Wiffen, the Olympic 800m freestyle champion and 1,500m freestyle bronze medallist, became Ireland’s first-ever participant in marathon swimming at an Olympic Games.


Rhasidat Adeleke finished fourth in the final of the 400-metre final in the Olympics. Adeleke ran a time of 49.28 as she just missed out on a medal.


The relay team set a new national record, shaving nearly 3 seconds off the previous mark with a time of 3 minutes 19.90 seconds.

Team Ireland finished just 0.18 seconds behind Great Britain, who took the bronze, with the USA winning gold and the Netherlands claiming silver.

Reflecting on Ireland’s most successful Olympic Games to date, Taoiseach Simon Harris said, “As the Olympic Games draw to a close, I want to extend my congratulations to each of the 133 members of Team Ireland. I had the great honour of being with them at the start of the Games in Paris”.

“They represent the very best of our nation, bringing immense pride and inspiration to our country. This has undoubtedly been the most successful Olympic Games for an Irish team in history. We’ve seen a record number of medals, the most gold medals ever, and several historic firsts. I want to congratulate everyone involved. We are witnessing the benefits of increased investment in sport, which is already yielding results. In the past few weeks, we have made three significant funding announcements for sport.”


These remarks came as the Government unveiled an additional €400 million investment in sport.