These Olympians made history by medaling in new events in Paris

The Olympics are filled with tradition, but the quadrennial event continues to expand and diversify.

Surfing, skateboarding and 3x3 basketball made their debuts in Tokyo, and this year it was breaking's turn to shine as the newest Olympic sport.

Breaking was the only new sport at this year's Summer Games, but plenty of other events made their Olympic debut in Paris.

Here is a breakdown of the athletes who made Olympic history by medaling in new events.

Boxing

Women's bantamweight (54kg)

• Gold: Chang Yuan, China
• Silver: Hatice Akbas, Turkey
• Bronze: Pang Chol-mi, North Korea
• Bronze: Im Ae-ji, South Korea

Breaking

Women's

• Gold: Ami, Japan
• Silver: Nicka, Lithuania
• Bronze: 671, China

Men's

• Gold: Phil Wizard, Canada
• Silver: Dany Dann, France
• Bronze: Victor, United States

Canoeing

Women's kayak cross

• Gold: Noemie Fox, Australia
• Silver: Angele Hug, France
• Bronze: Kimberley Woods, Great Britain

Men's kayak cross

• Gold: Finn Butcher, New Zealand
• Silver: Joe Clarke, Great Britain
• Bronze: Noah Hegge, Germany

Race walking

Marathon race walk mixed relay

• Gold: Spain
• Silver: Ecuador
• Bronze: Australia

Sailing

Men's kite

• Gold: Valentin Bontus, Austria
• Silver: Toni Vodisek, Slovenia
• Maximilian Maeder, Singapore

Women's kite

• Gold: Eleanor Aldridge, Great Britain
• Silver: Lauriane Nolot, France
• Bronze: Annelous Lammerts, Netherlands

Shooting

Skeet mixed team

• Gold: Italy
• Silver: United States
• Bronze: China

Sport climbing

Women's speed climbing

• Gold: Aleksandra Miroslaw, Poland
• Silver: Deng Lijuan, China
• Bronze: Aleksandra Kalucka, Poland

Men's speed climbing

• Gold: Veddriq Leonardo, Indonesia
• Silver: Wu Peng, China
• Bronze: Sam Watson, United States

Men's boulder and lead

• Gold: Toby Roberts, Great Britain
• Silver: Sorato Anraku, Japan
• Bronze: Jakob Schubert, Austria

Women's boulder and lead

• Gold: Janja Garnbret, Slovenia
• Silver: Brooke Raboutou, United States
• Bronze: Jessica Pilz, Austria

Triathlon

Mixed relay

• Gold: Germany
• Silver: United States
• Bronze: Great Britain