Summer McIntosh

2024 - 7 - 29

Kesä tuo kultaa: 17-vuotias Summer McIntosh voitti 400 metrin sekauintimitalin!

400 metrin sekauinti - nuoret urheilijat - Olympiamitalit - Pariisin olympialaiset 2024 - Summer McIntosh

Kanadalainen uimari Summer McIntosh, 17, teki historiaa voitettuaan kultaa 400 metrin sekauinnissa Pariisin olympialaisissa! Lue lisää tämän ustarin matkasta huipulle!

Pariisin olympialaisissa 2024, 17-vuotias kanadalainen uimari Summer McIntosh teki unohtumatonta historiaa voitettuaan kultamitalin 400 metrin sekauintimittelössä. Tämä nuori tähti, joka voitti myös maailmanennätyksen kanadalaisissa olympiakarsinnoissa, saapui finaaliin suurena suosikkina ja lunasti roolinsa nopeasti kilpailun aikana. Eikä ihme, sillä hän hallitsi kisaa alusta asti ja saatiin voitto lähes viiden sekunnin erolla kilpailijastaan!

Yhdysvaltalaiset uimari Katie Grimes ja Emma Weyant päättivät tehdä pohjoisamerikkalaisesta mitalimitalista upean näyttelyn, sillä he saavuttivat hopean ja pronssin summana. McIntoshin voitto oli merkittävä hetki, sillä hänestä tuli tunnetuksi yhtenä maailman parhaista naispuolisista uimareista. McIntoshin kova työ ja omistautuminen ovat tuottaneet tulosta; tämä oli hänen ensimmäinen olympiakultamitalinsa ja ansaittu palkinto pitkän uran jälkeen.

McIntosh on myös aiemmin voittanut kaksi maailmanmestaruutta, ja hänen tulevaisuutensa näyttää erittäin lupaavalta. Nuorena urheilijana hän on osoittanut, että ikä ei ole este menestykselle, ja faneja ympäri maailmaa voi odottaa vielä paljon hänen huipputason suorituksiaan. On myös syytä huomioida, että hänen lahjakkuutensa ei rajoitu pelkästään uintiin, vaan hän on tullut tunnetuksi myös aktiivisena ympäristöasiantuntijana!

Kun ajatellaan, että kesä tuo yhteen loistavia urheilijoita, McIntoshin esimerkit puolustavat loistavasti periaatteen "Kaikki on mahdollista, kunhan uskot itseesi". Tiesitkö muuten, että kesäolympialaiset järjestettiin ensimmäisen kerran Ateenassa vuonna 1896? Tai että uiminen on yksi vanhimmista urheilulajeista, jota on kilpailtu jo antiikin aikakaudella? McIntoshin menestys on vain yksi esimerkki siitä, kuinka nuori sukupolvi noussee suurten mestareiden rivitseen!

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17-year-old Canadian Summer McIntosh wins gold in 400-meter IM ... (KGET 17)

NANTERRE, France (AP) — Canadian phenom Summer McIntosh claimed the first gold medal of her just-burgeoning career Monday night with a dominating victory in ...

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Paris 2024 Olympics: Just shy of her 18th birthday, swimming ... (Olympics)

The Canadian world record holder competes in the 400m IM as the reigning world record holder. Find out more about her rapid growth in the sport.

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Paris Olympics, Day 3 Finals: Summer McIntosh Dominates 400 IM ... (Swimming World Magazine)

Summer McIntosh never trailed in the Olympic final of the women's 400 IM while Americans Katie Grimes and Emma Weyant reached the podium.

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Paris 2024 swimming: World record holder Summer McIntosh wins ... (Olympic Channel)

More than five seconds ahead of Grimes in second place, 17-year-old McIntosh lands herself in the gold medal position for the first time.

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Summer McIntosh wins 400m IM gold at Paris 2024 (Canadian Olympic Committee)

McIntosh was the favourite coming into the final on Day 3, having set the world record at the Canadian Olympic Trials in mid-May. She is also a two-time world ...

