What Are The Odds to Win - Men's 800M Freestyle - Swimming - Summer Olympics
- Gamblers will have three co-favorites to choose from in the Men's 800M Freestyle Swimming event.
- Daniel Wiffen pays $210 on a $100 bet, Samuel Short pays $220, as does Robert Finke.
- Representing USA, Finke won two gold medals at the Tokyo Summer Olympics in 2021.
The competition is fierce in the Men's 800M Freestyle competition at the Paris Summer Olympics this week.
Three qualifiers pay out between US$210 and US$220.
Daniel Wiffen (IRL)
+210
Samuel Short (AUS)
+220
Robert Finke (USA)
+220
Northern Ireland's Wiffen won the 800 and 1500 metres freestyle at the 2024 world championships, the first time a male Irish swimmer had become world champion. Wiffen holds the 800 metres freestyle short-course world record with a time of 7:20.46.
Wiffen pays out $210 for every $100 bet.
"If I didn't come away with a medal I would be very disappointed. Going in with the times that I've produced, with my PBs (personal bests), they would just put me on the podium if I can replicate them.
"I've done it time and time again so we'll just keep doing what we are doing."
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Short has represented Australia at the World Championships and Commonwealth Games. Short won a gold medal in the 1500m Freestyle and a silver in the 400m Freestyle at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, as well as a silver medal as part of the 4x200m Freestyle Relay at the 2022 World Championships.
Despite Short’s strong performances at last year’s world championships, he enters the Paris Olympics as an underdog after illness affected his performances at the recent trials in Brisbane, Kieran Pender of the Guardian writes. Short qualified second in the 400m and 800m events.
“I was battling a bit of illness in the week leading in,” Short says. “It’s definitely a good learning experience, to race not at the best health, but I still got the job done. I know come Olympic time, if everything goes right – which I’m doing everything in my power to make that happen – it will be a much easier ride and I’ll be able to enjoy the moment even more.
“I’m not going in ranked number one in the world,” he adds. “Going in a bit under the radar will definitely benefit me.”
He pays out $220 on a $100 bet, $10 more than Wiffen.
USA is represented by Robert Finke, who also promises a payout of $220 on a $100 bet.
Finke won two gold medals for the United States in the 2020 Summer Olympics: the men's 800-meter and 1500-meter freestyle swims.
“I didn’t even think about getting a gold until like the last 10 meters or so of the race,” Finke said of his Tokyo success.
“I was just amazed that he was there and doing what he was doing,” said Autumn, who watched the final with Summer and their parents in Florida. “I did not expect the last 50. He pretty much gave us all a heart attack.”
Odds to Men's Win 800M Freestyle Gold - Paris Summer Olympics
Daniel Wiffen (IRL)
+210
Samuel Short (AUS)
+220
Robert Finke (USA)
+220
Elijah Winnington (AUS)
+850
Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA)
+1700
Sven Schwarz (GER)
+1700
Florian Wellbrock (GER)
+1800
Kuzey Tunçelli (TUR)
+3400
Kristof Rasovszky (HUN)
+4200
Mykhailo Romanchuk (UKR)
+4200
Luca de Tullio (ITA)
+4200
Luke Whitlock (USA)
+4200
Ahmed Jaouadi (TUN)
+6500
Marwan El-Kamash (EGY)
+10000
Fei Liwei (CHN)
+10000
Zhang Zhanshuo (CHN)
+10000
Kim Woo-min (KOR)
+10000
David Aubry (FRA)
+10000
Victor Johansson (SWE)
+10000
Petar Mitsin (BUL)
+10000
Alfonso Mestre (VEN)
+12000
Dimitrios Markos (GRE)
+12000
Pacome Bricout (FRA)
+12000
Carlos Garach (ESP)
+16000
Krzysztof Chmielewski (POL)
+16000
Ilia Sibirtsev (UZB)
+16000
Tobias Robinson (GBR)
+19000
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