11 Aug 2024

Triple gold for NZ with Lydia Ko, Hamish Kerr, and Dame Lisa Carrington

From Paris Essentials, 11:00 am on 11 August 2024

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.

Three men stand arm in arm each with their medals around their necks. The silver and bronze winners have them in their mouths.

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

(From L) Hungary's silver medallist Tamara Csipes, New Zealand's gold medallist Lisa Carrington and Denmark's bronze medallist Emma Aastrand Jorgensen celebrate on the podium during the medal ceremony after the women's kayak single 500m final of the canoe sprint competition at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium in Vaires-sur-Marne during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on August 10, 2024. (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP)

Photo: AFP/BERTRAND GUAY