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Australia s Ariarne Titmus stuns US Katie Ledecky to win gold in women s 400m freestyle
From CNN s Jacob Lev
Australia s Ariarne Titmus competes in the 400m freestyle final on July 26. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
Ariarne Titmus of Australia has won gold in the women s 400m freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics, finishing with a time of 3:56:69.
Titmus time is the second fastest ever behind American Katie Ledecky s world record of 3:56:36.
Ledecky, a five-time gold medalist, won silver with a time of 3:57:36, the fourth fastest time ever. Li Bingjie of China won bronze with a time of 4:01:08.
Titmus win gives Australia its second gold medal of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and fifth medal overall.
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