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.
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.
#Paris2024 is officially Australia's most successful Olympic Games in history 💚💛
— AUS Olympic Team (@AUSOlympicTeam) August 7, 2024
Nina Kennedy's pole vault gold makes it 18 for Australia, eclipsing 17 at Athens 2004 and Tokyo 2020.#AllezAUS pic.twitter.com/dJgV4QELFP
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.
