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US swimmer Finke wins men's 800m freestyle gold at Tokyo Olympics

Xinhua | Updated: 2021-07-29 10:16
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Robert Finke of the United States celebrates after winning in men's 800m freestyle final at Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo, Japan, July 29, 2021. [Photo/IC]

TOKYO - Robert Finke of the United States came from behind to win the men's 800m freestyle gold here on Thursday.

The 21-year-old was only in the fourth place before the final 50m, but powered up to a seven minutes and 41.87 seconds finish for the gold.

Italy's Gregorio Paltrinieri, who led the eight-man final for the majority of time, had to settle for a silver 0.24 seconds behind Finke.

European champion Mykhailo Romanchuk added a bronze for Ukraine with a time of 7:42.33. 

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