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UPDATED: August-23-2008  
Medal Review of August 23
 
 

Cycling--Mountain Bike Women's Cross Country

Sabine Spitz of Germany bites her gold medal at the award ceremony. Spitz clocked in 1 hour, 45 minutes, 11 seconds to win the title. Maja Wloszczowska of Poland got the silver. Irina Kalentyeva of Russia took the bronze

Cycling--Mountain Bike Men's Cross Country

(L-R) Silver medallist Jean-Christophe Peraud of France, gold medallist Julien Absalon of France, and bronze medallist Nino Schurter of Switzerland

Football--Men

Defending champion Argentina repeated its victory in the final by beating Nigeria 1-0. Brazil took the bronze by defeating Belgium 3-0

Canoe/Kayak - Flatwater--Kayak Single (K1) 500m Men

(L-R) Silver medallist Adam van Koeverden of Canada, gold medallist Ken Wallace of Australia, and bronze medallist Tim Brabants of Great Britain

Canoe-Kayak - Flatwater--Kayak Double (K2) 500m Men

Saul Craviotto/Carlos Perez of Spain won the gold. Ronald Rauhe/Tim Wieskotter of Germany took the silver. The bronze went to Raman Piatrushenka/Vadzim Makhneu of Belarus

Canoe/Kayak - Flatwater--Kayak Single (K1) 500m Women

(L-R) Silver medallist Josefa Idem of Italy, gold medallist Inna Osypenko-Radomska of Ukraine, and bronze medallist Katrin Wagner-Augustin of Germany

Canoe/Kayak - Flatwater--Kayak Double (K2) 500m Women

(L-R) Silver medallists Aneta Konieczna/Beata Mikolajczyk of Poland, gold medallists Katalin Kovacs/ Natasa Janic of Hungary, and bronze medallists Anne-Laure Viard/Marie Delattre of France

Canoe/Kayak - Flatwater--Canoe Single (C1) 500m Men

(L-R) Silver medallist David Cal of Spain, gold medallist Maxim Opalev of Russia, and bronze medallist Iurii Cheban of Ukraine

Canoe/Kayak - Flatwater--Canoe Double (C2) 500m Men 

(L-R) Silver medallists Sergey Ulegin/Alexander Kostoglod of Russia, gold medallists Yang Wenjun/Meng Guanliang of China, and bronze medallists Christian Gille/Thomasz Wylenzek of Germany

Synchronized Swimming

Russian synchronized swimming team perform during the team event free routine. Russia scored 99.5 points to win the gold medal. Spain picked the silver with 98.251 points and China took the bronze with 97.334

Hockey--Men

Team members of Germany pose for group photos afer beating Spain 1-0 to win the gold. It is the country's first gold since the 1992 Barcelona Games. World champion Australia took the bronze by defeating the Netherlands 6-2 (Photo credit: Lars Baron/Bongarts/Getty Images)

Volleyball--Women 

 Team Brazil (in yellow) beat the U.S. 3-1 to win the gold medal. Defending champion China took the bronze by beating Cuba 3-1

Taekwondo--Women's +67kg

(L-R) Silver medallist Nina Solheim of Norway, gold medallist Maria del Rosario Espinoza of Mexico, and bronze medallists Natalia Falavigna of Brazil and Sarah Stevenson of Great Britain

Taekwondo--Men's +80kg

(L-R) Silver medallist Alexandros Nikolaidis of Greece, gold medallist Cha Dongmin of South Korea, and bronze medallists Arman Chilmanov of Kazakhstan and Chika Yagazie Chukwumerije of Nigeria

Handball--Women

Gold medallists, the women's handball team of Norway, pose for group photo at the awarding ceremony. Norway reaped its first Olympic gold in the women's handball by beating world champion Russia 34-27. South Korea took the bronze by defeating Hungary 33-28. China lost to France to finish sixth

Table Tennis--Men's Singles

(L-R) Silver medallist Wang Hao, gold medallist Ma Lin, and bronze medallist Wang Liqin of China. The country has swept all table tennis medals in individual competitions and two gold medals in team competitions

