the event, and she was registered in Rio in 2016, reported People.
Ledecky improved her record and, a couple of days ago became the most decorated female American Olympian with a silver medal finish in the women’s 4x200-meter freestyle relay alongside Erin Gemmell, Paige Madden, and Claire Weinstein.
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“I try not to think about the history very much. So it’s just an honor to be named among them. And I’m grateful for them inspiring me,” Ledecky said on Wednesday, July 31.
The 27-year-old is the world record holder in two events, and three in the Olympics, with the latest coming here in Paris on July 31 in the women’s 1500-meter freestyle (15:30.02).
Latynina, with whom Ledecky now shares a title, made her Olympic debut at 21 in the 1956 Melbourne Games. For years, she was the only Olympic athlete to have won 18 medals, until Michael Phelps broke her record in 2012.
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Fans cheer for Katie Ledecky after she wins her 9th Olympics gold medal
Internet celebrated Katie Ledecky's incredible feat as she now has the most gold medal in the Olympics along with Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina. Many praised her for setting a benchmark for others with some incredible speed in Paris.
One user shared his thoughts on the win, "I really thought Titmus was gonna get her but the goat pulled it off 🔥."
"She makes me cry. I don’t know if she knows what she’s doing for women in sport," an emotional fan wrote.
Another wrote, "She is unmatched 🔥🔥🔥 She is THE GOAT 🐐 Just WOW ❤️🔥."
"People like her are the reason others get in the pool and put in the work. She sets the bar!" a person said.
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