Germany’s Florian Wellbrock wins gold in men’s marathon swim

Germany's Florian Wellbrock competes to win and take gold in the men's 10km marathon swimming event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

By NBC Olympics

Published August 4, 2021 5:09 pm

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Germany’s Florian Wellbrock took home gold in the men’s open water swim on Thursday in Tokyo, making him the second athlete to medal in swimming and marathon swimming in the same Olympic Games.

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