Olympic feats and shocks before Athens closing moments
Hicham El Guerrouj won the 1500m in 3:34.18 amid Olympic drama while Yelena Isinbayeva set her fourth world pole vault record of the year. The decathlon title went to Roman Sebrle with an Olympic record 8,893 points, and Betsy May and Kerri Walsh led a beach volley gold run.
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Hicham
Querrouj
Morocco
Bernard Lagat
Kenya
Yelena Isinbayeva
Russia
Svetlana Feofanova
Roman Sebrie
Czech Republic
Joanna Hayes
Melissa Morrison
Pardita Felicien
Canada
de Rigeur
Lisa Leslie
Sheryl Swoopes
Greece
USA Network
Athens
Michael Phelps
Connecticut
Diana Taurasi
Katie Smith
U S Women Face Greece for Athens Semis in 1992 Echo
Olympic fans watch as the United States women’s basketball team seeks a third straight gold with a win over Greece in the Athens quarterfinals. Allyson Felix targets the 200 meters while Rulon Gardner competes in Greco Roman near finals.
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Rulon Gardner
U.S
Greece
Shane Hamman
America
Marty Nothstein
Fani Halkia
Athens
George Bush
White House
Kramer
Seinfeld
Allyson Felix
Gardner
Felix
NBC
Rulon
Sydney
Trio of sailors struggle as shifting winds reshape Star fleet
The race in the Star class features Cayard and Trinter trading place with MacDonald in second at 20.2 points. Grael extends top-five streak while Wadlow and Spaulding salvage a late win but drop out of medal contention as crews from Spain Ukraine and Britain lock up medals ahead of Thursday's final race.
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Bermuda
Peter Bromby
MacDonald
Brazil
Torben Grael
Los Angeles
Cayard
Holm
Kentfield
Calif
Trinter
Wadlow
Spaulding
Spain
Ukraine
Britain
Boston
Miami
Olympic night brings tears and historic gold in hurdles
Memorable track events at Olympic Stadium yielded the United States first 100 meter hurdles gold in two decades as Morocco’s Hicharm El Guerrouj and Canada’s Perdita Felicien faced heartbreak. The night also featured Isinbayeva’s pole vault world record, decathlon drama, and the U S boxing and wrestling squads grappling with setbacks and breakthroughs amid shifting medal hopes.
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Olympic Stadium
U.S
Morocco
Hicharm el Guerrouj
Perdita Felicien
el Guerrouj
Bernard Lagat
Felicien
Yelena Isinbayeva
Russia
Isinbayeva
Svetlana Feofanova
London
Sydney
Roman Sebrie
Czech Republic
Bryan Clay
Azusa
Galif
Dmitriy Karpov
Kazakhstan
Tonique Williams-Darling
Bahamas
Ana Guevara
Mexico
Natalya Antyukh
Ezekiel Kamboi
May Walsh claim beach volleyball gold at Athens Olympics
Misty May and Kerri Walsh won the gold for the United States in women's beach volleyball, defeating Brazil 2-0. Holly McPeak and Blaine Youngs earned bronze by beating Australia 2-1, while McPeak celebrated a career milestone nearing retirement.
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USA
Misty May
Brazil
Faliro
Athens
May
Sydney
Bondi Beach
Barbara May
Kerri Walsh
Holly McPeak
Blaine Youngs
Australia
U.S
Manhattan Beach
Calif
el Toro
Natalie Cook
Nicole Sanderson
Elaine Youngs
Cali
Natalia Cook
Kem Walsh
Saratoga
Newport Béach
Adriana Behar
Shetda Bede
Boui—Temue Tinal
Ana Guevara
Mexico
Natalya Antyukh
Russia
Hurdies
Joanna Mayes
Los Angeles
Olena Krasovska
Ukraine
Mélissa Morison
Columbia
Yelena Isinbayeva
Svetlana Fecfanova
Anna Rogowska
Poland
United States
Newport Beach
Keri Walsh
Cal
Shelda Bede
Califorias
Semifinals and medals tally from a chaotic games report
The sports page lists results across multiple disciplines with numerous errors and misreadings. Key items include Australis defeating Japan 1-0 in baseball semifinals, Cuba beating Canada 8-5, Serbia-Montenegro 85 over Angala 62 in men’s basketball, Australia 98 defeating New Zealand 60, and various track and field and swimming results. The document also notes field hockey, volleyball, water polo, cycling, and diving results with numerous names and scores, but many entries are garbled or partial.
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Serbia-Montenegro
Angala
Australia
New Zealand
Ren Sanigeria
China
Japan
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Ezekiel Kemboi
Brimin Kipruto
Paul Koech
Tom Pappas
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Minnesota Lynx
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Robert Fazekas
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International Gymnastics Federation
IOC
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Alexei Nemov
Marco Kutscher
Montender
Markopoulo
Rive Im Tating Woampions
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Olympic
Athens Geodynamic Institute
Athans
Aegean Sea
Uesday
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NUS Ae Ful Ved
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Said Saif Asaad
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Viale Mikuisk
Egypt
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Oscar Wood
Fort Carson
Conn
Sweden
Beezie Madden
Authentic
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Syracuse
N.Y
Hicham el Guerrouj
Rui Silva
Portugal
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McPeak
Walsh
Cook
Cooke
Nancy Reno
Australis
Soccef
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Grases
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