The Paris Olympic Games are in full swing, and the competition between top athletes has attracted the attention of people all over the world.
Even Adele couldn't help but "interrupt" the competition in the middle of the concert, and watched the women's 100-meter dash with all the fans present.
(Adele’s German concert broadcast live on a big screen)
In recent days, the results of swimming events have been particularly exciting. This Olympic Games has created a lot of new history.
In the early morning of the 5th, Beijing time, the Chinese team won the gold medal in the men's 4×100 meter medley relay final with a time of 3 minutes, 27 seconds and 46. broke the United States' 40-year monopoly on the event, setting a new record Another unforgettable moment worthy of being recorded in history.
(The four team members who won the championship: Xu Jiayu , Qin Haiyang , Sun Jiajun , Pan Zhanle )
In addition to China, Ireland has also made brilliant breakthroughs in the swimming events of this Olympic Games.
In the men's 800-meter freestyle final on July 31, 23-year-old Irish team player Daniel Wiffen defeated American player Bobby Fink and won medals at the Olympic Games for the third consecutive time. Italian veteran Paltrinieri won the championship with a time of 7 minutes, 38 seconds and 19 seconds, breaking the record of 7 minutes and 41 set by Ukrainian player Romanchuk Mykhailo at the Tokyo Olympics. Seconds 28.
(Pictures from the Internet)
The course of the competition was thrilling. Whifen was ahead and fell behind again, and finally caught up and surpassed the opponent again...
(Wiffen won the 800m final)
This gold medal is of great significance, and Whifen has become a is the first male swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal in the history of Ireland. is also the first Irish athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in the past 36 years.
(Actually, Wiffen was born in Leeds and later moved to Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland athletes were free to choose to represent Ireland or the United Kingdom, so he chose Ireland.)
The Irish people were excited, and President Michael Higgins praised him. It's "a fantastic achievement and I'm proud of it," Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris also said on x (formerly Twitter): The entire country was screaming at their television and computer screens until their throats were hoarse.
(Wiffen won the men's 800-meter freestyle final championship)
When the awards were presented, when the Irish national anthem sounded, Whiffen stood on the podium and was excited.
"It means everything, the whole country is supporting me tonight."
"This is a special moment, I dream about this moment every day of my life. I have never heard the national anthem at the Olympics before, and standing there The person on the podium is me, it’s crazy.”
(Wiffen won the men’s 800-meter freestyle final)
But that’s not all. In the men’s 1500-meter freestyle final that ended in the early morning of the 5th, Beijing time, Whifen won the championship. He won another bronze medal with a time of 14 minutes, 39 seconds and 63 seconds, and once again set a record - the Irish team was the first athlete to win more than one medal at the same Games since 1996.
(Wiffen won another bronze medal in the 1500-meter freestyle final)
won two medals in succession, and Whifen became a star athlete overnight and his popularity skyrocketed.
Many people who like him searched for his resume online, only to discover that in February this year, he also won the men's 800-meter and 1500-meter freestyle championships at the World Swimming Championships, and has always had high hopes.
In addition, he was also revealed to have had an unexpected acting experience - once served as an extra in the hit American drama "Game of Thrones" .
(Wiffen worked as an extra in "Game of Thrones")
In 2013, Wiffen and his twin brother Nathan participated in the third season of "Game of Thrones", which happened to be the most famous episode of "Red Wedding".
are just extras after all. The only role the brothers have is to sit on the steps and act as background boards.
(the two brothers served as extras)
In addition, their sister also got a role in "Throne", playing the role of Walder Frey's granddaughter neyela Frey, with more scenes.
(Wiffen's sister Elizabeth also appeared in "Game of Thrones")
Recalling that experience, Wiffen said that he didn't know about the show "Game of Thrones" when he was a child because his parents wouldn't let him watch it.
But it was still a cool experience for him, and he enjoyed it very much. At that time, all the actors, including Kit Harington (who played Snow), were very friendly to them, and they were okay Take a casual tour of the studio.
In a later interview in 2022, Wiffen also expressed his hope to have the opportunity to participate in the "Game of Thrones" spin-off drama "House of the Dragon" . It seems that he still has enthusiasm for acting, but regrettably he did not receive the invitation...
(Picture left: Whiffen, Picture right: nathan)
However, it doesn’t matter that he failed to become famous as an actor. Now Whiffen has proved himself with Olympic medals.
Next, he will also participate in the men's marathon swimming event . The top three in the last Olympic Games will compete with him. I wonder if Whifen can make history again...
