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Thorpe wins men's 200m freestyle gold
www.chinaview.cn 2004-08-17 00:48:08

    ATHENS, Aug. 16 (Xinhuanet) -- Ian Thorpe of Australia won the gold medal of men's 200m freesytle at 1:44.71 at the Olympic Gameson Monday.

    Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands took the silver at1:45.23, followed by American Michael Phelps in third place at 1:45.32. Enditem


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