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Australian Swimmer Emma McKeon, a 14-Time Olympic Medalist, Announces Her Retirement.

Sports | Dated: 01 Dec 2024

On November 25, 2024, Emma Jennifer McKeon (30), an Australian swimmer and Olympic medalist, announced her retirement from competitive swimming. She won a gold medal in the 4 x 100 meter freestyle relay at the 2024 Paris Games. It was her final Olympics.

🎯 Key Highlights:

  • - Emma McKeon holds the Australian record of 14 Olympic medals across the Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020, and Paris 2024 Games, with six Olympic gold medals, three silver medals, and five bronze medals.
  • - She is second only to American female Olympian Katie Ledecky (14 Olympic medals - 9 Gold) in terms of Olympic swimming gold medals won.
  • - In the 2016 Rio Olympics, Emma McKeon won 4 medals (1 Gold, 2 Silver, and 1 Bronze) and, along with her brother David McKeon, became the first sibling duo to represent Australia in swimming at the same Olympic Games in 56 years.

💡 Other Important Facts:

  • (i) Emma McKeon specializes in freestyle and butterfly races of 200 meters or less.
  • (ii) At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Emma McKeon won 7 medals (4 Gold and 3 Bronze), becoming the first female swimmer and the second woman in history to win 7 medals in a single Olympic Games.
  • (iii) She won 3 medals (1 Gold, 1 Silver, and 1 Bronze) in the 2024 Paris Games.

📚 Test Your Knowledge:

Recently, who announced their retirement after winning 14 Olympic medals?

Correct Answer: Emma McKeon

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