Sports
Irish swimmer Wiffen bags gold medal with new Olympic record in men's 800m freestyle at 2024 Olympics
Daniel Wiffen sets new record with 7:38.19, breaking Ukraine's Romanchuk's former record
Selcuk Bugra Gokalp |
31.07.2024 - Update : 01.08.2024
Daniel Wiffen of Ireland (C) wins the gold medal in Men's 800m freestyle during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris, France on July 30, 2024.
ANKARA
Irish swimmer Daniel Wiffen has bagged gold medal with a new Olympic record in men's 800 meters freestyle at 2024 Paris Olympics on Tuesday.
Wiffen has set the new record with 7 minutes 38.19 seconds time, breaking Ukraine's Mykhailo Romanchuk's former record of 7 minutes 41.28 seconds, which was set in Tokyo in 2021.
US swimmer Bobby Finke got silver medal with 7:38.75, while Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy won bronze medal with 7:39.38 time.
Wiffen, 23, is also scheduled to swim in men's 1500m freestyle Saturday.
Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. Please contact us for subscription options.
