Artem Dolgopyat won Israel's first gold medal of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, finishing first in men's floor exercise.
"It's my first Olympic Games, and from the age of six I have worked for this," Dolgopyat told the media. "I have wanted a medal since I was a little boy. I would like to dedicate it to all my friends, family and my girlfriend."
Dolgopyat and his Spanish counterpart Rayderley Zapata actually finished level on 14.933 points, with the Israeli gymnast winning gold due to a higher difficulty of performance.
"I feel really happy, everything is magic and fantastic. I didn't get the final (winning) result I wanted, but all the work I have put in until now has paid off," Zapata said afterward.
It's the first time since the 2004 Athens Games that two gymnasts have tied on the floor exercise -- Kyle Shewfelt from Canada and Marian Dragulescu of Romania finished tied on 9.787.
Dolgopyat had ranked first in the qualifying event after scoring 15.20.
One of the favorites, Nikita Nagornyy, finished seventh -- despite landing a triple pike in his warmup -- after he landed the same move out of bounds when it came to the competitive action.
China’s Xiao Ruoteng took the bronze medal.
This is Israel's first medal in the Tokyo Olympics that is not bronze, and their third overall.