Rio 2016: 10 best individual displays at the Olympics

#5 Katinka Hosszu (Hungary)

Katinka Hosszu surprised many by her performance in the pool

Katinka Hosszu pulled off one of the great Olympic display at the swimming center in Rio by claiming three historic gold medals for Hungary. Specializing in the medley events, Hosszu managed to set an Olympic record in the Women’s 200m medley, just half a second short of her own World record set in the 2015 world championships.

She bettered this performance however in the Women’s 400m medley event creating a world record of 4:26:36 which was 4 seconds better than her previous personal best. This was the first World record set at the swimming pool in the Olympic games and set the stage for a wonderful swimming competition at Rio 2016.

She also won a gold medal in the 100m backstroke event holding off stiff competition from Kathleen baker of USA before claiming a silver medal in the 200m backstroke after finishing 0.06 seconds behind Maya DiRado of USA.

Medals: 3 Gold (Women’s 200m Medley, Women’s 400m Medley, Women’s 100m Backstroke) , 1 Silver (Women’s 200m Backstroke)Olympic Record : Women’s 200m Medley (2:06:58)World Record: Women’s 400m Medley (4:26:36)