Originally published Friday, August 22, 2008 at 12:00 AM
Olympics results
Field 2 — Taiwan 6, Canada 5, 12 innings Main Field — United States 4, Japan 2, 11 innings United States 67, Russia 52; Australia...
Baseball
Results
Field 2 — Taiwan 6, Canada 5, 12 innings
Main Field — United States 4, Japan 2, 11 innings
Basketball
Women's semifinals
United States 67, Russia 52; Australia 90, China 56
U.S. women's summary
UNITED STATES 67, RUSSIA 52
UNITED STATES — D.Taurasi 7-12 2-2 21, T.Thompson 5-13 2-2 15, S.Fowles 3-7 2-4 8, L.Leslie 2-7 1-4 5, K.Smith 2-7 0-0 5, S.Augustus 2-5 0-0 4, T.Catchings 0-3 4-6 4, C.Parker 1-3 1-2 3, K.Lawson 0-1 2-2 2, C.Pondexter 0-3 0-0 0, S.Bird 0-5 0-0 0, D.Milton-Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-66 14-22 67.
RUSSIA — M.Stepanova 7-12 0-0 14, T.Shchegoleva 3-11 5-6 12, I.Korstin 4-11 3-6 11, S.Abrosimova 4-10 0-0 8, R.Hammon 1-6 1-2 3, O.Rakhmatulina 1-4 0-2 2, I.Osipova 1-3 0-0 2, M.Kuzina 0-0 0-0 0, N.Vodopyanova 0-0 0-0 0, M.Karpunina 0-1 0-2 0, E.Lisina 0-0 0-0 0, I.Sokolovskaya 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-58 9-18 52.
| Russia | 16 16 8 12 — 52 |
| USA | 13 20 15 19 — 67 |
Beach volleyball
Women's results
Bronze medal — Xue Chen and Zhang Xi, China, beat Renata Ribeiro and Talita Rocha, Brazil, 21-19, 21-17.
Gold medal — Kerri Walsh, Hermosa Beach, Calif., and Misty May-Treanor, Coral Springs, Fla., beat Wang Jie and Tian Jia, China, 21-18, 21-18.
Men's results
Bronze medal — Ricardo Santos and Emanuel Rego, Brazil, def. Renato Gomes and Jorge Terceiro, Georgia, 21-15, 21-10.
Gold medal — Phil Dalhausser, Ventura, Calif., and Todd Rogers, Solvang, Calif., def. Marcio Araujo and Fabio Magalhaes, Brazil, 23-21, 17-21, 15-4.
BMX
Men's final
Gold medal — 1. Maris Strombergs, Latvia, 36.190.
Silver medal — 2. Mike Day, Sam Clemente, Calif., 36.606, +0.416.
Bronze medal — 3. Donny Robinson, Napa, Calif., 36.972, +0.782.
Women's final
Gold medal — 1. Anne-Caroline Chausson, France, 35.976.
Silver medal — 2. Laetitia le Corguille, France, 38.042, +2.066.
Bronze medal — 3. Jill Kintner, Seattle, 38.674, +2.698.
Canoe-Kayak
U.S. qualifiers
Men's Flatwater K-1 500 semifinals
Heat 1 — 6. Rami Zur, Chula Vista, Calif., 1:47.163.
Women's K-1 500 semifinals
Heat 1 — 4. Carrie Johnson, Chula Vista, Calif., 1:53.721.
Diving
Women's 10-meter
platform final
Gold medal — 1. Chen Ruolin, China, 447.70. Silver medal — 2. Emilie Heymans, Canada, 437.05. Bronze medal — 3. Wang Xin, China, 429.90. Also: 9. Laura Wilkinson, Spring, Texas, 311.80.
Equestrian
Individual jumping
Gold — 1. Eric Lamaze (HICKSTEAD), Canada (1, 0; 1, 0), 0; (0), 38.39.
Silver — 2. Rolf-Goran Bengtsson (NINJA), Sweden (1, 0; 1, 0), 0; (4), 38.39.
