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Dette indlæg er en del af vores reportage om De Olympiske Lege i London 2012 [en].
Lykønskninger er strømmet ind til den sydafrikanske svømmer Cameron van der Burgh, der vandt Sydafrikas første guldmedalje efter landets triste fiaskoer ved de Olympiske Lege i Beijing i 2008. Han vandt guldmedaljen søndag efter at have vundet 100 meter brystsvømning med en rekordtid på 58.46 sekunder. Han er også Sydafrikas første mandlige olympiske guldmedaljevinder. Dette har resulteret i, at han har fået kælenavnet ‘Golden Boy’ [Den Gyldne Dreng], og at han trender på Twitter.
Cape FM dækker hans sejr:
There was joy around South Africa on Sunday evening when swimmer Cameron van der Burgh won the country's first medal at the 2012 London Olympics, taking not only the final of the 100m breaststroke, but also set a new world record.
Cameron gik på Twitter for at udtrykke sin glæde:
@Cameronvdburgh: I am an Olympic Champion! 🙂 humbled by your tweets. Overwhelmed Emotions! As I'd all my life had been but http://instagr.am/p/Nsg12grbC3/
De fleste aviser i Sydafrika kørte med denne historie som overskrift:
Reaktioner fra den sydafrikanske blogsfære:
Jason Von Berg beskiver tiden, hvor han arbejdede sammen med ham:
I’ve had the privilege of meeting Cameron and working with him on a few projects in his capacity as an Audi ambassador and let me tell you he is one of the nicest guys around. So seeing him take Olympic glory last night just makes this all the better. WELL DONE Cammy the Fish!
HURRICANEVANESSA postede et billede af Cameron:
We talent spotted Mr Cameron van der Burgh, early. Here, he is Gold Medal Naked for Marie Claire's Naked Issue 2011.
It was in aid of helping poor little stray dogs, peeps.
Vi spottede tidligt hr. Cameron van der Burghs talent. Her er han nøgen til en guldmedalje for Marie Claires Naked Issue 2001.
Det var for at redde de stakkels omstrejfende hunde, folkens.
Reaktioner fra Sydafrikas Twittersfære:
@PebblesProject: @Cameronvdburgh You are our hero. The whole country is proud of you.
@swanniem: @Cameronvdburgh u made us so proud last night and gold is your colour
@verashni: I'd just like to point out that Cameron van der Burgh is from Pretoria. That's right, my home city. The one other SAcans always laugh at…
@Abramjee: Well done Cameron Van Der Burgh. You have done SA proud. First medal for us! We win Gold. @Team_SA_2012 @OlympicsSA @lead_sa @rykneethling
@djcleo1: SOUTH AFRICA has scored a gold medal at the OLYMPICS CAMERON VAN DER BURGH and set a new World record #ProudSouthAfrican
Dette indlæg er en del af vores reportage om De Olympiske Lege i London 2012 [en].