Athletics in Paris 2024 Olympics: Athletes who defended their Tokyo titles in Paris
Athletics continued to be the centrepiece event of the Olympics, with the Paris Games delivering several memorable moments in the track and field events.
Among the 48 medal events in athletics at the Paris Olympics, only 10 witnessed a gold medal-defence from the Tokyo games.
Here are the 10 athletes/teams who defended their Olympic titles in Paris
Soufiane El Bakkali (Morocco) – 3000 metres steeplechase
USA (team) – 4 × 400 metres relay (men’s)
Armand Duplantis (Sweden) – Men’s Pole Vault
Miltiadis Tentoglou (Greece) – Men’s Long Jump
Ryan Crouser (USA) – Men’s Shot Put
Faith Kipyegon (Kenya) – Women’s 1500m
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA) – Women’s 400m hurdles
USA (team) – 4 × 400 metres relay (women’s)
Valarie Allman (USA) – Women’s Hammer Throw
Nafissatou Thiam (Belgium) – Heptathlon
Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon won her third consecutive Olympic gold in 1500m.
While USA’s men’s 4x400m relay team made it a treble of Olympic wins, their women’s counterparts secured the title for the eighth consecutive time.