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Katie Ledecky wins 800 meter freestyle, fourth Rio gold medal in world record time

Katie Ledecky sealed up her fourth gold medal in Rio on Friday night, winning the 800 meter freestyle in her second straight Olympic Games and posting a new world record.

Her time of 8:04.79 broke her own world record mark of 8:06.68, in her final race of the Rio Games.

Ledecky entered as the runaway favorite and world record-holder in the event. She narrowly missed setting the world record in London in 2012.

On Thursday, Ledecky set an Olympic record with a time of 8:12.86 in her preliminary round heat. In that race, she was seven seconds ahead of the next competitor.