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Olympic Medals –

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

The NBC Olympics site has the medal standings by nation and sport.  The United States of America won 104 total medals which was the most of any nation.  China won 88 medals and Russia won 82 total medals.  The United … Continue reading →

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Lolo Finishes Fourth –

Posted on August 7, 2012 by James Sutliff

 Lolo Jones finished fourth in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 12.58 seconds.  Sally Pearson of Australia won the gold medal in 12.35 seconds which was the fastest in Olympic history.  Dawn Harper won the silver medal and Kellie Wells … Continue reading →

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Vollmer Wins 100 Meter Butterfly –

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

Dana Vollmer won the gold medal in the 100 meter butterfly.  Vollmer set a world record with a time of 55.98 seconds.  Vollmer broke the mark set by Sarah Sjostrom in 2009.  Lu Ying of China won the silver medal. … Continue reading →

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Lochte Wins 400 Meter Gold –

Posted on July 28, 2012 by James Sutliff

Ryan Lochte won the 400 meter individual gold medal in a time of 4 minutes 5.18 seconds.  Thiago Pereira of Brazil took home the silver in 4 minutes 8.86 seconds and Japan’s Kosuke Hagino won the Bronze medal.  Michael Phelps finished in fourth … Continue reading →

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