Question

the paralympic games are a series of international sporting events involving athletes with an impairment. swimming has been an event at the paralympics since 1960. mike kenny competed as a paralympic swimmer from 1976 to 1988. he won eighteen medals. of these, sixteen were gold medals, which indicate a first - place finish. which choice most effectively uses information from the given sentences to emphasize the number of medals won by kenny? a. an accomplished paralympian with multiple gold medal wins, mike kenny competed as a swimmer from 1976 to 1988. b. during his career as a paralympic swimmer, mike kenny earned a total of eighteen medals, sixteen of which were gold. c. swimming, a sport in which mike kenny took home sixteen gold medals, has been an event at the paralympic games since 1960. d. mike kenny competed at the paralympic games, a series of international sporting events.

Explanation:

Option B directly states the total number of medals (eighteen) and the number of gold medals (sixteen) Mike Kenny won, emphasizing the medal - winning achievements most effectively. Option A only mentions multiple gold medal wins without specifying numbers. Option C focuses more on swimming as a Paralympic event and the number of golds rather than the total medals. Option D doesn't mention any medal - winning information.

Answer:

B. During his career as a Paralympic swimmer, Mike Kenny earned a total of eighteen medals, sixteen of which were gold.