Olympic results

Baseball

GOLD MEDAL

South Korea 3, Cuba 2

BRONZE MEDAL

United States 8, Japan 4

Gold medal line score

SOUTH KOREA 3, CUBA 2

South Korea	200 000 100 — 3 4 0
Cuba	100 000 100 — 2 5 1

H.Ryu, T.Chong (9) and K.Jin. N.Gonzalez, P.Lazo (6), L.Rodriguez (7) and A.Pestano. W — Ryu. L — Gonzalez. Sv — Chong. HR — South Korea, S.Lee; Cuba, M.Enriquez, A.Bell. A — 9.859.

United States line score

UNITED STATES 8, JAPAN 4

Japan	103 000 000 — 4 6 1
United States	013 040 00x — 8 9 0

T.Wada, K.Kawakami (3), Y.Naruse (6), Y.Darvish (8) and S.Abe. B.Anderson, K.Jepsen (8) and T.Teagarden. W — Anderson. L — Kawakami. HR — Japan, M.Araki, N.Aoki; USA, M.Brown, M.Laporta, J.Donald. A — 8,750.

Basketball

Men

BRONZE MEDAL

Argentina 87, Lithuania 75

Women

GOLD MEDAL

United States 92, Australia 65

BRONZE MEDAL

Russia 94, China 81

USA women's summary

UNITED STATES 92, AUSTRALIA 65

UNITED STATES — K.Lawson 5-5 4-4 15, L.Leslie 7-9 0-1 14, C.Parker 4-4 6-8 14, S.Fowles 5-8 3-4 13, T.Thompson 2-6 4-4 8, D.Taurasi 1-2 4-4 7, T.Catchings 3-4 0-0 6, C.Pondexter 2-5 0-0 4, S.Augustus 1-6 2-2 4, S.Bird 2-5 0-0 4, D.Milton-Jones 1-1 1-1 3, K.Smith 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 33-56 24-28 92.

AUSTRALIA — L.Jackson 5-14 8-11 20, B.Snell 4-8 4-5 15, S.Batkovic 3-14 2-2 8, P.Taylor 1-7 4-4 6, K.Harrower 2-14 1-2 5, T.Bevilaqua 1-3 0-0 3, J.Screen 1-4 0-0 2, H.Grima 1-3 0-0 2, E.Randall 1-1 0-0 2, L.Summerton 0-3 1-2 1, R.Cox 0-5 1-2 1, E.Phillips 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 19-76 21-28 65.

Australia	15 15 24 11 — 65
United States	22 25 22 23 — 92

Three-point goals — Australia 6-22 (B.Snell 3-6, L.Jackson 2-4, T.Bevilaqua 1-2, S.Batkovic 0-2, K.Harrower 0-4, J.Screen 0-2, R.Cox 0-2), USA 2-8 (K.Lawson 1-1, D.Taurasi 1-2, T.Thompson 0-2, C.Pondexter 0-1, S.Bird 0-1, K.Smith 0-1). Fouled out — Australia (L.Jackson, L.Summerton), USA (L.Leslie, D.Taurasi). Rebounds — Australia 40 (L.Jackson 10), USA 41 (L.Leslie 7). Assists — Australia 7 (H.Grima 2), USA 17 (T.Thompson 4). Fouls — Australia 21, USA 25.

Bronze medal summary

RUSSIA 94, CHINA 81

RUSSIA — R.Hammon 6-9 6-6 22, T.Shchegoleva 5-9 3-3 15, M.Stepanova 7-13 1-2 15, I.Korstin 5-11 1-2 11, O.Rakhmatulina 4-5 0-0 9, I.Osipova 4-9 0-2 8, M.Karpunina 3-4 0-0 7, S.Abrosimova 3-7 0-2 7, M.Kuzina 0-0 0-0 0, N.Vodopyanova 0-0 0-0 0, E.Lisina 0-0 0-0 0, I.Sokolovskaya 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 37-69 11-17 94.

CHINA — N.Chen 9-12 8-10 26, L.Bian 8-12 0-0 17, L.Miao 6-15 3-3 16, F.Sui 3-6 1-2 7, X.Song 2-6 1-2 6, D.Liu 1-1 3-4 5, X.Chen 1-3 1-2 4, H.Zhang 0-0 0-0 0, W.Zhang 0-0 0-0 0, Y.Zhang 0-0 0-0 0, T.Shao 0-0 0-0 0, X.Zhang 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-55 17-23 81.

