OLYMPICS: Xander Schauffele With 2 Clutch Putts Gives US Golf Gold

Xander Schauffele finished with an 18 under to take the gold in golf.  

Schauffele edged out Rory Sabbatini by one stroke to become the first American man to win the gold in golf since 1900.

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Sabbatini took home the silver for Slovakia while C.T. Pan beat Collin Morikawa, Rory McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama and Paul Casey in a playoff to take home the bronze for Taiwan.

 

OLYMPICS: American Swimmer Caeleb Dressel Won 5th Gold

American swimmer Caeleb Dressel won his 5th gold, becoming only the 5th swimmer in history to accomplish the feat in a single Games.

Dressel picked up two golds on Sunday, in the 50-meter freestyle and the 4×100 medley relay. He previously won the 4×100 freestyle relay, the 100-meter freestyle, and the 100-meter butterfly.

Americans Michael Phelps, Mark Spitz, and Matt Biondi, and East Germany’s Kristin Otto are the only other swimmers to have grabbed 5 in one Olympics. 

Australian swimmer Emma McKeon picked up her 7th medal, making her the most decorated athlete of the Tokyo Games. She won 4 golds and 3 bronzes. She is the only female swimmer to win 7 medals at a single Olympics. Only one other woman in any sport has done so, Soviet gymnast Maria Gorokhovskaya in 1952.

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