'The pride of Armagh and Ireland along with our county players'

July 31, 2024

Ireland's Daniel Wiffen celebrates with his gold medal ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy

Messages of congratulations have been pouring in for Daniel Wiffen after he won a gold medal for Ireland at the Paris Olympics last night.

Hailing from Magheralin on the Armagh-Down border, Wiffen became the first Irish man to win an Olympic swimming medal where storming to gold in a time of 7:38.19 in the 800m Freestyle, setting a new personal best, national record, European and Olympic record in the process.

While both Armagh and Down may claim him, the new Olympic champion referenced the Orchard County's All-Ireland win on Sunday and how he felt the stars were aligning before last night's historic victory.

Either way, we're all very proud of him!

 


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