China	23 16 18 24 — 81
Russia	24 28 20 22 — 94

Three-point goals — China 4-9 (L.Bian 1-3, L.Miao 1-2, X.Song 1-3, X.Chen 1-1), Russia 9-17 (R.Hammon 4-6, T.Shchegoleva 2-2, O.Rakhmatulina 1-2, M.Karpunina 1-2, S.Abrosimova 1-2, I.Korstin 0-2, I.Sokolovskaya 0-1). Fouled out — China (X.Chen), Russia (M.Stepanova). Rebounds — China 28 (L.Bian 6), Russia 34 (M.Stepanova 9). Assists — China 13 (X.Song 7), Russia 22 (M.Karpunina 5). Fouls — China 18, Russia 22.

Field hockey

Men

GOLD MEDAL

Germany 1, Spain 0

BRONZE MEDAL

Australia 6, Netherlands 2

FIFTH PLACE

Britain 5, South Korea 2

11TH PLACE

China 4, South Africa 3

Gold medal summary

GERMANY 1, SPAIN 0

Spain	0 0 — 0
Germany	1 0 — 1

First half — 1. Germany, C. Zeller, 16th (PC). Second half — No scoring. Green cards — M. Mueller, Germany, 19th; C. Nevado, Germany, 44th. Yellow cards — S. Enrique, Spain, 63rd. Red cards — None. Referees — Henrik Ehlers, Denmark; David Gentles, Australia; John Wright, South Africa.

Soccer

Men

GOLD MEDAL

Argentina 1, Nigeria 0

BRONZE MEDAL

Brazil 3, Belgium 0

Gold medal summary

ARGENTINA 1, NIGERIA 0

Argentina	0 1 — 1
Nigeria	0 0 — 0

First half — No scoring. Second half — 1. Argentina, A. Di Maria, 58th. Yellow cards — V. Obinna, Nigeria, 51st; O. Apam, Nigeria, 68th; A. Di Maria, Argentina, 74th; L. Monzon, Argentina, 81st; J. Riquelme, Argentina, 82nd. Red cards — None. Referees — Viktor Kassai, Hungary; Damir Skomina, Slovenia; Gabor Eros, Hungary; Tibor Vamos, Hungary.

Team handball

Men

FIFTH PLACE

Poland 29, Russia 28

SEVENTH PLACE

Denmark 37, South Korea 26

Women

GOLD MEDAL

Norway 34, Russia 27

BRONZE MEDAL

South Korea 33, Hungary 28

FIFTH PLACE

France 31, China 23

SEVENTH PLACE

Romania 34, Sweden 30

Women's gold

medal summary

NORWAY 34, RUSSIA 27

Russia	13 14 — 27
Norway	18 16 — 34

Russia — I.Bliznova 6, E.Dmitrieva 5, E.Andryushina 4, E.Polenova 4, L.Postnova 3, N.Shipilova 3, I.Poltoratskaya 1, E.Marennikova 1. Norway — L.Riegelhuth 9, E.Lybekk 7, K.Nyberg 4, T.Noestvold 3, K.Johansen 3, G.Hammerseng 2, M.Frafjord 2, T.Larsen 2, R.Aamodt 1, G.Snorroeggen 1. Red cards — None. Referees — Gilles Bord, France; Olivier Buy, France.

Volleyball

Men

GOLD MEDAL

United States 3, Brazil 1 (20-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-23)

BRONZE MEDAL

Russia 3, Italy 0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-23)

Women

GOLD MEDAL

Brazil 3, United States 1 (25-15, 18-25, 25-13, 25-21)

BRONZE MEDAL

China 3, Cuba 1 (25-16, 21-25, 25-13, 25-20)

USA men's summary

UNITED STATES 3, BRAZIL 1

(20-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-23) United States — Spiker-R. Salmon (26-12); Blocker-D. Lee (19-5); Server-C. Stanley (20-2); Scorer-C. Stanley (66-20). Brazil — Spiker-M. Endres (23-12); Blocker-A. Heller (18-5); Server-G. Endres (14-2); Scorer-D. Amaral (53-15). Referees — Ning Wang, China; Bela Hobor, Hungary.

USA women's summary

BRAZIL 3, UNITED STATES 1

(25-15, 18-15, 25-13, 25-21) United States — Spiker-L. Tom (48-15); Blocker-D. Scott-Arruda (13-2); Server-T. Haneef-Park (14-3); Scorer-L. Tom (67-16). Brazil — Spiker-M. Steinbrecher (31-14); Blocker-W. Oliveira (18-4); Server-P. Pequeno (7-1); Scorer-S. Castro (64-19). Referees — Massimo Menghini, Italy; Umit Sokullu, Turkey.

Water polo

Men

FIFTH PLACE

Spain 11, Croatia 9

SEVENTH PLACE

Greece 9, Australia 8

NINTH PLACE

Italy 10, Germany 8

Boxing

Flyweight 51kg

Gold — Somjit Jongjohor, Thailand, beat Andris Laffita Hernandez, Cuba, 8-2. Bronze — Vincenzo Picardi, Italy, and Georgy Balakshin, Russia.

