Australia has made history winning four golds in one day at the Paris Olympics

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Day 12 of the Paris Olympics brought Australia a record-breaking four gold medals, giving its best-ever tally at an Olympics.

Australia’s 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th gold medals came within hours of each other, solidifying the country’s position at third place on the medal tally.

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Australia’s Oliver Bleddyn and Conor Leahy celebrate after setting a new world record in the men’s team pursuit event. Photo: Tim de Waele / Getty Images.

Golds were made by dinghy sailor Matt Wearn in Marseille, at the skate park at La Concorde with Keegan Palmer dominating the men’s park skateboarding final and another at the velodrome with the men’s team – all coming in at a little over two hours.

Then at the Stade de France, pole vaulter Nina Kennedy launched herself into the history books.

The four gold medals and two bronzes made it Australia’s best-ever single day at an Olympic Games, surpassing the four gold medals won in the Tokyo Olympics on August 1, 2021.

Third place also secures Australia’s best overall ranking on the medal tally since Melbourne in 1956.

Source: Nine Sports.

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