McPeak collects elusive Olympic medal
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ATHENS - Holly McPeak finally won the Olympics medal that has eluded her for so long, teaming with Elaine Youngs to win a bronze medal for the United States in beach volleyball Tuesday night.
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Milen Dobrev of Bulgaria breezily claimed the gold medal in weightlifting men&#39;s 94kg class as Greece&#39;s Akakios Kakiasvili failed to become the first lifter to win four consecutive Olympic gold here on Monday.
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Another botched handoff doomed a US 400-meter relay team, and even hard-charging anchor Maurice Greene couldn&#39;t save the gold medal.
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&quot;Who won? Who won?&quot; Britain&#39;s coxless four was the answer. Matthew Pinsent used all his power and experience to secure his fourth Olympic gold medal in a photo finish after a six-minute, nip-and-tuck tussle with Canada.
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THENS, Aug. 19 - It was nearly 3 am, and Paul Hamm was alone on his porch at the Olympic Village, sky dark, grounds quiet, gold medal hanging around his neck just hours after he had won it.
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ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece  -- Adam Nelson couldn&#39;t help himself. While parading with his silver medal around the ancient site that gave birth to the Olympics 28 centuries ago, he paused to look at the mark in the dirt he thought was his gold-medal spot.
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After being crowned the queen of Sydney, Marion Jones could hardly have imagined four years ago that she would be coming to the next Olympic Games with a guarantee of competing in only one event.
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Meb Keflezighi and Alan Culpepper have entered the United States Olympic team trials that will be held Nov. 3 in Central Park. Dan Browne will also try for a spot on the American squad for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, USA Track and Field and the New York Road Runners said yesterday. Keflezighi won a silver medal in the marathon at the 2004 Athens Games, and Culpepper finished 12th. Browne competed in the 10,000 meters and the marathon in Athens.
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Don't hold your breath if you're expecting to spot four-times Olympic swimming champion Alexander Popov in a pool any time soon.
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For five minutes, Sara McMann wrestled well enough to get a gold medal. For one final minute, she didn&#39;t. That left a tearful McMann with the silver, and at least four years for the only American finalist
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At the 2000 Summer Olympics, Marion Jones&#39; quest was all about winning five medals in track. This time, it&#39;s a little different.
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Description: Sheik Ahmed Al Maktoum, a member of Dubai&#39;s royal family, wins the first Olympic medal for the United Arab Emirates -- and it&#39;s gold. Al Maktoum won in the men&#39;s double trap shooting event.
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Australian cyclist Katie Mactier has won silver behind New Zealand world champion Sarah Ulmer in the women&#39;s 3000 metre individual pursuit at the Athens Olympics.
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HE PULLED OFF an amazing feat at the Olympics last week, overcoming a stumble to become the first US man to win the gymnastics all-around gold medal.
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World records are rare, but even rarer in the Olympic world is having a country sweep the medals in one event. On Monday, Jeremy Wariner, Otis Harris and Derrick Brew did just that for the US in the 400-meter dash.
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A Greek athlete loses his medal after testing positive, and a Russian is also reported to have failed a test.
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For the first time in 20 years, an American woman did not win the 100-meter dash at the Olympic Games. And now, after Yuliya Nesterenko of Belarus