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Ippon! France's Teddy Riner lands record fourth Olympic judo gold

Golden medalist France's Teddy Riner poses on the podium of the judo men's +100 kg event in the team judo competition, at Champ-de-Mars Arena, during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, 2 August 2024, in Paris, France. AP - Eugene Hoshiko

Teddy Riner became the first judoka to win four Olympic gold medals after the Frenchman defeated South Korea's Kim Min-jong in the heavyweight final on Friday.

The 35-year-old Riner is just the second three-time individual Olympic gold medallist in judo history, emulating Japan's Tadahiro Nomura, who won three successive titles in 1996, 2000 and 2004.

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