{"id":82826,"date":"2024-08-03T22:17:15","date_gmt":"2024-08-03T22:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/03\/katie-ledecky-wins-gold-in-800-free-for-record-4th-time\/"},"modified":"2024-08-03T22:17:15","modified_gmt":"2024-08-03T22:17:15","slug":"katie-ledecky-wins-gold-in-800-free-for-record-4th-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/03\/katie-ledecky-wins-gold-in-800-free-for-record-4th-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Katie Ledecky wins gold in 800 free for record 4th time"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\"Olympics:Aug 2, 2024; Nanterre, France; Katie Ledecky (USA) in the women\u2019s 800-meter freestyle preliminary heats during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Paris La D\u00e9fense Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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PARIS — Katie Ledecky won a record-tying ninth career gold medal Saturday at the Paris Olympics, claiming an unprecedented fourth women’s 800 meters freestyle title.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The American great touched the wall in 8:11.04 at La Defense Arena, 1.25 seconds ahead of Australian silver medalist Ariarne Titmus.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Paige Madden took bronze for the United States.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Ledecky’s ninth gold from four Games gives her a share of the all-time record for female Olympians with former Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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She also joined fellow American great Michael Phelps as the only swimmer to win four Olympic golds in the same event.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Ledecky, 27, also won gold earlier this week in the 1,500-meter freestyle. She won her first gold medal at London in 2012, then added four at Rio and two more in Tokyo.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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–Reuters, Special to Field Level Media<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n


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