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MEDAL SPORTS
Gold Medals - 12
Athletics (1)
Men's marathon
Samuel Wanjiru made it a full house of Olympic titles in middle distance and long distance races for Kenya's men here on Sunday as he ended their title drought in the event and broke the long-standing Olympic record as well.
Basketball (1)
Men's gold medal match
Kobe Bryant provided a vital late spark as the United States reclaimed Olympic basketball supremacy Sunday, defeating world champion Spain 118-107 to bring the Americans their 13th gold medal.
Boxing (6)
Light-flyweight (48kg)
Bantamweight (54kg)
Lightweight (60kg)
Welterweight (69kg)
Light-heavyweight (81kg)
Super-heavyweight (+91kg)
China won two boxing gold medals on a historic day not only for the Asian powerhouse but also for Mongolia.
Handball (1)
Men's final
France outclassed Iceland 28-23 to win the men's handball gold medal here Sunday, shattering their opponents' dream of snaring its first ever Olympic goal in any sport.
Rhythmic gymnastics (1)
Group all around
Russia wrapped up their third straight Olympic rhythmic gymnastics group all-around title Sunday, with China finishing second for their first medal ever in the crowd-pleasing discipline.
Volleyball (1)
Men's final
The United States, led by the tournament's best player Clayton Stanley, won the Olympic men's volleyball gold on Sunday beating defending champions Brazil by three sets to one in the final.
Water polo (1)
Men's final
Hungary defeat the United States to win men's water-polo gold.
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