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[1] [2] After two appearances as a demonstration sport in 1968 and 1984 (with a U-21 age limit), [3] it was reinstated as a full medal sport in 1988. [4] Kathleen McKane Godfree (one gold, two silvers, and two bronzes) and Venus Williams (four gold, one silver) are tied as the record holders for the most Olympic medals in tennis.
In the bronze medal match, Italy's Lorenzo Musetti defeated Canada's Félix Auger-Aliassime, 6–4, 1–6, 6–3. It was Italy's second Olympic tennis medal, 100 years after Uberto De Morpurgo won a bronze medal in the men's singles in 1924. [5] The men's singles tennis event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place from 27 July to 4 August 2024 ...
Venus Williams (four gold, one silver) and Kathleen McKane Godfree (one gold, two silvers, and two bronzes) are the all-time record holders for the most Olympic tennis medals, with five each. Andy Murray is the only player to have won two singles gold medals, and the only singles player to have retained the Olympic title.
The 2024 Paris Olympics may be nearing its end, but some crucial medals are still on the line. Fifty-two Olympic medals were awarded Saturday across 21 sports, including a gold in men's basketball.
It was also China's second tennis gold medal after Li Ting and Sun Tiantian won the women's doubles in Athens in 2004. Zheng's gold medal followed an upset win in the semifinals over world #1 Iga Swiatek of Poland, the four-time and three-time defending French Open champion who had won 25 straight matches at Roland Garros. [7]
In the bronze medal match, Poland's tournament No. 1 seed Iga Świątek defeated Slovakia's Anna Karolína Schmiedlová, 6–2, 6–1. [5] It was Poland's first medal in Olympic tennis. [6] Ranked No. 67, Schmiedlová became the lowest ranked semifinalist since tennis returned to the Olympics in 1988 and the first Slovak woman to reach that ...
Medal totals in this table are current through the 2024 Summer Olympics, and all changes in medal standings due to doping cases and medal redistributions up to 11 August 2024 are taken into account. As of completion of the 2022 Winter Olympics , 12 National Olympic Committees have participated on a standalone basis in all 24 Winter Olympic Games.
Tennis: Women's doubles: September 27 Gold: Rulon Gardner: Wrestling: Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg: September 27 Gold: Steven López: Taekwondo: Men's 68 kg: September 28 Gold: Venus Williams: Tennis: Women's singles: September 28 Gold: Nick Hysong: Athletics: Men's pole vault: September 29 Gold: Kenneth Brokenburr * Jon Drummond Maurice Greene ...