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Katie Ledecky wins gold in fourth straight 800m freestyle

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NANTERRE, France -- Katie Ledecky capped another stellar Olympics by becoming only the second swimmer to win an event at four straight Summer Games, holding off Ariarne Titmus to take the 800-meter freestyle Saturday.

It was Ledecky's second gold medal in Paris and ninth of her career, which marked another milestone. She became only the sixth Olympian to reach that figure, joining swimmer Mark Spitz, track star Carl Lewis, Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina and Finnish runner Paavo Nurmi in a tie for second place.