Fintan McCarthy and Paul O’Donovan win Ireland’s first Olympic gold since 2012
Thursday, July 29, 2021
By Nick Mashiter, PA, Tokyo
Fintan McCarthy and Paul O’Donovan ended Ireland’s Olympic gold drought after a thrilling lightweight double sculls victory.
The Cork pair won the men’s final to earn the country’s first gold medal since Kate Taylor’s boxing victory in 2012.
They also became the first male Irish gold medallists since boxer Michael Carruth in 1992, after beating Germany by just 0.86 seconds at the Sea Forest Waterway on Thursday.
#IRL win their first gold medal of #Tokyo2020!
A dramatic race in the lightweight men’s double sculls ends in victory for the Irish team. Congratulations!@WorldRowing#Rowing@TeamIrelandpic.twitter.com/tssF2Ro3Cw