11/18/2023 0 Comments Australia olympic games tokyo 2020She was back in the pool that night for a heat, again beating the Olympic record in the 50m freestyle. On Friday she won gold in the 100m freestyle and again set a new Olympic record (four medals). She backed up 90 minutes later to grab bronze in the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay (three medals). She qualified fastest 12 hours later, on Thursday morning, in the semi-final. On Wednesday she broke the Olympic record in her 100m freestyle heat. On Monday morning she won bronze and set a new personal best (two medals). She was back in the pool that night, to progress through to the butterfly finals. Last Sunday morning, she helped break the world record to win gold in the women’s 4x100m freestyle relay (one medal). McKeon began her campaign at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre nine days ago, swimming her 100m butterfly heat. Her work ethic in Tokyo has been nothing short of phenomenal. It is an understatement to say that McKeon worked hard in Tokyo. But to be in that kind of company, it’s an honour. But I’ve never really been into the stats of the medal counts. I’ve been so impressed by what they’ve done, so inspired. I look at the athletes that have come before me. “I only hear from you guys those kind of stats. With characteristic humility, McKeon brushed off her monumental medal haul. Only two men – American swimmer Michael Phelps and Soviet gymnast Alexander Dityatin – have won eight.Īustralia’s gold medal-winning 4x100m medley relay team. Just one other woman in history has won seven medals at the one Olympics – Soviet gymnast Maria Gorokhovskaya in 1952. Her four golds and three bronze medals in Tokyo have made her the most decorated Australian athlete at a single Olympics. Two gold medals later and McKeon no longer has any Australian company. Having already won five medals at the Tokyo 2020 swim meet, the 27-year-old joined swimming legends Ian Thorpe, Shane Gould and Alicia Coutts as the most successful Australian Olympians at a single Games. Even before her first race of the day, the softly spoken Emma McKeon was in illustrious company. With a full week remaining in Tokyo, that historic mark is under threat.īut the undoubted star of Australia’s super Sunday was one of the team’s most humble members. Australia’s highest ever Olympic gold medal haul is 17, at Athens 2004. Swimming has been the primary contributor to a bumper Australian medal tally so far, with 14 golds at the time of writing. Given all the resources and household names Australia has thrown at Olympic swimming glory in the past, this too is a remarkable feat. Day nine of the Tokyo 2020 Games also saw the conclusion of Australia’s triumphant campaign at the pool, with nine gold, three silver and eight bronze medals bettering the previous best swimming tally at the home Games in 1956.
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