Female Athlete of the Year

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With the four additional Olympic medals she earned in Tokyo (two gold and two silver), Katie Ledecky became the most decorated female individual gold medalist in Olympic history. She won the 800m and inaugural 1500m freestyle events, finished second in the 400m freestyle with the fourth-fastest performance of all time, and anchored the 4 x 200m freestyle relay to a silver medal while setting the American record with the fastest split in the entire race (1:53.7). Ledecky also won four events at …