Emma McKeon wins another gold medal in Tokyo, this time in the 50m freestyle, making her the first Australian to ever win 10 Olympic medals.
Emma McKeon has won another gold medal in Tokyo, this time in the 50m freestyle, making her the first Australian to ever win 10 Olympic medals.
The gold is McKeon's third in Tokyo and sixth overall medal at this Olympics. She won this final with an Olympic record time of 23.81 seconds.In an event that is traditionally a flip of the coin, McKeon has dominated in Tokyo. She has set new Olympic records in the heat, semi-final and final, and was 0.26 seconds clear of Sweden's Sarah Sjoestroem, who holds the world record in this event.
Fellow Australian Cate Campbell finished seventh, only 0.55 seconds behind McKeon and 0.15 seconds behind Denmark's Pernille Blume in third.McKeon has now won gold in the women's 4x100m relay, the 100m freestyle and 50m freestyle and bronze in the 100m butterfly, women's 4x200m relay and mixed 4x100m medley relay.
She will swim this afternoon in the women's 4x100m medley relay, where she is a chance to pick up a seventh medal in Tokyo.No Australian has won 10 Olympic medals or six medals in one Games. Only one woman in any sport in history — Russian gymnast Maria Gorokhovskaya in 1952 — can match a haul of seven.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Olympics LIVE: Gold, Olympic record for flying McKeonAnother massive swim from the Aussie sprinters! Emma McKeon got to the wall first in the 100m freestyle final, taking out GOLD and an Olympic record, with Cate Campbell securing BRONZE. DETAILS: Tokyo2020 9News
Read more »
Tokyo Olympics LIVE updates: Gold for McKeon, bronze for Campbell, Matildas face Great Britain in quartersEmma McKeon claimed gold in the 100m freestyle final while Cate Campbell took silver; Saya Sakakibara and Lauren Reynolds in the BMX semis; and the Matildas play for a place in the medal rounds.
Read more »
Tokyo Olympics LIVE updates: Gold for McKeon, bronze for Campbell, Matildas face Great Britain in quarters'I'm so proud of you': Australia's Emma McKeon has won gold in the women's 100m freestyle race while Cate Campbell claimed bronze. Follow our rolling Olympics coverage Tokyo2020 Olympics Olympics2021
Read more »
Tokyo Olympics LIVE updates: Gold for McKeon, bronze for Campbell, Matildas face Great Britain in quartersA final-minute penalty has sent Spain into the quarter finals phase of the men’s hockey tournament courtesy of a 1-1 draw with AUSOlympicTeam. However, the Kookaburras will still be the topseed from pool A | Tokyo2020 Olympics Olympics2021
Read more »
‘I’m so proud of you’: McKeon pips Campbell in 100m freestyle finalIn a display of sportspersonship, emma_mckeon and catecamp hugged after the goldmedal race, with the former congratulating the new olympics champion |EmmaMcKeon CateCampbell AUSOlympicTeam Tokyo2020
Read more »
OLMYPIC RECORD: McKeon outswims Campbell for GOLDEmma McKeon has won her first individual Olympic gold medal in Tokyo after recording the second fastest time ever and out swimming fellow compatriot and friend Cate Campbell in the 100m freestyle final.
Read more »