30 Years Ago Today, Ireland Had Its First World Athletics Champion

Exactly 30 years before Rob Heffernan's brilliant gold medal winning performance today, Ireland won its first gold medal at the World Athletics Championships when Eamonn Coghlan won gold in the 5,000m.

Here's the full race and medal ceremony (with BBC commentary)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIy0Jpm9moE

Has there ever been a greater show of confidence/cockiness by an Irish sports person that Coghlan's double fist pump with 200 metres to go as he passed the Soviet runner?