Featherweight 57kg

Gold — Vasyl Lomachenko, Ukraine, beat Khedafi Djelkhir, France, Stopped-1, 1:51. Bronze — Shahin Imranov, Azerbaijan, and Yakup Kilic, Turkey.

Light welterweight 64kg

Gold — Felix Diaz, Dominican Republic, beat Manus Boonjumnong, Thailand, 12-4. Bronze — Roniel Iglesias Sotolongo, Cuba, and Alexis Vastine, France.

Middleweight 75kg

Gold — James Degale, Britain, beat Emilio Correa Bayeaux, Cuba, 16-14. Bronze — Vijender Kumar, India, and Darren John Sutherland, Ireland.

Heavyweight 91kg

Gold — Rakhim Chakhkiev, Russia, beat Clemente Russo, Italy, 4-2. Bronze — Osmai Acosta Duarte, Cuba, and Deontay Wilder, Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Canoe/Kayak

Flatwater

MEN

K1 500

Gold — Ken Wallace, Australia, 1:37.252. Silver — Adam van Koeverden, Canada, 1:37.630. Bronze — Tim Brabants, Britain, 1:37.671.

C1 500

Gold — Maxim Opalev, Russia, 1:47.140. Silver — David Cal, Spain, 1:48.397. Bronze — Iurii Cheban, Ukraine, 1:48.766.

K2 500

Gold — Spain (Saul Craviotto; Carlos Perez), 1:28.736. Silver — Germany (Ronald Rauhe; Tim Wieskotter), 1:28.827. Bronze — Belarus (Raman Piatrushenka; Vadzim Makhneu), 1:30.005.

C2 500

Gold — China (Meng Guanliang; Yang Wenjun), 1:41.025. Silver — Russia (Sergey Ulegin; Alexander Kostoglod), 1:41.282. Bronze — Germany (Christian Gille; Thomasz Wylenzek), 1:41.964.

WOMEN

K1 500

Gold — Inna Osypenko-Radomska, Ukraine, 1:50.673. Silver — Josefa Idem, Italy, 1:50.677. Bronze — Katrin Wagner-Augustin, Germany, 1:51.022.

K2 500

Gold — Hungary (Katalin Kovacs; Natasa Janic), 1:41.308. Silver — Poland (Beata Mikolajczyk; Aneta Konieczna), 1:42.092. Bronze — France (Marie Delattre; Anne-Laure Viard), 1:42.128.

Cycling

Mountain bike

MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY

Gold — 1. Julien Absalon, France, 1:55:59, 18.416. Silver — 2. Jean-Christophe Peraud, France, 1:57:06, +1:07. Bronze — 3. Nino Schurter, Switzerland, 1:57:52, +1:53. Also — 29. Adam Craig, Bend, Ore., -1LAP. 43. Todd Wells, Durango, Colo., -3LAP.

WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY

Gold — 1. Sabine Spitz, Germany, 1:45:11, 15.230. Silver — 2. Maja Wloszczowska, Poland, 1:45:52, +41. Bronze — 3. Irina Kalentyeva, Russia, 1:46:28, +1:17. Also — 7. Mary McConneloug, Chilmark, Mass., 1:50:34, +5:23. 8. Georgia Gould, Fort Collins, Colo., 1:50:51, +5:40.

Diving

Men's 10-meter platform

Gold — 1. Matthew Mitcham, Australia, 537.95. Silver — 2. Zhou Luxin, China, 533.15. Bronze — 3. Gleb Galperin, Russia, 525.80. Also — 10. David Boudia, Noblesville, Ind., 441.45. 12. Thomas Finchum, Indianapolis, 412.65.

Gymnastics

Rhythmic

INDIVIDUAL ALL-AROUND

Gold — 1. Evgeniya Kanaeva, Russia, 75.500. Silver — 2. Inna Zhukova, Belarus, 71.925. Bronze — 3. Anna Bessonova, Ukraine, 71.875.

GROUP

Gold — 1. Russia (Margarita Aliychuk; Anna Gavrilenko; Tatiana Gorbunova; Elena Posevina; Daria Shkurikhina; Natalia Zueva), 35.550. Silver — 2. China (Cai Tongtong; Chou Tao; Lv Yuanyang; Sui Jianshuang; Sun Dan; Zhang Shuo), 35.225. Bronze — 3. Belarus (Olesya Babushkina; Anastasia Ivankova; Zinaida Lunina; Glafira Martinovich; Ksenia Sankovich; Alina Tumilovich), 34.900.

