Who are the six Olympic medallists from Northern Ireland?

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Daniel Wiffen, Hannah Scott, Rhys McClenaghan, Rebecca Shorten, Jack McMillan and Philip Doyle airs pinch their medalsImage source, Getty Images/Inpho

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The 2024 Olympics successful Paris were nan astir successful successful history for athletes from Northern Ireland

Andy Gray

BBC Sport NI Journalist astatine nan Paris Olympics

The 2024 Olympics successful Paris will spell down successful history.

Prior to nan Games, only 3 athletes from Northern Ireland had ever won an Olympic golden medal.

Over nan 2 weeks of action successful France's capital, location were 4 much golds added to that tally - on pinch a metallic and 2 bronze medals.

As nan Olympics get fresh to travel to a close, BBC Sport NI takes a look astatine those who made history successful Paris.

Daniel Wiffen (Swimming - Ireland)

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Daniel Wiffen won a golden and bronze badge astatine nan Paris Olympics

Gold: Men's 800m freestyle Bronze: Men's 1500m freestyle

Team Ireland's Daniel Wiffen has been nan man of nan infinitesimal astatine nan 2024 Olympics arsenic he made history pinch not only a golden medal, but a bronze arsenic well.

Coming into nan Games arsenic a double world champion, Wiffen had declared he would not beryllium leaving Paris without a medal.

He backed up his ain words erstwhile he took a sensational golden successful nan 800 metre freestyle to go nan first jock from Northern Ireland to go an Olympic champion successful 36 years.

The 23-year-old wasn't vanished there, and added a bronze to his collection arsenic he was beaten to golden by nan USA's Bobby Finke successful nan 1500m, erstwhile nan American group a caller world record.

After his occurrence successful nan pool, Wiffen entered into his first ever unfastened h2o swimming marathon successful nan River Seine and vanished a very respectable 18th aft a gruelling 10km.

Jack McMillan (Swimming - Great Britain)

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Jack McMillan and Kieran Bird helped Team GB to Olympic gold

Gold: Men's 4x200m freestyle relay

On nan aforesaid nighttime arsenic Wiffen's first gold, Jack McMillan made moreover much history astatine nan La Defense Arena.

Earlier connected Tuesday, nan 24-year-old had helped nan Great Britain to nan fastest clip successful qualifying for nan men's 4x200 metre freestyle relay.

McMillan swam nan 2nd fastest clip successful nan heat, conscionable fractions of a 2nd down aggregate Olympic medallist James Guy.

He watched nan decider from nan stands arsenic Duncan Scott and Matt Richards returned to nan team, but he had much than played his portion successful helping GB to their only golden successful nan excavation astatine nan Paris Olympics.

Hannah Scott (Rowing - Great Britain)

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How does it consciousness to triumph nan astir melodramatic of golden medals? This much.

Gold: Women's quadruple sculls

The astir melodramatic golden of nan Olympics whitethorn good person been Hannah Scott and Team GB's quadruple sculls' occurrence arsenic they took nan title by conscionable 0.15 seconds.

In a stunning title pinch nan Netherlands, nan quartet of Scott, Lauren Henry, Lola Anderson and Georgie Brayshaw trailed nan Dutch unit pinch little than 100 metres remaining.

However, they put successful a stunning sprint to lead for nan first clip pinch 1 metre remaining to return a celebrated golden badge successful a photograph finish.

Scott and her team-mates could hardly judge what they had achieved and nan images of nan Coleraine rower dancing astir nan Eiffel Tower successful nan days pursuing her badge will unrecorded agelong successful nan memory.

With her golden medal, Scott, 25, became nan first female from Northern Ireland to triumph an Olympic golden since Lady Mary Peters successful 1972.

Rhys McClenaghan (Gymnastics - Ireland)

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Rhys McClenaghan came retired connected apical successful a thrilling pommel equine final

Gold: Men's pommel equine

After watching chap world champions Wiffen and Scott triumph golden successful Paris, nan unit was connected McClenaghan successful nan men's pommel equine last astatine nan Bercy Arena.

But McClenaghan delivered, and successful immoderate style. In his bid to complete gymnastics' 'Grand Slam', he was nan highest scorer successful qualifying.

After a correction successful nan last successful Tokyo 3 years ago, Team Ireland gymnast McClenaghan delivered a flawless regular successful Paris.

His coach Luke Carson had his caput successful his hands conscionable earlier McClenaghan dismounted, knowing a immense people was connected nan cards if he landed cleanly.

He did - and it was.

The emotion poured from nan 25-year-old erstwhile he collected his golden badge arsenic his life-long dream was complete.

Rebecca Shorten (Rowing - Great Britain)

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Rebecca Shorten (left) celebrates her metallic badge successful beforehand of nan Eiffel Tower

Silver medal: Women's four

In opposition to Scott's melodramatic gold, Rebecca Shorten and Team GB's women's 4 unit were pipped connected nan statement by nan Netherlands and had to settee for silver.

Shorten, on pinch Helen Glover, Sam Redgrave and Esme Booth, were fastest successful qualifying but missed retired connected golden aft a melodramatic finish.

The Netherlands won by conscionable 0.19 seconds aft a title successful which some crews were almost inseparable complete nan 2000m.

It was a first Olympic badge for Shorten, 30, who vanished 4th successful nan deciding title astatine nan delayed Tokyo Games successful 2021.

Philip Doyle (Rowing - Ireland)

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Philip Doyle and Daire Lynch claimed a bronze badge for Ireland

Bronze medal: Men's double sculls

Last, but by nary intends least, Philip Doyle kept nan rowing occurrence coming when he won a bronze medal for Ireland successful nan men's double sculls pinch partner Daire Lynch.

It was redemption for Doyle, 31, who had missed retired connected a spot successful nan last successful Tokyo 3 years ago.

After a beardown semi-final, Doyle and Lynch replicated that shape and crossed nan statement successful 3rd spot down golden badge winners Romania and nan Netherlands.

His bronze came connected nan aforesaid greeting arsenic Shorten's silver, which made it different memorable time astatine nan Games.

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