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Olympic Games 2008
Jamaica completes sweep of sprints
Article published on the 2008-08-21 Latest update 2008-08-21 16:38 TU
Veronica Campbell-Brown celebrates after winning the women's 200m
(Photo: Reuters)
Jamaica became the first country in 20 years to sweep the 100 and 200 metre sprints in both the men's and women's categories Thursday when Veronica Campbell-Brown took the 200m gold. The US last accomplished the feat in 1988.
Athletics
Men's triple jump
Gold Nelson Evora (Por)
Silver Phillips Idowu (GB)
Bronze Leevan Sands (Bah)
Men's 110m hurdles
Gold Dayron Robles (Cub)
Silver David Payne (US)
Bronze David Oliver (US)
Men's 400m
Gold Lashawn Merritt (US)
Silver Jeremy Wariner (US)
Bronze David Neville (US)
Women's javelin
Gold Barbora Spotakova (Cze)
Silver Maria Abakumova (Rus)
Bronze Christina Obergfoll (Ger)
Women's 200m
Gold Veronica Campbell-Brown (Jam)
Silver Allyson Felix (US)
Bronze Kerron Stewart (Jam)
Women's 20km walk
Gold Olga Kaniskina (Rus)
Silver Kjersti Platzer (Nor)
Bronze Elisa Rigaudo (Ita)
Diving
Women's 10m platform
Gold Chen Ruolin (Chn)
Silver Emilie Heymans (Can)
Bronze Wang Xin (Chn)
Men's Modern pentathlon
Gold Andrey Moiseev (Rus)
Silver Edvinas Krungolcas (Lit)
Bronze Andrejus Zadneprovskis (Lit)
Sailing
Star
Gold Great Britain
Silver Brazil
Bronze Sweden
Swimming
Men's 10km open water
Gold Maarten van der Weijden (Ned)
Silver David Davies (GB)
Bronze Thomas Lurz (Ger)
Wrestling
Men's freestyle 84kg
Gold Revazi Mindorashvili (Geo)
Silver Yusup Abdusalomov (Tjk)
Bronze Taras Danko (Ukr)
Bronze Georgy Ketoev (Rus)
Men's freestyle 96kg
Gold Shirvani Muradov (Rus)
Silver Taimuraz Tigiyev (Kaz)
Bronze George Gogshelidze (Geo)
Bronze Khetag Gazyumov (Aze)
Water polo
Women
Gold Netherlands
Silver United States
Bronze Australia
