PyeongChang (South Korea) Feb 18 (IANS) French biathlete Martin Fourcade made history on Sunday when he won his fourth Olympic gold medal in a dramatic photo finish in the men s biathlon 15-kilometre mass start at the Winter Olympics here.
Fourcade is now France s most decorated athlete in either the Summer or Winter Games reports Efe.
The historic win was extremely close with both Fourcade and Germany s Simon Schempp crossing the finish line at nearly the exact same time.
Fourcade s last-second effort to extend his leg across the line gave him the gold following a review by event organisers of the exact moment he sealed the win.
Norway s Emil Hegle Svendsen took the bronze medal with a time of 35 minutes and 47.3 seconds 11.2 seconds slower than the winner.
This is Fourcade s second gold medal at PyeongChang after his success earlier on Monday in the men s 12.5 km pursuit.
At the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics the 11-time world champion earned gold medals in both the men s 20 km and the 12.5 km pursuit.
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