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{{MedalBronze | 2018 Tokyo | [[2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 200 metre freestyle|200 m freestyle]]}}
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'''Kathleen Genevieve Ledecky'''
In her international debut at the [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London Olympic Games]] as a 15-year-old, Ledecky unexpectedly won the gold medal in the women's [[Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metre freestyle|800-metre freestyle]]. Four years later, she left [[Rio de Janeiro]] as the most decorated female athlete of the [[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Olympic Games]], with four gold medals, one silver medal, and two world records. At the [[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Olympic Games]], Ledecky also emerged as the most decorated U.S. female athlete and became the first American female swimmer to win an individual event in three straight Olympiads.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/olympics-katie-ledecky-joins-elite-company-with-third-straight-title-in-800-freestyle/ |last=Lohn |first=John |title=Ledecky Johns Elite Company With Third Straight Title in 800 Freestlye |work=[[Swimming World]] |date=July 31, 2022 |access-date=August 7, 2022}}</ref> In 2023, she won gold in the 800 meter World Championship, becoming the only swimmer—male or female—to win six World Championship gold medals in the same event.<ref name="6times">{{Cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/katie-ledecky-passes-michael-phelps-individual-golds-world-101814228|title=Katie Ledecky passes Michael Phelps for most individual golds at world championships|first=Stephen|last=Wade|date=July 29, 2023|website=[[ABC News]]}}</ref> In total, she has won 46 medals (36 golds, 9 silvers, and 1 bronze) in major international competitions, spanning the [[Swimming at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]], [[FINA World Aquatics Championships|World Championships]], and [[Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|Pan Pacific Championships]]. During her career, she has broken sixteen world records.
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