Watch: Tatjana Smith bags SA’s first gold at Paris 2024 Olympics
South Africa's first gold medal at this year's Olympic Games in France has been won thanks to the sensational swimmer.
Tatjana Smith (formerly Schoenmaker) has done it! The South African bagged the gold medal in the women’s 100m breaststroke as she beat Tang Qianting from China and Mona McSharry from Ireland.
The 27-year-old from Johannesburg is the current Olympic record holder in the event, with a time of 1:04.82 that she swam in Tokyo in 2021.
A golden moment for South Africa! πΏπ¦
Congratulations to Tatjana Smith, achieving first place in swimming women’s 100m breaststroke! π
This is South Africa’s first medal in this event since 1996 and Tatjana’s third Olympic medal! πͺ@OfficialTeamRSA | @WorldAquatics |β¦ pic.twitter.com/RKopo1VwV5
β The Olympic Games (@Olympics) July 29, 2024
Tonight’s time of 1:05.28 at the Paris La Defense Arena was, however, enough to bag another Olympic medal for her, adding to her gold and silver at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
At the same event, she won a gold medal in the women’s 200m breaststroke, where she set a new world record of 2:18.95.
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Tatjana Smith wins the Womenβs 100m Breaststroke.
This is South Africa’s first gold medal at #Paris2024 πππ#CloserToYourChampions pic.twitter.com/6Q9GDfLrzW
β SuperSport π (@SuperSportTV) July 29, 2024
π Gold Medal Alert! π
Tatjana Smith wins the Womenβs 100m Breaststroke! This is South Africa’s first gold medal at #Paris2024
Congratulations, Tatjana! πππ #TeamSA #Olympics #ForMyCountry pic.twitter.com/spIHZA3m1Rβ Team South Africa (@OfficialTeamRSA) July 29, 2024
Guess who ordered gold for takeaway? π₯π₯ #TeamSA #Paris2024 #Olympics #MzansiFireItUp pic.twitter.com/sfPUIzdh5L
β NandosSA (@NandosSA) July 29, 2024
Meanwhile, Pieter CoetzeΜ ended fifth in the men’s 100m breaststroke with a time of 52:58, losing to Italian Thomas Ceccon who bagged gold with a time of 52:00.
πββοΈ Itβs finals time for Team SA Swimming! πββοΈ
Catch Pieter Coetze in the Men’s 100m Backstroke at 21:27
#TeamSA #Olympics #ForMyCountry pic.twitter.com/pNO6pblMLp
β Team South Africa (@OfficialTeamRSA) July 29, 2024
* This article has been amended since it was first published.
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