Rhys McClenaghan wins Olympic gold for Ireland in the pommel horse

It is Ireland's sixth medal of the Paris Olympic Games. 
Rhys McClenaghan wins Olympic gold for Ireland in the pommel horse

GOLD: Rhys McClenaghan with his gold medal after winning the men's pommel final at the Gymnastics Bercy Arena in Paris. Picture: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Rhys McClenaghan has completed the set: European champion, World champion and now Olympic champion.

Three years ago he finished seventh in the final in Tokyo, a slight but significant slip costing him a place on the podium. There were no slips or stutters on Saturday afternoon. He nailed it with a score of 15.533 that none of the other seven could match.

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