New Zealand's gold medallist Lydia Ko celebrates on the podium after the women's golf event at the Paris Olympics. Photo: AFP/PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU
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Gold, gold, gold.
New Zealand now has nine Olympic gold medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, breaking the record of eight set at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
It comes after a thrilling night of Olympic action in which Dame Lisa Carrington won her third gold medal of these Games, in the K1 500m, future dame Lydia Ko won the women's golf tournament, and Hamish Kerr won the men's high jump.
Carrington is now tied with Usain Bolt and several other athletes in eighth all time with eight Olympic gold medals.
Shelby McEwen from USA won silver and Mutaz Essa Barshim from Qatar won bronze. Hamish Kerr from New Zealand wins gold in the final of the men’s high jump at Stade de France, Paris, France on Saturday 10 August 2024. Photo: Iain McGregor/Photosport
Photo: AFP/BERTRAND GUAY