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Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:20pm EDT
Rebecca Soni of the U.S. swims in her women's 200 meters breaststroke heat at the National Aquatics Center during the Beijing 2008 Olympics August 13, 2008. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

BEIJING (Reuters) - Rebecca Soni of the U.S. won the Olympic gold medal in the women's 200m breaststroke on Friday.

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

(Editing by Miles Evans)



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