During the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai , Dale Oen won the gold medal in the 100-m breaststroke with the time 58.71 , 0.71 seconds ahead of Fabio Scozzoli . This was Norway 's first gold medal at a World Championship in swimming . Dale Oen 's win was highly publicized because of his emotional response at the award ceremony because of the Oslo attacks a few days earlier
Oslo attacks
2011 Norway attacks
Alexander Dale Oen