Riner wins team event for French record-equalling fifth Olympic gold medal

Teddy Riner won the decisive bout to give France the judo mixed team title at the Paris Games on Friday, earning a national record-equalling fifth Olympic gold medal.

He joined biathlete Martin Fourcade, who won his titles at the Sochi and Pyeongchang Winter Games in 2014 and 2018, at the top of the list of most decorated French Olympians.

Fencers Philippe Cattiau and Roger Ducret won fewer golds but had eight podium finishes in the 1920 and 30s. Riner and Fourcade have won seven medals each.