NANTERRE, France — American Kate Douglass won the first Olympic gold medal of her career Thursday night, beating a loaded field in the women’s 200-meter breaststroke that included the reigning Olympic champion.
Douglass captured gold in 2:19.24 to set an American record. She finished ahead of South Africa’s Tatjana Smith, the reigning Olympic champion, who earned silver and the Netherlands’ Tes Schouten who took bronze. It is Douglass’ third Olympic medal overall and second of the meet so far, as she won silver as part of the U.S. women’s 4×100-meter freestyle relay Saturday night.
KATE DOUGLASS STRIKES GOLD IN THE 200M BREASTSTROKE. 🥇🇺🇸 #ParisOlympics | 📺 NBC and Peacock pic.twitter.com/ZtNpUGcnjg
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