Olympics Update: Monday, August 12

NEW ZEALAND WOMEN HAVE WON 15 MEDALS AT THE 2024 PARIS OLYMPICS!!!

Happening this morning:

• 7-9:30am - Closing Ceremony - Paris 2

Here’s what happened since yesterday’s email:

• Athletics - Camille French - Marathon

  • Camille finished the marathon in 60th with a time of 2:37:21 (14:26 behind the leader). This ends her Olympic journey.

• Track Cycling - Ally Wollaston - Omnium

  • Ally won BRONZE in the Omnium, one of the final events of the 2024 Paris Olympics, a multi-part track cycling event that combines scores from 4 different races. She came in 5th in the Scratch Race, 9th in the Tempo Race, 12th in the Elimination Race, and 2nd in the Points Race, with a total score of 125. She’ll also go home with her silver medal from the team pursuit. This ends her Olympic journey.

• Track Cycling - Ellesse Andrews - Individual Sprint (Semifinal & Final)

  • Ellesse won GOLD in the individual sprint, adding to her gold in the keirin and silver in the team sprint! In the semifinal, Ellesse won both of her races versus the 2023 World Champion from Great Britain. This ends her Olympic journey; she is now one of New Zealand’s most decorated Olympians of all time.

Medal Tracker:

Gold: 8 (Black Ferns 7s - Rugby Sevens; Lucy Spoors & Brooke Francis - Rowing, Double Sculls; Alicia Hoskin & Lisa Carrington & Olivia Brett & Tara Vaughan - Canoe Sprint, K4 500m; Ellesse Andrews - Track Cycling, Keirin; Alicia Hoskin & Lisa Carrington - Canoe Sprint, K2 500m; Lisa Carrington - Canoe Sprint, K1 500m; Lydia Ko - Golf, Individual Stroke Play; Ellesse Andrews - Track Cycling, Individual Sprint)

Silver: 4 (Emma Twigg - Rowing, Single Sculls; Ellesse Andrews & Rebecca Petch & Shaane Fulton - Track Cycling, Team Sprint; Ally Wollaston & Bryony Botha & Emily Shearman & Nicole Shields - Track Cycling, Team Pursuit; Maddi Wesche - Athletics, Shotput)

Bronze: 3 (Davina Waddy & Jackie Gowler & Kerri Williams & Phoebe Spoors - Rowing, Coxless Four; Erica Dawson w/ teammate Micah Wilkinson - Sailing, Mixed Multihull; Ally Wollaston - Track Cycling, Omnium)

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