Israel Wins First Olympic Gold
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A windsurfer whose first name means "wave" in Hebrew gave Israel its first Olympic gold medal ever Wednesday, taking a plunge in the Saronic Gulf to celebrate.
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Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - Riding gelding Waterford Crystal, Ireland&#39;s Cian O&#39;Connor won his country&#39;s first Olympic gold medal in jumping on Friday night.
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Chile secures its first ever Olympic gold medal with a win in the men's tennis doubles.
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Ilias Iliadis of Greece thrilled the home crowd Tuesday, beating Roman Gontyuk of Ukraine to win the gold medal in the 81-kilogram class.
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Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - Israel picked up its first-ever gold medal at the Olympics on Wednesday when windsurfer Gal Fridman won the men&#39;s mistral.
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The Jewish State's first gold medal is hailed as a salve for the pain of the Munich massacre
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Paul Hamm (U.S.) won the men's  gymnastics individual all-around gold medal at the Olympics on  Wednesday.
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Argentina beat nine-man Paraguay 1-0 in the final of the men&#39;s soccer tournament on Saturday to win their first Olympic gold medal in 52 years.
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ATHENS - Hicham El Guerrouj completed the first Olympic 1500-5000 double since Finn Paavo Nurmi 80 years ago on the penultimate day of the Athens Games on Saturday.
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Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - The first taekwondo medals of the Athens Games were awarded Thursday night in the men&#39;s and women&#39;s flyweight division, and Taiwan captured both golds.
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AMSTERDAM  Cyclist Leontien Zijlaard-Van Moorsel won the first gold medal for the Netherlands at the Athens Olympic Games on Wednesday.
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Former Israeli PM wins first round of elections for leadership of second-largest party in ruling coalition.
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Sheik Ahmed bin Hashr Al-Maktoum earned the first-ever Olympic medal for the United Arab Emirates when he took home the gold medal in men&#39;s double trap shooting on Tuesday in Athens.
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Hicham El Guerrouj became the first man in 80 years to win the 1,500 and 5,000 meters at one Olympics, holding up two fingers in triumph Saturday after outsprinting the world record holder down the final straightaway of the 5,000.
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Greek teenager Ilias Iliadis swept up the Olympic host country&#39;s second gold medal on Tuesday, winning the men&#39;s judo under 81kg category.
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&#39;I awoke at 2 am in a daze and couldn&#39;t get back to sleep,&quot; Uri Fridman says of the morning after his son earned Israel&#39;s first-ever Olympic gold medal in mistral windsailing in Athens.
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Argentina won its first Olympic gold  medal in 52 years in the soccer final Saturday, while the U.S.  women's basketball team atoned for their men's failure by  storming to victory.