Bronze — 3. Beezie Madden (AUTHENTIC), Cazenovia, N.Y. (1, 0; 7, 4), 4; (0), 35.25.
Also: 6. McLain Ward (SAPPHIRE), Brewster, N.Y. (11, 4; 1, 0), 4; (4), 35.39.
Field hockey
Men's results
9th place — Belgium 3, Canada 0. 7th place — New Zealand 4, Pakistan 2. Semifinals — Germany 1, Netherlands 1 (4-3 penalty strokes); Spain 3, Australia 2
Women's result
11th place — South Africa 4, New Zealand 1
Women's semifinals
China 3, Germany 2; Netherlands 5, Argentina 2
Handball
Men's quarterfinals
France 27, Russia 24; Iceland 32, Poland 30; Croatia 26, Denmark 24; Spain 29, South Korea 24
Women's results
Classification 5-8 — China 20, Sweden 19; France 36, Romania 34. Semifinals — Norway 29, South Korea 28; Russia 22, Hungary 20
Modern pentathlon
Men's final standings
Gold — 1. Andrey Moiseev, Russia (1168, 1024, 1332, 1060, 1048), 5632. Silver — 2. Edvinas Krungolcas, Lithuania (1156, 904, 1272, 1144, 1072), 5548. Bronze — 3. Andrejus Zadneprovskis, Lithuania (1120, 760, 1336, 1168, 1140), 5524. Also: 18. Sam Sacksen, Somerset, Pa. (1072, 736, 1256, 1104, 1112), 5280. 22. Eli Bremer, Monument, Colo. (916, 736, 1328, 1060, 1164), 5204.
Sailing
Tornado — Multihull
Gold medal — 1. Spain (Fernando Echavarri; Anton Paz) (1, 6, 1, 4, 7, (13), 1, 7, 1, 8, 8), 44. Silver medal — 2. Australia (Darren Bundock; Glenn Ashby) (5, 4, 3, 1, 5, (9), 2, 8, 7, 4, 10), 49. Bronze medal — 3. Argentina (Santiago Lange; Carlos Espinola) ((13), 1, 1, 12, 4, 6, 9, 1, 9, 1, 12), 56. Also: 15. United States (Johnny Lovell, New Orleans; Charlie Ogletree, Kemah, Texas) (14, 12, 7, 11, 12, 14, (15), 15, 14, 15), 114.
Men's Star — Keelboat
Final ranking
Gold medal — 1. Britain (Iain Percy; Andrew Simpson) (7, (13), 3, 5, 8, 2, 1, 1, 2, 6, 10), 45.
Silver medal — 2. Brazil (Robert Scheidt; Bruno Prada) (10, (11), 6, 1, 9, 10, 2, 3, 3, 3, 6), 53.
Bronze medal — 3. Sweden (Fredrik Loof; Anders Ekstrom) (1, 4, (15), 3, 6, 1, 8, 2, 1, 7, 20), 53.
Also: 11. United States (John Dane, Gulfport, Miss.; Austin Sperry, Gulfport, Miss.) (8, 2, 4, 12, 15, 15, (16), 16, 10, 4), 86.
Soccer
Women's results
Bronze medal — Germany 2, Japan 0
Gold medal — United States 1, Brazil 0, extra time
U.S. women's summary
UNITED STATES 1, BRAZIL 0
Gold medal
| United States | 0 0 1 0 — 1 |
| Brazil | 0 0 0 0 — 0 |
Softball
Results
Bronze medal — Japan 4, Australia 3, 12 innings
Gold medal — Japan 3, United States 1
Gold medal line score
JAPAN 3, UNITED STATES 1
| Japan | 001 100 1 — 3 5 0 |
| United States | 000 100 0 — 1 5 2 |
Swimming
Men's 10K marathon final
Gold medal — 1. Maarten van der Weijden, Netherlands, 1:51:51.6.
Silver medal — 2. David Davies, Britain, 1:51:53.1.
Bronze medal — 3. Thomas Lurz, Germany, 1:51:53.6.
Also: 8. Mark Warkentin, Santa Barbara, Calif., 1:52:13.0.
