Katie Ledecky has become the most decorated female athlete in Olympic history for the United States. The 27-year-old American broke records at La Défense Arena in Paris on Thursday after she claimed her 13th Olympic medal during the women's 4 x 200 m freestyle relay.
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Australia won gold with a time of 7:38.08, beating the Americans (7:40.86) by over two seconds. Defending champion China took bronze with a time of 7:42.34.
Ledecky missed out on the gold medal after finishing behind an Australian team led by gold medalists Mollie O'Callaghan and Ariarne Titmus. However, in her second-to-last event of these games, Ledecky broke the record she shared with other American swimmers, Dara Torres, Natalie Coughlin, and Jenny Thompson.
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The 27-year-old now has a total of eight gold medals, four silvers, and one bronze from the four Olympics, and she has the chance to add another medal before the end of the Paris Olympics as she'll compete in the 800-meter freestyle.
Results
- Austalia (7:38.08)
- United States (7:40.86)
- China (7:42.34)
- Canada (7:46.05)
- Great Britain (7:48.23)
- Hungary (7:50.52)
- Brazil (7:52.90)
- New Zealand (7:55.89)
