Soni of the U.S. wins 200m breaststroke gold

Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:20pm EDT
 
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BEIJING (Reuters) - Rebecca Soni of the U.S. won the Olympic gold medal in the women's 200m breaststroke on Friday.

Australia's Leisel Jones won the silver and Sara Nordenstam of Norway the bronze.

(Editing by Miles Evans)

 
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