Olympics News and Info

Brimin Kiprop Kipruto wins gold medal in men’s 3000 steeplechase

Brimin Kiprop Kipruto from Kenya has won the gold medal in the men’s 3000 steeple chase with a time of 8:10.34.

Mahiedine Mekhissi-B from France won the silver medal and Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong from Kenya won the bronze.

Leszek Blanik from Poland wins gold in men’s vault

Leszek Blanik from Poland has won the gold medal in the men’s vault.
Thomas Bouhail from France has won the silver medal and Anton Golotsutskov from Russia won the bronze medal.

Australia wins gold medal in men’s 470 sailing

Australia has won the gold medal in men’s 470 two person dingy sailing. Great Britain won the silver and France won the bronze medal.
Australia:
WILMOT Nathan
PAGE Malcolm
Great Britain:
ROGERS Nick
GLANFIELD Joe
France:
CHARBONNIER Nicolas
BAUSSET Olivier

Ben Ainslie of Great Britain has won gold int the Finn (Heavyweight Dinghy)

Defending Olympic champion Ben Ainslie of Great Britain won gold in the Finn (Heavyweight Dinghy), sailing evnet. He is the third sailor to win gold in three consecutive Olympic games.
The silver went to Zach Railey of the United States and Guillaume Florent of France won the bronze medal.

France defeats US to win gold in men’s team sabre – fencing

France has defeated the United States to win the gold medal in men’s team sabre, fencing.
Italy beat Russia 45-44 to win the bronze medal.
France:
LOPEZ Nicolas
PILLET Julien
SANSON Boris
United States
MOREHOUSE Tim
ROGERS Jason
SMART Keeth
WILLIAMS James
Italy
MONTANO Aldo
OCCHIUZZI Diego
PASTORE Giampiero
TARANTINO Luigi

Poland wins gold in men’s quad fours – rowing

Poland has won the gold medal in men’s quad fours, rowing.
Italy won the silver and France the bronze medal.
Poland:
WASIELEWSKI Konrad
KOLBOWICZ Marek
JELINSKI Michal
KOROL Adam
Italy:
AGAMENNONI Luca
VENIER Simone
GALTAROSSA Rossano
RAINERI Simone
France:
COEFFIC Jonathan
PELTIER Pierre-Jean
BAHAIN Julien
BERREST Cedric

Great Britain wins men’s four rowing

Great Britain has won the men’s four rowing at the Beijing Olympics. Australia won the silver medal and France picked up the Bronze.
Here are the winning teams:
Great Britain:
JAMES Tom
WILLIAMS Steve
REED Pete
TRIGGS HODGE Andrew
Australia:
RYAN Matt
MARBURG James
McKENZIE-McHARG Cameron
HEGERTY Francis
France:
DESPRES Julien
RONDEAU Benjamin
CHARDIN Germain
MORTELETTE Dorian

Vincent Hancock has won the gold medal in the men’s skeet – shooting

Vincent Hancock from the United States has won the gold medal in the men’s skeet at the Beijing Olympic Games with a total of 145 hits. Hancock had to battle off Tore Brovola of Norway in a shoot-off for the gold. Anthony Terras of France took the bronze medal, also after a shoot-off.

Cesar Cielo Filho from Brazil wins the gold medal in men’s 50m freestyle – OR

Cesar Cielo Filho from Brazil has won the gold medal in the men’s 50 meter freestyle, setting a new Olympic record of 21.30.
Amaury Leveaux from France won the silver medal and Alain Bernard also from France won the bronze.

France wins gold at the men’s team epee – fencing

France has won the gold medal at the men’s team epee at the Beijing Olympics.
Poland lost France in the play-off and they take the silver medal.
The French team comprised of Jerome Jeannet, his brother Fabrice Jeannet and Ulrich Robeiri. Tomasz Motyka, Robert Andrzejuk, and Radoslaw Zawrotniak make up the Polish [...]