CUBANS CONTINUE GOLD GLOVE GRAB.Byline: Daily News Wire Services Cuba continued its domination of Olympic boxing competition Sunday, winning two more gold medals and running its total for the Atlanta Games to five golds and two silvers. In 1992, the Cubans went home from Barcelona with seven golds and two silvers. Maiko Romero got the first Cuban gold Sunday when he rallied in the third round for a 12-11 decision over Bulat Dzumadilov of Kazakstan, and Hector Vinent, a 1992 Olympic and two-time world champion, outpointed European champion Oktay Urkal Oktay Urkal (born January 15, 1970 in Berlin) is a Turkish-German professional welterweight. He is currently ranked 8th in the world among welterweights by Ring Magazine[1]. of Germany at 139 pounds. Romero trailed Dzumadilov 8-5 after two rounds but in the third increased the pressure as his opponent tired. The Cuban began landing rights to the head to take the lead 11-10 with less than a minute remaining. The left-handed Vinent knocked down Urkal with a left in the first round and led 14-7 after two. Urkal had his best round in the third, but he couldn't cut into the Cuban's margin. Winning gold medals for Cuba on Saturday were Felix Savon at 201 and Ariel Hernandez at 165. It looks as if King Bhumibol Adulyadej Bhumibol Adulyadej (p  `mēpôl' äd l`yädĕt'), 1927–, king of Thailand (1946–), b. of Thailand will be collecting the gold medal at 125 pounds. Somluck Kamsing Somluck Kamsing (sometimes Somrak Khamsing, born January 16, 1973) is a Thai boxer. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he won a gold medal in the men's Featherweight category beating Ramaz Paliani and Serafim Todorov among others, becoming the first Thai athlete to win a gold of Thailand promised after his quarterfinal win that if he won a gold, he would give it to the king. And Kamsing did win it, 8-5 over Serafim Todorov Serafim Todorov (Bulgarian: Серафим Тодоров) (born July 6, 1969 in Plovdiv) was a Bulgarian boxer at the 1996 Summer Olympics who won a silver medal. of Bulgaria. In two other Sunday finals, Vasilii Jirov of Kazakstan outpointed Lee Seung-Bae of South Korea 17-4 at 178 pounds, and Vladimir Klichko of Ukraine outpointed Paea Wolfgram Paea Wolfgramm (born December 1, 1971 in Vava'u) is a former Tongan boxer. Nicknamed "Tongan Warrior", Wolfgramm won the the Super Heavyweight silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. of Tonga 7-3 at super heavyweight super heavyweight Noun an amateur boxer weighing over 201 pounds (91 kg) Noun 1. super heavyweight - an amateur boxer who weighs more than 201 pounds boxer, pugilist - someone who fights with his fists for sport . TEAM HANDBALL Historic gold: Brawny brawn·y adj. 1. Strong and muscular. 2. Hardened; calloused. Bozidar Jovic scored on all six of his shots to lead the Croatian men to a 27-26 victory over Sweden, which brought Croatia its first Olympic gold medal. The game attracted some 45,000 fans to the Georgia Dome; officials said it was the largest crowd ever for handball handball Any of a variety games in which a small rubber ball is struck against a wall with the hand or fist. It can be played in a three- or four-walled court or against a single wall by two or four players (in singles or doubles games, respectively). at the Olympics. A goal by Jovic with 3:08 refueled a misfiring Croatia offense and helped the Croatian team hold off a late rally by Sweden, which trailed 19-12 five minutes into the second half. BASKETBALL Aussies bronzed: The Australian women won the country's first Olympic basketball medal with a 66-56 victory over Ukraine in the bronze-medal game. A fourth place in 1988 was the best previous finish for an Australian women's team. The best finish by the Aussie men is fourth place, accomplished this year and also in 1988. A crowd favorite throughout the tournament because of its tight, Lycra, unitard uniforms, Australia (5-3) was led by center Michelle Brogan's 19 points and 12 rebounds. ALSO Czech canoeist Martin Doktor surged from behind to win the 500-meter race, edging Slovakia's Slavomir Knazovicky for his second gold in two days. Italy's Antonio Rossi also picked up his second consecutive gold medal, winning the 500 kayak. . . . In equestrian competition, the U.S. was shut out of a medal in individual jumping. Germany's Ulrich Kirchhoff, aboard Jus [Latin, right; justice; law; the whole body of law; also a right.] The term is used in two meanings: Jus means law, considered in the abstract; that is, as distinguished from any specific enactment, which we call, in a general sense, the law. De Pommes, got the gold. . . .Rhythmic gymnast Ekaterina Serebryanskaya of Ukraine earned perfect 5s in composition for each of her four routines and finished with 39.683 points to win the individual all-around gold medal. |
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