The 23-year-old from Co Down competed in the race at the Paris La Defense Arena tonight.
DANIEL WIFFEN HAS won Gold for Ireland in the 800m freestyle final at the Olympics.
The 23-year-old set a new Olympic record of 7:38.19 as he competed in the race at the Paris La Defense Arena tonight.
It is Ireland’s second Olympic medal for swimming at these Games after Mona McSharry won Bronze in the 100m breaststroke last night, which was Ireland’s first swim medal in 28 years.
His qualifying time heading into the final was 7:41.53, the fastest qualifying time of the eighth competitors.
The previous Olympic record for this race was 7:41.28, which was set by Ukrainian swimmer Mykhailo Romanchuk at the Tokyo Games.
Wiffen’s first Olympic Games were at Tokyo in 2021, where he competed in the 800m and 1,500m freestyle.
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