Marathon

Men

Gold — 1. Samuel Kamau Wanjiru, Kenya, 2:06:32. Silver — 2. Jaouad Gharib, Morocco, 2:07:16. Bronze — 3. Tsegay Kebede, Ethiopia, 2:10:00. Also — 9. Dathan Ritzenhein, Eugene, Ore., 2:11:59. 10. Ryan Hall, Palo Alto, Calif., 2:12:33. 22. Brian Sell, Rochester Hills, Mich., 2:16:07.

Synchronized swimming

Team

Gold — 1. Russia (Anastasia Davydova; Anastasia Ermakova; Maria Gromova; Natalia Ishchenko; Elvira Khasyanova; Olga Kuzhela; Svetlana Romashina; Anna Shorina; Elena Ovchinnikova) (1, 49.500), 99.500. Silver — 2. Spain (Alba Maria Cabello; Raquel Corral; Andrea Fuentes; Thais Henriquez; Laura Lopez; Gemma Mengual; Irina Rodriguez; Paola Tirados; Gisela Moron) (2, 48.917), 98.251. Bronze — 3. China (Gu Beibei; Jiang Tingting; Jiang Wenwen; Liu Ou; Luo Xi; Sun Qiuting; Wang Na; Zhang Xiaohuan; Huang Xuechen) (3, 48.584), 97.334.

Table tennis

Men's singles

GOLD MEDAL

Ma Lin, China, beat Wang Hao, China, 11-9, 11-9, 6-11, 11-7, 11-9.

BRONZE MEDAL

Wang Liqin, China, beat Jorgen Persson, Sweden, 13-11, 11-2, 11-5, 11-9.

Taekwondo

Men's over 80kg

GOLD MEDAL

Cha Dongmin, South Korea, beat Alexandros Nikolaidis, Greece, 5-4.

BRONZE MEDAL FINAL 1

Chika Yagazie Chukwumerije, Nigeria, beat Akmal Irgashev, Uzbekistan, 4-3.

BRONZE MEDAL FINAL 2

Arman Chilmanov, Kazakhstan, beat Angel Valodia Matos, Cuba, Disqualification, 1:02, 2.

Women's over 67kg

GOLD MEDAL

Maria del Rosario Espinoza, Mexico, beat Nina Solheim, Norway, 3-1.

BRONZE MEDAL FINAL 1

Natalia Falavigna, Brazil, beat Karolina Kedzierska, Sweden, 5-2.

BRONZE MEDAL FINAL 2

Sarah Stevenson, Britain, beat Noha Abd Rabo, Egypt, 5-1.

Track and field

Men

800

Gold — 1. Wilfred Bungei, Kenya, 1:44.65. Silver — 2. Ismail Ahmed Ismail, Sudan, 1:44.70. Bronze — 3. Alfred Kirwa Yego, Kenya, 1:44.82.

5,000

Gold — 1. Kenenisa Bekele, Ethiopia, 12:57.82. Silver — 2. Eliud Kipchoge, Kenya, 13:02.80. Bronze — 3. Edwin Cheruiyot Soi, Kenya, 13:06.22. Also — 9. Bernard Lagat, Tucson, Ariz., 13:26.89. 13. Matt Tegenkamp, Madison, Wis., 13:33.13.

4x400 RELAY

Gold — 1. USA (LaShawn Merritt, Suffolk, Va.; Angelo Taylor, Decatur, Ga.; David Neville, Valencia, Calif.; Jeremy Wariner, Waco, Texas), 2:55.39. Silver — 2. Bahamas (Andretti Bain; Michael Mathieu; Andrae Williams; Christopher Brown), 2:58.03. Bronze — 3. Russia (Maksim Dyldin; Vladislav Frolov; Anton Kokorin; Denis Alexeev), 2:58.06.

JAVELIN THROW

Gold — 1. Andreas Thorkildsen, Norway, (90.57), 297-1 ¾. Silver — 2. Ainars Kovals, Latvia, (86.64), 284-3. Bronze — 3. Tero Pitkamaki, Finland, (86.16), 282-8.

Women

1,500

Gold — 1. Nancy Jebet Langat, Kenya, 4:00.23. Silver — 2. Iryna Lishchynska, Ukraine, 4:01.63. Bronze — 3. Nataliya Tobias, Ukraine, 4:01.78. Also — 7. Shannon Rowbury, San Francisco, 4:03.58.

4x400 RELAY

Gold — 1. USA (Mary Wineberg, Cincinnati; Allyson Felix, Los Angeles; Monique Henderson, Chula Vista, Calif.; Sanya Richards, Austin, Texas), 3:18.54. Silver — 2. Russia (Yulia Gushchina; Liudmila Litvinova; Tatiana Firova; Anastasia Kapachinskaya), 3:18.82. Bronze — 3. Jamaica (Shericka Williams; Shereefa Lloyd; Rosemarie Whyte; Novelene Williams), 3:20.40.