The 35-year-old Riner is just the second three-time individual Olympic gold medallist in judo history, emulating Japan’s Tadahiro Nomura, who won three successive titles in 1996, 2000 and 2004.

Riner, also heavyweight champion in London in 2012 and Tokyo three years ago, matched the record of Japan's Tadahiro Nomura, who was previously the only judoka to have won three individual Olympic ...

Riner, also heavyweight champion in London in 2012 and Tokyo three years ago, matched the record of Japan's Tadahiro Nomura, who was previously the only judoka to have won three individual Olympic ...

After joining Japan's Tadahiro Nomura as the only judokas to win three individual gold medals, Riner added his second gold from the mixed team competition to complete a spectacular two-day run for one ...

Frenchman Teddy Riner claiming his fifth Olympic gold medal in a dramatic mixed team final was the highlight of the judo competition and will go down as one of the great moments of the Paris Games.

After joining Japan's Tadahiro Nomura as the only judokas to win three individual gold medals, Riner added his second gold from the mixed team competition to complete a spectacular two-day run for ...

He matched the record set by Japan’s Tadahiro Nomura, who won three consecutive titles in the -60kg category in 1996, 2000 and 2004.

TERENCE BIKOUMOU FOR LE MONDE It took him two tries, but now French judoka Teddy Riner has finally joined his hero, Tadahiro Nomura, in the Olympic pantheon.

After joining Japan's Tadahiro Nomura as the only judokas to win three individual gold medals, Riner added his second gold from the mixed team competition to complete a spectacular two-day run for ...

The 35-year-old Riner is just the second three-time individual Olympic gold medallist in judo history, emulating Japan's Tadahiro Nomura, who won three successive titles in 1996, 2000 and 2004.

At the end of the fight, Riner showed three fingers, a clear reference to his three individual titles - a record he shares with Japan's Tadahiro Nomura, who won three consecutive titles in the ...