American swimmer Katie Ledecky won the 800-meter freestyle gold medal at the Paris Olympics, equaling a 50-year-old record for the most gold medals by any female athlete in Olympic history.
Katie Ledecky won the gold medal in the women’s 800m freestyle swimming at the Paris Olympics.
It was the 9th gold medal of her Olympic career, with which she equaled the 50-year-old record of the Swedish gymnast Larisa Latynina.
50 years ago, the Swedish gymnast won the record for the most Olympic gold medals won by a female athlete with 9 gold medals, which was equaled by Katie Ledecky on Saturday night.
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Katie Ledecky won the women’s 800m in 2012, the women’s 200m, 400m and 800m individual golds in 2016, as well as gold in the 4×200 freestyle medley.
In Tokyo he won the 800m and 1500m freestyle gold medals, while in 2024 he also won the 1500m individual gold medal before the 800m.