Australia has had its greatest-ever single day at an Olympic Games, raising its medal tally significantly.
On the field
Elsewhere on the field, Australia’s Matt Denny has won Australia’s first Olympic medal in discus, with the Queenslander bagging Paris bronze behind Jamaica’s Roje Stona as the Olympic record was broken twice.
Matt Denny celebrates with pole vaulter Nina Kennedy. Denny won Australia’s first medal for discus after missing a podium place in the Tokyo Games by 5cm. Source: AP / Bernat Armangue
In front of 80,000 people at the Stade de France, Denny said he felt a sense of calm as he pictured himself back home in Allora, a town of barely 1,000 people south of Toowoomba.
“At home there’s three trees and a cubby house,” he said. “That’s all I’m seeing.”
Inside the velodrome
Sam Welsford, Kelland O’Brien, Conor Leahy and Oliver Bleddyn won a dramatic final on Wednesday at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines velodrome outside Paris.
Skateboarding
“We’re the king and queen of skateboarding park right now — and we both grew up in the same town. So Gold Coast is holding it down right now,” Palmer said.
Australia’s Keegan Palmer (centre) is a two-time gold medallist after winning men’s skateboarding park final. Source: AAP / Abbie Parr/AP
“I was very impressed,” said skateboarding great Tony Hawk. “Two Olympic titles at 21. I mean, we’ve seen skaters not even reaching their peak in performance into their 30s, so Keegan’s got a long career ahead of him.”
On the water
Wearn said winning back-to-back gold is still sinking in and he is planning a special homecoming after the victory.
Marathon race walk relay
Montag has joined an elite list of Australian track and field athletes to win two medals at a single Olympics after taking home the bronze in the women’s 20km walk last week.
In the pool
The Sharks lost in a penalty shootout by one goal against the US team in the quarter-final on Wednesday at the Paris La Defense Arena.