Emma McKeon

Emma McKeon
AM
McKeon in 2021
Personal information
Birth nameEmma Jennifer McKeon[1]
National teamAustralia
Born (1994-05-24) 24 May 1994 (age 30)
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)[2]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, butterfly
ClubGriffith University
CoachMichael Bohl
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Australia
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 6 3 5
World Championships (LC) 5 11 4
World Championships (SC) 4 3 1
Pan Pacific Championships 4 1 2
Commonwealth Games 14 1 5
Youth Olympic Games 1 2 3
Total 34 21 20
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m mixed medley
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris 4×100 m mixed medley
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kazan 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2019 Gwangju 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2019 Gwangju 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2019 Gwangju 4×100 m mixed medley
Gold medal – first place 2023 Fukuoka 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2013 Barcelona 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2013 Barcelona 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2013 Barcelona 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2017 Budapest 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2017 Budapest 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2017 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2017 Budapest 4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place 2019 Gwangju 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2019 Gwangju 4×100 m mixed freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2023 Fukuoka 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2023 Fukuoka 4×100 m mixed medley
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Kazan 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Budapest 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Gwangju 100 m butterfly
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2022 Melbourne 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2022 Melbourne 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2022 Melbourne 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2022 Melbourne 4×50 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2022 Melbourne 4×50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2022 Melbourne 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2022 Melbourne 4×50 m mixed freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Dubai 4×100 m medley
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tokyo 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tokyo 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tokyo 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tokyo 4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place 2014 Gold Coast 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tokyo 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tokyo 100 m butterfly
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 50 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 4×100 m mixed freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast 200 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham 100 m freestyle
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Singapore 4×100 metre medley
Silver medal – second place 2010 Singapore 100 metre freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2010 Singapore 4×100m mixed freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Singapore 50 metre freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Singapore 200 metre freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Singapore 4×100m mixed medley

Emma Jennifer McKeon, AM (born 24 May 1994) is a retired Australian competitive swimmer. She is an eight-time world record holder, three current and five former, in relays. Her total career haul of 14 Olympic medals following the 2024 Olympic Games made her the most decorated Australian, the third-most decorated swimmer, and the seventh-most decorated athlete in Olympic history and included one gold medal from the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, four gold medals from the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and one gold medal from the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. With four gold and three bronze medals she was the most decorated athlete across all sports at the 2020 Summer Olympics, and tied for the most medals won by a woman in a single Olympic Games. She also won 20 medals, including five gold medals, at the World Aquatics Championships; and a record 20 medals, including 14 gold, at the Commonwealth Games.

In 2024, McKeon surpassed Ian Thorpe for the most number of Olympic gold medals won over the course of an Australian athlete's career with six total gold medals earned at her three appearances at the Olympic Games. She was also the highest scoring competitor, male or female, for the 2021 FINA Swimming World Cup where she earned a total of fourteen medals, including ten gold medals and four silver medals.

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  2. ^ a b "Emma McKeon". fina.org. FINA. Retrieved 5 April 2018.