Deakes wins bronze in 20km walk
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Australian walker Nathan Deakes has won the Olympic bronze medal in the 20 kilometre walk, Australia&#39;s first walking medal in almost half a century.
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Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - The first official track event took place this morning and Italy&#39;s Ivano Brugnetti won the men&#39;s 20km walk at the Summer Olympics in Athens.
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Britain's golden night on the track help the nation's Olympians surpass their success in Sydney four years ago.
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Mountain biker Marie-Helene Premont of Chateau-Richer, Que. captured the silver on a tough and sun-baked course in the suburbs of Athens today, finishing behind winner Gunn-Rita Dahle of Norway.
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Ultra-competitive Bevan Docherty rated himself a golden chance in the Olympic men&#39;s triathlon last night - but he had a satisfied smile as he fingered the silver round his neck shortly after the finish.
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Medals will be awarded in 20 events in track and field, canoe-kayak, equestrian, field hockey, modern pentathlon, mountain biking, soccer and taekwondo.
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Mizuki Noguchi of Japan held on for the gold and American Deena Kastor used a late burst for a stunning bronze medal finish Sunday night in the Olympic marathon.
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Craig Barrett couldn&#39;t improve on his efforts of four years ago as he ended more than four hours of hot toil with a 29th placing in the Olympic Games 50km walk here today.
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JANE Saville was the first person to reach fellow Australian heartbreak walker Nathan Deakes when he was disqualified with a medal in sight in the Olympic 50km race yesterday.
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TONY EASTLEY: Ian Thorpe now has the full set of Olympic medals, winning bronze after coming surprisingly close in trying to win the Games treble  that is the 100, 200 and 400 metres freestyle events. In winning bronze in the 100 metres final, Thorpe ...
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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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Australia&#39;s Lisa Mathison has finished 10th in the women&#39;s cross country mountain bike race at the Olympics. Mathison, 19, finished the 31.
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Matthew Pinsent created a piece of Olympic history this morning when he led the Great Britain coxless four to gold after the tightest of photo finishes on at the Schinias rowing centre.
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Britain's Bradley Wiggins and Rob Hayles win a superb cycling bronze in the madison.
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Georgina Harland produced a stunning run to win a bronze medal in the modern pentathlon. The 26-year-old Team Bath athlete carved her way through the field to haul herself up from 14th overall to third, covering
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Chantelle Newbery has jumped into sporting history by winning Australiaâs first Olympic diving gold medal since 1924 in the women&#39;s 10 metre platform in Athens.
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L'australiano Nathan Deakes ha stabilito il nuovo record del mondo sui 50 km di marcia. A Melbourne,...