Matt Wearn became a back-to-back Olympic champion overnight (AEST), taking out the laser class men's dinghy event in France.
The triumph at Paris 2024 follows his victory at Tokyo 2020 and continues a seriously impressive run for Aussie athletes in the sport.
The Sporting News takes a closer look at the sailing star.
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How did Matt Wearn win gold in the men's dinghy medal race?
Heading into the last race on Wednesday evening (AEST), Wearn had already locked up at least a silver medal.
To remain atop the points standings and win the gold, he was required to finish no more than six places behind Cypriot sailor Pavlos Kontides.
Not only did he finish in the necessary position, but he took out the entire race.
Who is Matt Wearn?
Wearn is a 25-year-old from Perth and has been a member of the Australian Sailing Team since 2014 and first represented Australia back in 2005 as a ten-year-old.
He turned down a potential AFL career to focus on his sailing.
In the 2022 Australia Day honours, Wearn was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia.
Along with his two Olympic golds, Wearn also has won two world titles in the men's dinghy competition in Adelaide (2023) and The Hague (2024).
Australia's Olympic success in the men's dinghy competition
With Wearn emerging victorious at Paris 2024, it marks the fourth consecutive time an Australian athlete has won the men's dinghy competition.
Along with Wearn taking gold in the event at Tokyo 2020, Tom Burton won at Rio 2016 and Tom Slingsby triumphed at London 2012.