Table tennis
Women's singles
U.S. results
Fourth round
Chen Wang, New York, beat Kim Kyungah, South Korea, 11-9, 9-11, 11-8, 10-12, 6-11, 11-9, 11-5.
Xue Wu, Dominican Republic, beat Gao Jun, Gaithersburg, Md., 12-10, 11-8, 6-11, 11-3, 8-11, 12-14, 11-9.
Quarterfinals
Jia Wei Li, Singapore, beat Chen Wang, New York, 15-13, 11-6, 12-10, 13-15, 11-4.
Semifinals
Zhang Yining, China, beat Jia Wei Li, Singapore, 9-11, 11-8, 12-10, 11-8, 11-5; Wang Nan, China, beat Guo Yue, China, 3-11, 11-8, 4-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-6.
Taekwondo
Men's 68kg
Bronze medal final 1 — Servet Tazegul, Turkey, beat Peter Lopez, Peru, 1-0.
Bronze medal final 2 — Sung Yu-Chi, Taiwan, beat Daniel Manz, Germany, 4-3.
Gold medal — Son Taejin, South Korea, beat Mark Lopez, Sugar Land, Texas, 3-2.
Women's 57kg
Bronze medal final 1 — Diana Lopez, Sugar Land, Texas, beat Veronica Calabrese, Italy, 3-2.
Bronze medal final 2 — Martina Zubcic, Croatia, beat Su Li-Wen, Taiwan, 5-4.
Gold medal — Lim Sujeong, South Korea, beat Azize Tanrikulu, Turkey, 1-0.
Track and field
Men's 400 final
Gold medal — 1. LaShawn Merritt, Suffolk, Va., 43.75.
Silver medal — 2. Jeremy Wariner, Waco, Texas, 44.74.
Bronze medal — 3. David Neville, Valencia, Calif., 44.80.
Men's 110 Hurdles final
Gold medal — 1. Dayron Robles, Cuba, 12.93.
Silver medal — 2. David Payne, Hampton, Va., 13.17.
Bronze medal — 3. David Oliver, Kissimmee, Fla., 13.18.
Men's triple jump final
Gold medal — 1. Nelson Evora, Portugal, (17.67), 57-11 ¾.
Silver medal — 2. Phillips Idowu, Britain, (17.62), 57-9 ¾.
Bronze medal — 3. Leevan Sands, Bahamas, (17.59), 57-8 ½.
Men's 800 semifinal qualification
U.S. result
17. Nicholas Symmonds, Springfield, Ore., 1:46.96.
Men's 400 relay
FIRST ROUND
U.S. result
Heat 1 — NR. United States (Rodney Martin, Raleigh, N.C.; Travis Padgett, Shelby, N.C.; Doc Patton, Fort Worth, Texas; Tyson Gay, Clermont, Fla.), DNF.
Javelin throw qualification
U.S. results
18. Leigh Smith, Destrehan, La., (76.55), 251-1 ¾.
22. Breaux Greer, Scottsdale, Ariz., (73.68), 241-8 ¾.
25. Mike Hazle, Chula Vista, Calif., (72.75), 238-8 ¼.
Men's decathlon standings
Through 5 events
1. Bryan Clay, Glendora Calif., ((10.44), 34-3, 989; (7.78), 25-6 ¼, 1005; (16.27), 53-4 ½, 868; (1.99), 6-6 ¼, 794; (48.92), 160-6, 865), 4521.
2. Andrei Krauchanka, Belarus, ((10.96), 35-11 ½, 870; (7.61), 24-11 ½, 962; (14.39), 47-2 ½, 752; (2.11), 6-11, 906; (47.30), 155-2 ¼, 943), 4433.
3. Trey Hardee, Austin, Texas, ((10.52), 34-6 ¼, 970; (7.72), 25-4, 990; (13.49), 44-3, 697; (2.05), 6-8 ¾, 850; (47.75), 156-8, 921), 4428.
Men's 50km race walk final
Gold medal — 1. Alex Schwazer, Italy, 3:37:09.
