Daniel Wiffen made history as he claimed Ireland's first Olympic gold medal of the Paris Games with a stunning victory in the men's 800m freestyle final.
Daniel Wiffen made history as he claimed Ireland's first Olympic gold medal ofthe Paris Games with a stunning victory in the men's 800m freestyle final. Wiffen became Ireland's first male medallist in the pool and third overall after Michelle Smith and Mona McSharry, who only made it onto the list on Monday with bronze in the women's 100m breaststroke.
'I'm not going to lie, there's this whole saying going around that I'm getting 'Finked' - I'm glad to say I haven't been 'Finked' so obviously pretty happy to get my hand on the wall first.' Ireland pays tribute to 'history-maker' WiffenWiffen becomes the first gold medallist from Northern Ireland for 36 years and Ireland's first-ever male swimming gold medallist.
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