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Topeka Capital-Journal, The, Aug 16, 2008
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Calendar
Professional
BASEBALL
Kansas City at N.Y. Yankees, 12:05 p.m.
FOOTBALL EXHIBITION
Arizona at Kansas City, 7 p.m.
Olympics
Results
Most Gold Medals
Career
13 -- Michael Phelps, United States, swimming (2004-6; 2008-7)
9 -- Paavo Nurmi, Finland, track and field (1920-3; 1924-4; 1928- 2)
9 -- Larysa Latynina, Soviet Union, gymnastics (1956-4; 1960-3; 1964-2)
9 -- Mark Spitz, United States, swimming (1968-2; 1972-7)
9 -- Carl Lewis, United States, track and field (1984-4; 1988-2; 1992-2; 1996-1)
Single Games
7 -- Michael Phelps, United States, swimming, 2008
7 -- Mark Spitz, United States, swimming, 1972
6 -- Kristin Otto, East Germany, swimmimg, 1988
6 -- Vitaly Scherbo, United Team, gymanstics, 1992
BADMINTON
Men
Singles
Semifinals
Chong Wei Lee, Malaysia, def. Lee Hyunil, South Korea, 21-18, 13- 21, 21-13.
Lin Dan, China, def. Chen Jin, China, 21-12, 21-18.
Doubles
Semifinals
Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan, Indonesia, def. Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen, Denmark, 21-19, 21-17.
Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng, China, def. Lee Jaejin and Hwang Jiman, South Korea, 22-20, 21-8.
Women
Singles
Semifinals
Zhang Ning, China, def. Maria Kristin Yulianti, Indonesia, 21- 15, 21-15.
Xie Xingfang, China, def. Lu Lan, China, 7-21, 21-10, 21-12.
Doubles
Bronze Medal
Wei Yili and Zhang Yawen, China, def. Miyuki Maeda and Satoko Suetsuna, Japan, 21-17, 21-10.
Gold Medal
Du Jing and Yu Yang, China, def. Lee Hyojung and Lee Kyungwon, South Korea, 21-15, 21-13.
CANOE-KAYAK
Men's C-2
Final Ranking
1. Slovakia (Pavol Hochschorner; Peter Hochschorner), 190.82.
2. Czech Republic (Jaroslav Volf; Ondrej Stepanek), 192.89, +2.07.
3. Russia (Mikhail Kuznetsov; Dmitry Larionov), 197.37, +6.55.
4. France (Cedric Forgit; Martin Braud), 198.19, +7.37.
5. Italy (Andrea Benetti; Erik Masoero), 204.12, +13.30.
6. Germany (Felix Michel; Sebastian Piersig), 204.43, +13.61.
Women's K-1
Final Ranking
1. Elena Kaliska, Slovakia, 192.64.
2. Jacqueline Lawrence, Australia, 206.94, +14.30.
3. Violetta Oblinger Peters, Austria, 214.77, +22.13.
4. Yuriko Takeshita, Japan, 219.30, +26.66.
5. Agnieszka Stanuch, Poland, 221.08, +28.44.
6. Ariane Herde, Netherlands, 231.99, +39.35.
7. Emilie Fer, France, 251.96, +59.32.
8. Heather Corrie, Charlotte, N.C., 270.88, +78.24.
CYCLING
Men's Team Sprint
Bronze Medal Race
Germany (Rene Enders; Maximilian Levy; Stefan Nimke), 44.014, def. Australia (Ryan Bayley; Daniel Ellis; Mark French), 44.022.
Gold Medal Race
Britain (Chris Hoy; Jason Kenny; Jamie Staff), 43.128, def. France (Gregory Bauge; Kevin Sireau; Arnaud Tournant), 43.651.
FENCING
Men
Team Epee
Semifinals
France (Ulrich Robeiri 1-1; Fabrice Jeannet 1-2; Jerome Jeannet 3- 0), def. Italy (Alfredo Rota 1-2; Diego Confalonieri 1-1; Matteo Tagliariol 1-2), 45-39.
Poland (Adam Wiercioch 2-1; Tomasz Motyka 1-1; Radoslaw Zawrotniak 2-0), def. China (Yin Lianchi 2-1; Li Guojie 0-3; Wang Lei 0-1), 45-44.
Bronze Medal
Italy (Alfredo Rota 2-1; Matteo Tagliariol 2-0; Diego Confalonieri 1-2), def. China (Li Guojie 0-3; Yin Lianchi 1-2; Dong Guotao 2-1), 45-35.
Gold Medal
France (Ulrich Robeiri 2-1; Fabrice Jeannet 3-0; Jerome Jeannet 2- 1), def. Poland (Robert Andrzejuk 1-2; Radoslaw Zawrotniak 1-2; Tomasz Motyka 0-3), 45-29.
GYMNASTICS
Women's Individual All-Round
Final Ranking
1. Nastia Liukin, Parker, Texas, 63.325.
2. Shawn Johnson, West Des Moines, Iowa, 62.725.
3. Yang Yilin, China, 62.650.
4. Ksenia Semenova, Russia, 61.925.
5. Steliana Nistor, Romania, 61.050.
6. Jiang Yuyuan, China, 60.900.
7. Anna Pavlova, Russia, 60.825.
8. Sandra Izbasa, Romania, 60.750.
JUDO
Men
Over 100kg
Repechage Semifinals
Mohammad Reza Rodaki, Iran, def. Tamerlan Tmenov, Russia, Ippon, Kuchiki-taoshi, 03:16.
Teddy Riner, France, def. Joao Schlittler, Brazil, Ippon, Harai- makikomi, 01:02.
Semifinals
Satoshi Ishii, Japan, def. Lasha Gujejiani, Georgia, Ippon, Kami- shiho-gatame, 04:59.
Abdullo Tangriev, Uzbekistan, def. Oscar Brayson, Cuba, Ippon, Yoko-shiho-gatame, 05:00.
Bronze Medal Final 1
Oscar Brayson, Cuba, def. Mohammad Reza Rodaki, Iran, Waza-ari awasete Ippon, 01:39.
Bronze Medal Final 2
Teddy Riner, France, def. Lasha Gujejiani, Georgia, Ippon, Kesa- gatame, 03:59.
Gold Medal Final
Satoshi Ishii, Japan, def. Abdullo Tangriev, Uzbekistan, Time expired.
Women's
Over 78kg
Repechage Semifinals
Kim Nayoung, South Korea, def. Samah Ramadan, Egypt, Waza-ari awasete Ippon, 03:30.
Tserenkhand Dorjgotov, Mongolia, def. Anne-Sophie Mondiere, France, Ippon, Tsuri-goshi, 01:04.
Semifinals
Tong Wen, China, def. Idalys Ortiz, Cuba, Yuko.
Maki Tsukada, Japan, def. Lucija Polavder, Slovenia, Ippon, Yoko- shiho-gatame, 03:04.
Bronze Medal Final 1
Lucija Polavder, Slovenia, def. Kim Nayoung, South Korea, Time expired.
Bronze Medal Final 2
Idalys Ortiz, Cuba, def. Tserenkhand Dorjgotov, Mongolia, Ippon, O-goshi, 01:18.