Olympics-Medals awarded on August 16

Sat Aug 16, 2008 2:07pm EDT
 
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Aug 16 (Reuters) - The following medals were awarded at the Olympic Games in Beijing on Saturday. SWIMMING

WOMEN'S 200M BACKSTROKE

Gold - Kirsty Coventry (Zimbabwe)

Silver - Margaret Hoelzer (United States)

Bronze - Reiko Nakamura (Japan)

MEN'S 100M BUTTERFLY

Gold - Michael Phelps (United States)

Silver - Milorad Cavic (Serbia)

Bronze - Andrew Lauterstein (Australia)

WOMEN'S 800M FREESTYLE

Gold - Rebecca Adlington (Britain)

Silver - Alessia Filippi (Italy)

Bronze - Lotte Friis (Denmark)

MEN'S 50M FREESTYLE

Gold - Cesar Cielo Filho (Brazil)

Silver - Amaury Leveaux (France)  Continued...

 

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