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Penny Oleksiak wins bronze, becomes most decorated Canadian summer Olympian

Penny Oleksiak made Canadian history on Day 5 of the Tokyo Olympic Games after earning a bronze medal in women's 200-metre freestyle.

Oleksiak became the most decorated Canadian summer Olympian of all time with six medals, surpassing Lesley Thompson-Willie and Phil Edwards while tying Cindy Klassen and Clara Hughes for most overall Olympic medals.

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Penny Oleksiak has won bronze in the 200m freestyle which gives her 6 Olympic medals...so far @SwimmingCanada
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The 21-year-old from Toronto finished the race with an impressive time of 1:54.