Baseball--Men

Team members of South Korea post for group photos after receiving gold medals. They beat defending champion Cuba 3-2 to win Asia's first Olympic baseball gold. The bronze went to the United States.The sport as well as softball will not be included in the 2012 London Games. Whether they can enter the Games afterwards remains unclear

Basketball--Women

The U.S. beat Australia 92-65 to win gold medal. Russia took the bronze after beating China 94-81 

 Diving--Men's 10m Platform

(L-R) Silver medallist Zhou Luxin of China, gold medallist Matthew Mitcham of Australia, and bronze medallist Gleb Galperin of Russia. Mitcham outscored Zhou in the last round, spoiling China's dream of a clean sweep of all Olympic diving golds for the first time in over 50 years

Rhythmic Gymnastics--Individual All-around

(L-R) Silver medallist Inna Zhukova of Belarus, gold medallist Evgeniya Kanaeva of Russia, and bronze medallist Anna Bessonova of Ukraine

Boxing--Men's Fly (51kg)

(L-R) Silver medallist Andris Laffita Hernandez of Cuba, gold medallist Somjit Jongjohor of Thailand, and bronze medallists Vincenzo Picardi of Italy and Georgy Balakshin of Russia

Boxing--Men's Feather (57kg)

Vasyl Lomachenko of Ukraine waves to the audience after receiving the gold medal. Khedafi Djelkhir of France took the silver. Yakup Kilic of Turkey and Shahin Imranov of Azerbaijan shared the bronze medals

Boxing--Men's Light Welter (64kg)

(L-R) Silver medallist Manus Boonjumnong of Thailand, gold medallist Felix Diaz of the Dominican Republic, and bronze medallists Alexis Vastine of France and Roniel Iglesias Sotolongo of Cuba

Boxing--Men's Middle (75kg)

James Degale of Great Britain (in red) competes against Emilio Correa Bayeaux of Cuba. Degale won the gold. The bronze medals went to Darren John Sutherland of Ireland and Vijender Kumar of India

Boxing--Men's Heavy (91kg)

(L-R) Silver medallist Clemente Russo of Italy, gold medallist Rakhim Chakhkiev of Russia, and bronze medallists Osmai Acosta Duarte of Cuba and Deontay Wilder of the U.S.

Athletics--Women's High Jump

Tia Hellebaut of Belgium, the world indoor pentathlon champion, cleared 2.05 meters on her first attempt to claim the gold medal. Blanka Vlasic of Croatia took the silver with the same height on the second attempt. The bronze medal went to Anna Chicherova of Russia with 2.03 meters

Athletics--Men's Javelin Throw

Andreas Thorkildsen of Norway displays the national flag of Norway after winning the gold. The Athens Games champion defended his title with a throw of 90.57 meters, and broke the Olympic record. Ainars Kovals of Latvia took the silver with 86.64 meters. Tero Pitkamaki of Finland won the bronze with 86.16

Athletics--Men's 800m

Wilfred Bungei displays the national flag of Kenya after winning the gold in 1 minute, 44.65 seconds. Ismail Ahmed Ismail of Sudan took the silver. The bronze went to Alfred Kirwa Yego of Kenya

Athletics--Women's 1500m

Nancy Jebet Langat of Kenya gestures as she crosses the finish line in 4 minutes, 0.23 seconds for the gold. Iryna Lishchynska of Ukraine took the silver; her compatriot Nataliya Tobias won the bronze

Athletics--Men's 5000m

Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia celebrates after winning the gold in 12 minutes, 57.82 seconds, a new Olympic record. Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya took the silver. Edwin Cheruiyot Soi of Kenya got the bronze

Athletics--Women's 4 x 400m Relay

(L-R) Mary Wineberg, Monique Henderson, Sanya Richards and Allyson Felix display the national flags of the U.S. after winning the gold. Russia took the silver. The bronze went to Jamaica

Athletics--Men's 4 x 400m Relay

Jeremy Wariner of the U.S. crosses the finish line. The American runners, including Angelo Taylor, David Neville, LaShawn Merritt, and Jeremy Wariner, won the gold with a new Olympic record of 2 minutes, 55.39 seconds. The Bahamas took silver. The bronze went to Russia

 


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