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Paris Olympics: 17-year-old Summer McIntosh wins gold in 400 IM ... (Yahoo Sports)

PARIS — Canada's Summer McIntosh stormed to gold at the 2024 Olympics here on Monday, and announced herself as perhaps the finest female swimmer on the planet.

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Canada's Summer McIntosh wins gold medal in women's 400m ... (CBC.ca)

Toronto's Summer McIntosh spoke with CBC Sports' Devin Heroux poolside after winning the Olympic women's 400-metre individual medley final at Paris 2024.

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17-year-old Canadian Summer McIntosh wins gold in 400-meter IM ... (The Associated Press)

Canadian phenom Summer McIntosh has claimed the first gold medal of her just-burgeoning career with a dominating victory in the 400-meter individual medley ...

Canadian teen McIntosh fulfills potential, Americans Grimes and ... (NBC Olympics)

In an all-North American podium, Katie Grimes and Emma Weyant of Team USA finished silver-bronze behind Summer McIntosh, the 17-year-old Canadian phenom and ...

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Summer McIntosh, new swimming stars win gold at Paris Olympics ... (ESPN)

Canadian phenom Summer McIntosh, Romania's David Popovici and Australia's Mollie O'Callaghan mined gold as swimmers from 10 different nations won medals ...

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Sharks' Summer McIntosh takes women's 400 IM gold, Sarasota's ... (Sarasota Herald-Tribune)

Emma Weyant, the 400 IM silver-medal winner at the Tokyo Olympics, took bronze at the Paris Games. Sarasota Sharks swimmer Summer McIntosh won gold.

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Summer McIntosh wins first-ever Olympic gold — and by quite a ... (National Post)

PARIS — She is an Olympic gold medallist now, a highly professional, profoundly driven athlete that can make all Canadians proud. Loading.

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Welcome to the Summer of Summer (McIntosh) at the Paris Olympics (TIME)

Typically, an individual sport athlete isn't too keen on discussing someone else, in another race, when fretting about her own results. Masse, however, started ...

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There's No Doubt That Summer McIntosh's Olympic Gold Will Be the ... (Sports Illustrated)

The 17-year-old Canadian dominated like she was expected to in the 400 IM on Monday. As the top swimmer of her generation, there is plenty more on the ...

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Summer time in Canada: McIntosh adds 400 IM gold to her medal ... (The Washington Post)

With a dominant performance, the the 17-year-old phenom is bolstering her case as her country's best swimmer ever.

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Unflappable Canadian teen Summer McIntosh has 2 Olympic ... (WVNS-TV)

NANTERRE, France (AP) — Not so long ago at her Ontario elementary school, Summer McIntosh and her peers would practice singing the Canadian national anthem ...

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Unflappable Canadian teen Summer McIntosh has 2 Olympic ... (The Associated Press)

Summer McIntosh relished her golden moment to make Canada proud. The 17-year-old says she had no nerves, she is just learning and growing from top ...

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The secret to success in the 400m IM — and what makes Summer ... (National Post)

McIntosh is terrific at the middle distances and particularly excels in freestyle. Her focus of late has been on perfecting her breaststroke.

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Unflappable Canadian teen Summer McIntosh has 2 Olympic ... (KGET 17)

So when she stepped onto the medal stand at the Paris Olympics on Monday night after winning the 400-meter individual medley and “Oh Canada” began to play, that ...

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Paris Olympics Day 3: Summer McIntosh Wins Gold Over Katie ... (Forbes)

Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh won her first Olympic gold on the third-night of the Paris Olympics swimming finals. The 17-year-old swimmer managed to ...

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How Summer McIntosh helped chart her own course to Olympic ... (National Post)

PARIS — Penny Oleksiak, the original Canadian diva of the Olympic swimming waters, laughed when she tried to describe the competitive acumen of her ...

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Teen swim sensation Summer McIntosh relishes first Olympic gold (Insidethegames.biz)

Canadian prodigy Summer McIntosh expressed her excitement after the 17-year-old swimmer won her first Olympic gold medal in spectacular fashion on Monday.

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