Gold went to American Katie Ledecky, who updated her own Olympic record with a time of 15:30.22. Kirpichnikova finished with a time of 15:40.35. German swimmer Isabelle Gose won the bronze in 15:41.16.
Katie Ledecky now has eight Olympic gold medals and led Team USA to its fifth gold medal at the 2024 Games. For Kirpichnikova, 24, it is her first Olympic medal, and France as a whole wins its 25th medal. Gose’s bronze was Germany’s sixth medal of the Paris Olympics.
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Source: Sport
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