Katie Ledecky Now Holds a Record For the Most Individual Gold Medals at the Olympic Games

<section class="content clearfix standard highlightable " readability="57.66493955095"> <p><img src="https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/mhY36a-zLLcQdLWkT5X02J2-AhE/fit-in/2048xorig/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-/2020/02/19/122/n/1922729/tmp_GUj62Y_b1a34705b3858036_GettyImages-589031082_1_.jpg" alt="RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 12: Katie Ledecky of United States celebrates on the podium after winning gold in the Women's 800m Freestyle Final on Day 7 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 12, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)" title="RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 12: Katie Ledecky of United States celebrates on the podium after winning gold in the Women's 800m Freestyle Final on Day 7 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 12, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)" class="inline" data-nid="47234643" data-image-label="xxxlarge@2x" srcset="https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/2c7iiicIUHAMsc7Z7cbtaDyWQYk/fit-in/1024x1024/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-/2020/02/19/122/n/1922729/tmp_GUj62Y_b1a34705b3858036_GettyImages-589031082_1_.jpg 1024w, https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/mhY36a-zLLcQdLWkT5X02J2-AhE/fit-in/2048xorig/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-/2020/02/19/122/n/1922729/tmp_GUj62Y_b1a34705b3858036_GettyImages-589031082_1_.jpg 2048w"></p> <p>American swimmer <a href="https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/katie-ledecky-simone-manuel-compete-in-200-freestyle-46884977" class="ga-track" data-ga-category="internal click" data-ga-label="https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/katie-ledecky-simone-manuel-compete-in-200-freestyle-46884977" data-ga-action="body text link">Katie Ledecky</a> became a household name at the 2016 Rio Olympics, where she clocked astonishing times in the pool and ultimately became the <a href="https://www.olympic.org/katie-ledecky" class="track-outbound" onclick="trackOutboundLink('article:page', 'www.olympic.org', '47227131', 'https://www.olympic.org/katie-ledecky')" target="_blank" data-ga-category="internal click" data-ga-label="https://www.olympic.org/katie-ledecky" data-ga-action="body text link" rel="noopener">most decorated woman athlete at the Games</a>. But just how many Olympic medals does she count among her collection? To date, Ledecky has won an impressive six Olympic medals, five of which are gold — a tally she hopes to grow at <a href="https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/how-to-watch-tokyo-olympics-48284434" class="ga-track" data-ga-category="internal click" data-ga-label="https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/how-to-watch-tokyo-olympics-48284434" data-ga-action="body text link">the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo</a>.</p> <p>Ledecky was just 15 and the youngest member of Team USA when she took home a gold medal in the 800m freestyle event at the 2012 Olympics in London. Four years later in Rio, she cleaned up, scoring four gold medals in the 200m, 400m, 800m, and 4x200m freestyle events. She also won a silver medal in the 4x100m freestyle relay. </p> <p>Now, the 24-year-old is <a href="https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/katie-ledecky-qualified-tokyo-olympics-48373916" class="ga-track" data-ga-category="internal click" data-ga-label="https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/katie-ledecky-qualified-tokyo-olympics-48373916" data-ga-action="body text link">set to swim in four events at the Tokyo Olympics</a>, making this her third trip to the Games. Prior to her qualification, Ledecky told POPSUGAR that <a href="https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/katie-ledecky-tokyo-olympics-swimming-prep-interview-48311659" class="ga-track" data-ga-category="internal click" data-ga-label="https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/katie-ledecky-tokyo-olympics-swimming-prep-interview-48311659" data-ga-action="body text link">she was prepared to take on any challenges ahead of her</a>. “Behind the blocks, before the races, of course I’m nervous just like everyone else. I have that nervous excitement in my stomach,” she said. “And I think back to all the hard work that I’ve put in and the confidence that I have in my training and knowing that I’m ready to compete.”</p> <p>Ledecky will be competing in the women’s 400-meter, 200-meter, 800-meter, and 1,500-meter freestyle in Tokyo. Although she had <a href="https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/Katie-Ledecky-Wins-800m-at-2019-World-Championships-46488638" class="ga-track" data-ga-category="internal click" data-ga-label="https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/Katie-Ledecky-Wins-800m-at-2019-World-Championships-46488638" data-ga-action="body text link">a difficult run at the 2019 FINA World Championships</a> — where she was in and out of the hospital with an illness — she still emerged with three medals. In Tokyo, it’s almost inevitable that she’ll make the podium again.</p> <p><em>To learn more about all the Olympic hopefuls, visit <a href="https://www.teamusa.org/" class="track-outbound" onclick="trackOutboundLink('article:page', 'www.teamusa.org', '47227131', 'https://www.teamusa.org/')" target="_blank" data-ga-category="internal click" data-ga-label="https://www.teamusa.org/" data-ga-action="body text link" rel="noopener">TeamUSA.org</a>. The Tokyo Olympics begin July 23 on NBC.</em></p> <p><small></small></p> </section> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://patabook.com/women/2021/07/31/katie-ledecky-now-holds-a-record-for-the-most-individual-gold-medals-at-the-olympic-games/">Katie Ledecky Now Holds a Record For the Most Individual Gold Medals at the Olympic Games</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://patabook.com/women">Patabook Active Women</a>.</p>

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