French judo icon Teddy Riner wins his 3rd individual Olympic gold in front of passionate home crowd

South Korea's Min-Jong Kim and France's Teddy Riner compete during their men's +100 kg final match in the team judo competition, at Champ-de-Mars Arena, during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Paris, France.

South Korea's Min-Jong Kim and France's Teddy Riner compete during their men's +100 kg final match in the team judo competition, at Champ-de-Mars Arena, during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)


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PARIS — Teddy Riner is a French judo icon who delivered for France once again at the Paris Olympics. He capped his incredible career by becoming just the second three-time individual Olympic gold medalist in judo history in one of the most electrifying events of the Paris Games so far. The 35-year-old heavyweight defeated South Korea's Kim Min-jong for the gold in his fifth Olympics.

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