France's Teddy Riner reigns supreme with record fourth gold

France's Teddy Riner reigns supreme with record fourth gold

The judoka now has three individual titles — a record shared with Japan's Tadahiro Nomura, who won three consecutive titles in the -60kg category in 1996, 2000 and 2004.

Giant steps: French judo titan Teddy Riner reigns supreme with fourth gold

Tempers ran high Friday in Paris’s pop-up Champs de Mars Arena, with Georgian judoka Guram Tushishvili disqualified after throwing a rare tantrum following his defeat at the hands of French judo giant Teddy Riner. Riner went on to win his fourth Olympic gold medal, with Brazil’s Beatriz Souza securing first place in the women’s competition after beating French hopeful Romane Dicko in the semi-finals.

The 35-year-old Frenchman is the first judoka to have won four Olympic golds.