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King wins 100m breaststroke gold, breaks Olympic record
Source:Xinhua Published: 2016/8/9 10:42:28
US swimmer Lilly King smashed the Olympic record to win the women's 100m breaststroke gold medal at the Rio Olympics on Monday.
King, 19, clocked 1 minute 4.93 seconds in the final at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium, beating the previous record of 1:05.39 held by Australian Leisel Jones.
Russia's Yulia Efimova took silver in 1:05.50 and the USA's Katie Meili bronze in 1:05.69.
World record holder Ruta Meilutyte of Lithuania was seventh, 2.39sec behind King.
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King, 19, clocked 1 minute 4.93 seconds in the final at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium, beating the previous record of 1:05.39 held by Australian Leisel Jones.
Russia's Yulia Efimova took silver in 1:05.50 and the USA's Katie Meili bronze in 1:05.69.
World record holder Ruta Meilutyte of Lithuania was seventh, 2.39sec behind King.
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