&#39;Perfect day&#39; as Aussie turned Austrian wins Tri gold
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The women&#39;s Olympic triathlon was expected to be a wide open race - but not so open that it could be won by a 34-year-old, ranked 41 in the world, who only took up the sport eight years ago to accompany her husband.
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New Zealand&#39;s Sarah Ulmer stormed to gold in the women&#39;s individual pursuit in a new world record time. Ulmer, fourth in Sydney four years ago, beat Australia&#39;s Katie Mactier in a time of three minutes 24.
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ATHENS: A soothing pre-race pep talk with newly-crowned cycling champion Sarah Ulmer helped Hamish Carter turn a childhood dream into reality and bury his Olympic demons with a coveted triathlon gold in Athens last night.
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The first of 18 gold medals to be awarded Wednesday, on the 12th day of the summer Olympics in Athens goes to Kate Allen of Austria.
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Australian kayaker Kate Barclay can&#39;t recall the first of eight Olympic gold medals won by German rival Birgit Fischer, whom she raced in the K4 500 final on Friday.
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Germany&#39;s Ralf Schumann claimed his third Olympic gold medal on August 21 when he won the men&#39;s 25m rapid pistol event with a score of 694.
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It&#39;s safe to say Justine Henin-Hardenne is back on top of her game. She&#39;s healthy for the first time in months - and has a gold medal to prove it.
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Darren Lockyer's extra-time try gives Australia victory over New Zealand in a pulsating Tri-Nations final in Sydney.
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ALICIA Molik has become the first Australian in 17 years to win consecutive WTA Tour titles, defeating Russia&#39;s Dinara Safina in the final of the Luxembourg Open.
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Sarah Ulmer of New Zealand continued her dominance of pursuit racing yesterday, breaking her world record to win the Olympic gold medal in the 3,000-meter pursuit.
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Australia's Ian Thorpe soared past Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands to win the most anticipated race of the Olympics. Michael Phelps finished third.
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Austrian Marlies Schild won the women&#39;s giant slalom in Semmering on Tuesday to the delight of herhome crowd. The 23-year-old who started 20th, skied a magnificent first runto
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Molik, who beat Sharapova in the final, was Australia&#39;s first champion of a WTA Tier I event and proved that you can be 20-something and breakthrough.
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Yuliya Nesterenko of Belarus wins 100m gold ahead of Lauryn WIlliams.
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Chantelle Newbery became the first Australian to win the Olympic women&#39;s platform diving title with a clearcut victory in the final on Sunday.
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SILVER FOR SA: Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands, centre, the gold medallist, with South Africa&#39;s Roland Schoeman, silver, left, and Australia&#39;s Ian Thorpe, who took the bronze, during the medal ceremony for the 100-metre freestyle at the ...
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Kate Allen of Austria pulled off anupset to win the women&#39;s triathlon in the Athens Olympic Games, beating all-time leader Loretta Harrop of Australia and top-rankedAmerican Barbara Lindquist here on Wednesday.