Daniel Wiffen has won a bronze medal for Team Ireland in the 1500m freestyle.
Richard Archibald, Interim CEO, Sport NI said:
“We were thrilled when Daniel Wiffen ended a 36 year hiatus for Olympic gold for an athlete from Northern Ireland. So to watch him join Paddy Barnes in the ranks of double Olympic medalists from Northern Ireland is incredible.
“At Sport NI we are immensely proud of Daniel and his achievements. We are proud to have supported Daniel at the start of his career through our National Lottery funded Athlete Award. His progress over the last few years has been incredible, with European and World titles as well as a coveted world record and now an Olympic Gold and Olympic Bronze medal.”