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With seven medals (and four gold) in Tokyo, Emma McKeon reaches Olympic greatness


Emma McKeon has won two more gold medals in Tokyo, taking her tally at this Games to seven — the equal most by any woman in any sport in Olympic history.

The dual golds came in the 50m freestyle and the women’s 4x100m medley relay.

In an event that is traditionally a flip of the coin, McKeon won with an Olympic record time of 23.81 seconds.

She has set new Olympic records in the heat, semi-final and final of the event, and was 0.26 seconds clear of Sweden’s Sarah Sjoestroem, who holds the world record.

Fellow Australian Cate Campbell finished seventh, only 0.55 seconds behind McKeon and 0.15 seconds behind Denmark’s Pernille Blume in third.

Emma McKeon of Australian celebrates her gold medal win in the women’s 50m freestyle final.(

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McKeon has now won gold in the women’s 4x100m relay, the 100m freestyle, 50m freestyle and women’s 4x100m mixed relay and bronze in the 100m butterfly, women’s 4x200m relay and mixed 4x100m medley relay.

No Australian has won 10 Olympic medals or more than medals in one Games. Only one woman in any sport in history — Russian gymnast Maria Gorokhovskaya in 1952 — can match her haul of seven.

She now has six Olympic gold medals — the most in Australian history.

Swimmer putting fist in the air in celebration after winning gold at the Olympics
Australia’s Emma McKeon rejoices after winning another gold medal in Tokyo. (

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More to come.



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