Tokyo 2020: list of multi-medalists
At the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, some athletes managed to win several medals in different directions. In this article you will learn about these athletes:
1. Caleb Dressel (USA)
This American swimmer resembles the legendary Michael Phelps. But it seems that it will not be possible to win the same high results as Phelps soon. But Caleb participated in 6 programs at the Tokyo Games and won medals in 5 of them. The athlete is more pleased that they are all gold. Caleb won two gold medals at the previous Rio 2016 Olympics. Now he is called a seven-time Olympic champion. In Tokyo, he also updated 1 world and 3 Olympic records.
2. Emma McKeon (Australia)
While Dressel was the leader in the quality of the medals won, McKeon was able to collect the largest number of awards (in terms of quantity). The Australian athlete rose to the podium in all 7 programs in which she participated and won 4 gold and 3 bronze medals.
3. Kaylee McKeown (Australia)
Another athlete from the "green continent" and thanks to her medals, Australia has significantly improved its position in the team competition. The 20-year-old athlete won 3 gold and 1 bronze medals at her first Olympic Games. In the 100-meter swim (backstroke) she set an Olympic record.
4. This place was taken by three athletes who managed to win 3 gold medals each:
Ahn San (Korea)
A young representative of shooting sports from Korea recorded the best result in archery. This athlete won gold medals in all single, team and mixed-team programs in which it was possible to take part. The 20-year-old champion also updated the Olympic record in the qualifying stage.
Lisa Carrington (New Zealand)
Kayaker Carrington would have taken the fourth place in our article if her team had been able to improve their result in the 500-meter swim (quartet). However, she managed to win in the single and double races for 500 meters and the single race for 200 meters.
Elaine Thompson-Hera (Jamaica)
Although the athlete takes the fourth place among all Olympic multi-medalists, she leads in terms of results in athletics. Thompson-Hera won gold medals in the 100-meter and 200-meter races, as well as in the 100-meter relay. She managed to set a new Olympic record, running 100 meters in 10.61 seconds.
The next places were taken by swimmers Katie Ledecky (USA) and Yufei Zhang (China), who won 2 gold and 2 silver medals, a representative of swimming from Australia Ariarn Titmus, who won 2 gold, 2 silver and bronze, and other athletes.
