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Trafton seals first US Olympic gold in Beijing
Olympic roundup notes Stephanie Brown Trafton winning the women's discus for the United States at the Bird's Nest. The piece surveys Liu Xiang's injury, US basketball and softball routs, medal counts, and other events across track and field, boxing, cycling, and volleyball with multiple named athletes and nations.
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Trafton
Beijing
A.P
Phelps
Michael Phelps
Liu Xiang
Liu
China
Athens
Yao Ming
U.S
Nastia Liukin
United States
Britain
Irving Saladino
Panama
Kerri Walsh
Misty May-Treanor
Stephanie Brown Trafton
Angela Taylor
Kerron Clement
Bershawn Jackson
Bernard Lagat
Lopez Lomong
Leo Manzano
Terrence Trammell
Brown Trafton
Russia
Yelena Isinbayeva
Jenn Stuczynski
Feng Shuyong
Sarah Hammer
Jennie Reed
Marianne Vos
Netherlands
Kazakhstan
Ruslan Myrsatayev
Moldova
Veaceslav Gojan
India
Akhil Kumar
Cuba
Yankiel Leon
Vorapoj Petchkoom
Thailand
Azerbaijan
Shahin Imranov
Idel Torriente