Nesterenko edges Williams to win 100 meters in Athens
Belarusian Yuliya Nesterenko surged past Lauryn Williams to win gold in 10.93 seconds at the Athens Olympics with Williams taking silver in 10.96. Jamaica's Veronica Campbell earned bronze in 10.97 as American sprinters faced a shifting field amid doping suspensions and injuries.
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Athens
Greece
Yuliya Nesterenko
Lauryn
Williams
Nesterenko
University of Miami
Veronica Campbell
Jamaica
Pennsylvania
David Williams
Lauryn Williams
U.S
LaTasha Colander
Marion Jones
Gail Devers
Florence Griffith Joyner
Evelyn Ashford
Terri Edwards
Kelli White
Chryste Gaines
Jones
Gaines
United States
Olympic Stadium
Belarus
Yuliya Nestertenko
U S Wins 400m Medley Relay in World Record Time
Saturday action at the Games saw Michael Phelps watch as Ian Crocker filled his spot in the U S 400-meter medley relay, which won gold in a world record 3:30.68. Amid other results, Yuliya Nesterenko set a 10.93s 100m, Jasikevicius led Lithuania past the U S 94-90, Iraq beat Australia 1-0 in soccer, and Australia upset the U S in swimming relay. The federation cited a scoring error costing Yang Tae-young gold, Dragila failed to qualify, tickets neared capacity, heat reached 98 degrees, and Phelps hailed his milestone.
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Michael Phelps
Ian Crocker
United States
Yuliya Nesterenko
Belarus
Sarunas Jasikevicius
Lithuania
International Gymnastics Federation
Yang Tae-young
Paul Hamm
Dragila
Stacy Dragila
Phelps Wins Gold in 400 Medley Relay At Athens
Michael Phelps collects an eighth Olympic medal in Athens as his teammates set a world record to win the 400 meter individual medley relay. He celebrated from the stands and cheered Jason Lezak, Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen, and Jan Crocker while Jenny Thompson added silver in the women's medley relay.
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Emad Mohammed
Iraq
Australia
Petria Thomas
Jenny Thompson
Phelps
United States
U.S
Jason
Jason Lezak
Aaron Peirsol
Brendan Hansen
Jan Crocker
Thompson
South Korea seals archery gold and more at Athens
South Korea defeated Taiwan 251 245 to win the men s team archery gold led by Im Dong hyeon Park Kyung mo and Jang Yong ho marking the nation s third archery gold of these Games Ukraine edged the United States 237 235 to take bronze. Britain s Bradley Wiggins won the men s individual pursuit in 4 16 304 with Germany s Jens Fiedler Rene Wolff and Stefan Nimke taking team sprint gold in 43 980 seconds. New Zealand s Sarah Ulmer set a world record in the 3 kilometer pursuit at 3 26 400.
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South Korea
Taiwan
Im Dong-hyun
Park Kyung-mo
Jang Yong-ho
Ukraine
United States
Britain
Bradley Wiggins
Germany
Jens Fiedler
Rene Wolff
Stefan Nimke
Japan
New Zealand
Sarah Ulmer
Australia
Katie Machier
Diverse Olympic results: Germany loses team gold after CAS ruling
AS CAS overturns German wins in team events Britain secures silver to Germany's drop to fourth. France earns equestrian team gold, Leslie Law takes individual gold. Bettina Hoy loses title to Law as Severson rises to silver and Funnell to bronze. In fencing, Italy tops US and China. Greece reaches medal rounds in volleyball. Pinsent wins coxless four for Britain.
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France
Britain
Leslie Law
Germany
Court of Arbitration For Sport
United States
Bettina Hoy
Law
Kim Severson
Pippa Funnell
Greece
Matthew Pinsent
Canada
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Shawn Crawford
Carolina Kluft
Sweden
Austra Skulyte
Kelly Sotherton
Natalya Sadova
Russia
Charlotte Observer
Jashia Luna
Mexico
Olympic Aquatic Center
Associated Press
Crocker
Iaw
Aleksandr Dityatin
Diana Munz
Olympic Aquatic Centre
Lao Lishi
Li Ting
China
Italy
Laura Wilkinson
Ryan Millar
Paul Foerster
Kevin Burnham
Ralf Schumann
Justine Henin-Hardenne
Belgium
Amelie Mauresmo
Fernando Gonzalez
Chile
Taylor Dent
OM Athens
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Cedar Rapids
Ecker
Brian Church
Rome
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