Reported claimRated Murray is the first to win two Olympic gold medals in singles tennis, but 19 other men and women have won multiple gold medals in all forms of Olympic tennis. He’s also the first man to successfully defend an Olympic title; a number of women have done so in doubles. · Full Fact
Full Fact rated the claim “Andy Murray is the first person ever to win two Olympic tennis gold medals.” Murray is the first to win two Olympic gold medals in singles tennis, but 19 other men and women have won multiple gold medals in all forms of Olympic tennis. He’s also the first man to successfully defend an Olympic title; a number of women have done so in doubles..
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