Australia’s first surfing medallist Owen Wright, 31, took home bronze, six years after a crippling head injury. “It was a true Aussie underdog story,” he said.
Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim and Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi, 29, opted to share the gold medal in the men’s high jump. “This is beyond sport,” Barshim, 30, said. “This is the message we deliver to the young generation.”
Patrick Tiernan, 26, showed his mettle, pushing his exhausted body over the finish line of the 10,000m. “There was no way I wasn’t going to finish that race,” he said. “You put the Australian jersey on and you’ve got to do your country proud.”
Sydney law student Rohan Browning, 23, dubbed “The Flying Mullet", won his heat – and the nation's hearts – clocking the second-fastest 100m…