Silver medal — 2. Jared Tallent, Australia, 3:39:27.
Bronze medal — 3. Denis Nizhegorodov, Russia, 3:40:14.
Also: 39. Philip Dunn, San Diego, 4:08:32.
Women's 200
Gold medal — 1. Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jamaica, 21.74.
Silver medal — 2. Allyson Felix, Los Angeles, 21.93.
Bronze medal — 3. Kerron Stewart, Jamaica, 22.00.
4. Muna Lee, Santa Rosa, Calif., 22.01.
Women's javelin throw
Gold medal — 1. Barbora Spotakova, Czech Republic, (71.42), 234-3 ¾.
Silver medal — 2. Maria Abakumova, Russia, (70.78), 232-2 ½.
Bronze medal — 3. Christina Obergfoll, Germany, (66.13), 216-11 ½.
Women's 20km race walk
Gold medal — 1. Olga Kaniskina, Russia, 1:26:31.
Silver medal — 2. Kjersti Platzer, Norway, 1:27:07.
Bronze medal — 3. Elisa Rigaudo, Italy, 1:27:12.
Also: 31. Joanne Dow, Manchester, N.H., 1:34:15.
Women's 1,500
U.S. results
Round 1 Qualification
4. Shannon Rowbury, San Francisco, 4:03.89 (q).
17. Christin Wurth-Thomas, Springdale, Ark., 4:09.70.
Women's 400 relay
U.S. results
First Round
Heat 1 — NR. United States (Angela Williams, Ontario, Calif.; Mechelle Lewis, Cary, N.C.; Torri Edwards, Irvine, Calif.; Lauryn Williams, Miami), DQ.
Women's High Jump qualification
U.S. results
8. Chaunte Howard, Snellville, Ga., (1.93), 6-4 (q).
19. Amy Acuff, Isleton, Calif., (1.89), 6-2 ½.
24. Sharon Day, Costa Mesa, Calif., (1.85), 6-0 ¾.
Water Polo
Women's results
Bronze medal — Australia 9, Hungary 9 (3-2 SO)
Gold medal — Netherlands 9, United States 8
Men's results
Classification — Montenegro 7, Croatia 6; Serbia 9, Spain 5
11th place — Canada 8, China 7
Wrestling (Freestyle)
Men's 84kg
Bronze medal final 1 — Taras Danko, Ukraine, beat Serhat Balci, Turkey, 1-0, 2-0.
Bronze medal final 2 — Georgy Ketoev, Russia, beat Davyd Bichinashvili, Germany, 3-0, 0-2, 2-2.
Gold medal — Revazi Mindorashvili, Georgia, beat Yusup Abdusalomov, Tajikistan, 2-3, 3-0, 4-0.
Men's 96kg
Bronze medal final 1 — George Gogshelidze, Georgia, beat Michel Batista, Cuba, By Fall, 5:30.
Bronze medal final 2 — Khetag Gazyumov, Azerbaijan, beat Georgii Tibilov, Ukraine, 5-0, 2-0.
Gold medal — Shirvani Muradov, Russia, beat Taimuraz Tigiyev, Kazakhstan, 1-0, 1-0.
Men's 120kg
Bronze medal final 1 — David Musulbes, Slovakia, beat Disney Rodriguez, Cuba, 4-0, 4-2.
Bronze medal final 2 — Marid Mutalimov, Kazakhstan, beat Fardin Masoumi, Iran, 8-3, 1-1.
Gold medal final — Artur Taymazov, Uzbekistan, beat Bakhtiyar Akhmedov, Russia, 3-0, 1-0.
Volleyball
Men's results
Italy 3, Poland 2 (25-19, 25-22, 18-25, 26-28, 17-15)
Brazil 3, China 0 (25-17, 25-15, 25-16)
United States 3, Serbia 2 (20-25, 25-23, 21-25, 25-18, 15-12)
Women's semifinals
United States 3, Cuba 0 (25-20, 25-16, 25-17)
Brazil 3, China 0 (27-25, 25-22, 25-14)
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