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.
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.
Although Leeds-born Wiffen was trailing Gregorio Paltrineri…