Katie Ledecky is in a league of her own after earning her 14th Olympic medal and her ninth gold medal by winning the women's 800m freestyle final at the 2024…
Ledecky, already the most-decorated woman athlete in U.S. Olympic history, Ledecky continues to separate herself from the competition with a ninth gold medalKatie Ledecky is in a league of her own after earning her 14th Olympic medal and her ninth gold medal by winningWith the win in the 800m free, Ledecky becomes the first woman in history to win four Olympic golds in the same individual event in any sport.
With nine gold medals, Ledecky now holds the record for most golds by an American woman athlete in Olympic history.Sign up for our free Olympics Headlines newsletter. After winning the 1,500 freestyle race, the Team USA swimmer now shares the record with Jenny Thompson for the most Olympic gold medals in women’s swimming.Ledecky competed in the 400 free, 800m free, 1500m free, and the 4x200m free relay at the 2024 Olympics.Katie Ledecky won four medals in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Ledecky has competed in four Olympics, the first being London in 2012, where she won a gold medal in the women's 800m freestyle at In 2016, Ledecky won four gold medals, all for freestyle events , as well as a silver in the women's 4x100m freestyle relay.So far, in Paris, Ledecky has won a gold in the women's 1500m freestyle, a silver in the 4x200m freestyle relay and a bronze in the women's 400m freestyle.
Her father, David, was born in Brooklyn and grew up in Queens, New York and Greenwich, Connecticut. Her mother, Mary Gen, is from North Dakota and swam at the University of Mexico.
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