Daniel Wiffen has become the first athlete from Northern Ireland to win an Olympic gold medal in 36 years in a thrilling 800m freestyle final in Paris.
The Team Ireland swimmer edged the USA's Bobby Finke to take gold after a stunning burst of pace over the final 50 metres.
The 23-year-old also set an Olympic record with his blistering finish as he recorded a time of 7:38.19.
The pockets of support for Wiffen erupted around the La Defense Arena as he secured a first gold medal of the Games for Ireland.
"I was writing 'I'm going into the history books', and that's exactly what I've done," he told BBC Sport.
"It was definitely the way I wanted to execute it, it wasn't the time that I wanted, but Olympic finals aren't about getting times, it's about getting your hand on the wall first."
With his gold medal, he becomes the first athlete from Northern Ireland to triumph since Stephen Martin and Jimmy Kirkwood with GB's hockey team in 1988.
It is also the first individual gold medal since Lady Mary Peters won the pentathlon at the 1972 Games in Munich.
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