2016 Rio Olympic Games in Brazil Aug 05-21,2016 - USA's Lilly King Wins the Olympic gold medal in the women’s 100 metres breaststroke Monday Aug 08,2016

Lilly King of the United States won the Olympic gold medal in the women’s 100 metres breaststroke on Monday Aug 08,2016, denying Russia’s Yulia Efimova who was greeted with resounding boos from the Rio de Janeiro crowd.

Katie Meili of the United States took the bronze, with London 2012 champion Ruta Meilutyte of Lithuania fading in the second length to finish seventh.

United States' gold medal winner Lilly King is flanked by Russia's silver medal winner Yulia Efimova, left, and United States' bronze medal winner Katie Meili during the ceremony for the women's 100-meter breaststroke final

 
Lilly King highlighted Monday evening’s competition with an Olympic record, winning the women’s 100-meter breaststroke gold medal in 1:04.93, ahead of Russia’s Yulia Efimova. King’s U.S. teammate Katie Meili finished third in 1:05.69.

Lilly King’s is the first gold medalist for the U.S. in the women’s 100 breaststroke in 16 years, the last being Megan Quann in the Sydney 2000 Games