Lydia Ko wins historic gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, beats Esther Henseleit and Xiyu Janet Lin

Lydia Ko put up an amazing show at the Le Golf National course this week. The LPGA Tour star has secured New Zealand a gold medal following a one under par final round score.

The 27-year-old defeated Germany's Esther Henseleit and China's Xiyu Janet Lin, who claimed the silver and bronze medals respectively as Ko claimed the gold by a two-stroke margin. Having grabbed the silver medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and bronze at the 2020 edition in Tokyo, Ko has left golf enthusiasts all over the world impressed with her stellar performance this week as she completes the trifecta.

The silver and bronze medalists were separated by one stroke with total four-day scores of eight under par and seven under par respectively. Here's a look at their score breakdowns:

• Gold - Lydia Ko [72, 67, 68, 71]
• Silver - Esther Henseleit [72, 73, 69, 66]
• Bronze - Xiyu Janet Lin [71, 70, 71, 69]

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Lydia Ko 2024 Paris Olympics Stats

Lydia Ko remains unstoppable as she claims the top spot on the podium at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Here's a look at the three-time Olympic medalist's performance over the last four days at the Le Golf National course:

Scores

• 72 (even par)
• 67 (five under par)
• 68 (four under par)
• 71 (one under par)

Birdies

• Round 1 - 4
• Round 2 - 6
• Round 3 - 6
• Round 4 - 4

Pars

• Round 1 - 11
• Round 2 - 11
• Round 3 - 10
• Round 4 - 12

Bogey

• Round 1 - 2
• Round 2 - 1
• Round 3 - 2
• Round 4 - 1

Double Bogeys

• Round 1 - 1
• Round 2 - 0
• Round 3 - 0
• Round 4 - 1

Fairways Hit

• Round 1 - 7
• Round 2 - 11
• Round 3 - 8
• Round 4 - 10

Greens in Regulations

• Round 1 - 13
• Round 2 - 14
• Round 3 - 12
• Round 4 - 14

Scrambling

• Round 1 - 60 percent
• Round 2 - 75 percent
• Round 3 - 66.67 percent
• Round 4 - 50 percent

Total Putts

• Round 1 - 31
• Round 2 - 27
• Round 3 - 26
• Round 4 - 30

Sand Saves

• Round 1 - NA
• Round 2 - 1
• Round 3 - NA
• Round 4 - 1

Driving Distance

• Round 1 - 247 yards
• Round 2 - 245 yards
• Round 3 - 244 yards
• Round 4 - 245 yards

Driving Accuracy

• Round 1 - 50 percent
• Round 2 - 78.57 percent
• Round 3 - 57.14rcent
• Round 4 - 71.43 percent

Approach Shot Distance to Pin

• Round 1 - 10.16
• Round 2 - 12.52
• Round 3 - 8.45
• Round 4 - 10.02

Strokes Gained - Off the Tee

• Round 1 - 0.644
• Round 2 - 1.094
• Round 3 - 1.208
• Round 4 - 0.238

Strokes Gained - Approach to the Green

• Round 1 - 1.406
• Round 2 - 0.239
• Round 3 - 0.756
• Round 4 - (-1.136)

Strokes Gained - Around the Green

• Round 1 - (-0.271)
• Round 2 - 1.880
• Round 3 - (-0.172)
• Round 4 - 0.193

Strokes Gained - Putting

• Round 1 - 0.341
• Round 2 - 2.510
• Round 3 - 3.323
• Round 4 - 1.825

Strokes Gained - Total

• Round 1 - 2.120
• Round 2 - 5.723
• Round 3 - 5.115
• Round 4 - 1.120