China's He Chong shows off his gold medal for three-meter springboard diving, 19 Aug 2008
He Chong added to the bulging total of gold medals for China by topping the three-meter springboard diving final. Three of four events on the final day of gymnastics were also claimed by Chinese athletes.
The other went to American gymnast Shawn Johnson, who was finally a winner in Beijing after three runner-up finishes. Johnson performed a sparkling routine on the balance beam. Teammate Nastia Liukin took silver, while Cheng Fei of China was third. With five podium finishes, Liukin tied the record for most medals won by a U.S. women's gymnast at a single Olympic Games.
The United States picked up an unexpected gold medal when Henry Cejudo won the men's 55-kilogram weight class of freestyle wrestling. He scored a 2-2 and 3-0 decision over Tomohiro Matsunaga of Japan, who had reached the final by upsetting Besik Kudukhov. Cejudo had been looking forward to facing the Russian defending champion.
"I would have liked to have had the Russian," said Henry Cejudo. "But the Japanese dominated him. So I like to dominate the person that got dominated. I am the dominator [laughter]."
Russia took the day's other wrestling title. Anna Tunnicliffe came from ninth place to win a sailing gold medal in the laser radial class at the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center. She finished with 37 net points to claim the first Olympic medal awarded in the class.
Russian Andrey Silnov says he had some help clearing the bar set at 2.36 meters to win the men's high jump event.
"I was a little bit excited," said Andrey Silnov. "And that is why I had to consult with a coach after every attempt. And they had to correct my jumps to a certain extent."
He Chong added to the bulging total of gold medals for China by topping the three-meter springboard diving final. Three of four events on the final day of gymnastics were also claimed by Chinese athletes.
The other went to American gymnast Shawn Johnson, who was finally a winner in Beijing after three runner-up finishes. Johnson performed a sparkling routine on the balance beam. Teammate Nastia Liukin took silver, while Cheng Fei of China was third. With five podium finishes, Liukin tied the record for most medals won by a U.S. women's gymnast at a single Olympic Games.
The United States picked up an unexpected gold medal when Henry Cejudo won the men's 55-kilogram weight class of freestyle wrestling. He scored a 2-2 and 3-0 decision over Tomohiro Matsunaga of Japan, who had reached the final by upsetting Besik Kudukhov. Cejudo had been looking forward to facing the Russian defending champion.
"I would have liked to have had the Russian," said Henry Cejudo. "But the Japanese dominated him. So I like to dominate the person that got dominated. I am the dominator [laughter]."
Russia took the day's other wrestling title. Anna Tunnicliffe came from ninth place to win a sailing gold medal in the laser radial class at the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center. She finished with 37 net points to claim the first Olympic medal awarded in the class.
Russian Andrey Silnov says he had some help clearing the bar set at 2.36 meters to win the men's high jump event.
"I was a little bit excited," said Andrey Silnov. "And that is why I had to consult with a coach after every attempt. And they had to correct my jumps to a certain extent."
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